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SSD for mid-2010 27" iMac - I'm desperate here
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<blockquote data-quote="Lifeisabeach" data-source="post: 1434297" data-attributes="member: 38864"><p>If you want to do the installation yourself, read this guide thoroughly:</p><p><a href="http://www.twam.info/hardware/apple/installing-additional-ssd-in-mid-2010-27-imac" target="_blank">Installing additional SSD in Mid-2010 27" iMac</a></p><p></p><p>There is a lot of angst about TRIM support in OS X. I just added an SSD to my iMac using a kit to put it in the optical bay. I went with OWC's Mercury 3G in part because they have a very good rep with servicing Macs. They also very specifically recommend against using 3rd party hacks to enable TRIM support when using the Mercury SSDs. See their blog entry for more on this:</p><p><a href="http://blog.macsales.com/11051-to-trim-or-not-to-trim-owc-has-the-answer" target="_blank">To TRIM or not to TRIM (OWC has the answer) | Other World Computing Blog</a></p><p></p><p>Regarding the fans... I know this is circumvented in the 2011 iMacs by using a special jumper for the plug on the motherboard, but I don't know if there is an equivalent for the 2010 iMacs. If anyone has a solution though, OWC would. They worked out a way to add 3rd party HDDs to the 2011 iMacs that normally will run the fans at full speed if an aftermarket HDD is added without Apple's custom firmware. I should mention that the kits for putting the SSD in the optical drive bay aren't subject to this. The heat sensor is simply held in place on the surface with an adhesive, rather than plugged into the drive's controller board.</p><p></p><p>OWC also has a TurnKey program available... you send them your iMac and they do all the installation. It's obviously going to cost a bit to have them do it vs. yourself. If you do it yourself, read the guide I linked to thoroughly. Pay special attention to the LCD data cable... it's very fragile. I ripped mine out unwittingly and had to take it to a local shop for repairs.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lifeisabeach, post: 1434297, member: 38864"] If you want to do the installation yourself, read this guide thoroughly: [url=http://www.twam.info/hardware/apple/installing-additional-ssd-in-mid-2010-27-imac]Installing additional SSD in Mid-2010 27" iMac[/url] There is a lot of angst about TRIM support in OS X. I just added an SSD to my iMac using a kit to put it in the optical bay. I went with OWC's Mercury 3G in part because they have a very good rep with servicing Macs. They also very specifically recommend against using 3rd party hacks to enable TRIM support when using the Mercury SSDs. See their blog entry for more on this: [url=http://blog.macsales.com/11051-to-trim-or-not-to-trim-owc-has-the-answer]To TRIM or not to TRIM (OWC has the answer) | Other World Computing Blog[/url] Regarding the fans... I know this is circumvented in the 2011 iMacs by using a special jumper for the plug on the motherboard, but I don't know if there is an equivalent for the 2010 iMacs. If anyone has a solution though, OWC would. They worked out a way to add 3rd party HDDs to the 2011 iMacs that normally will run the fans at full speed if an aftermarket HDD is added without Apple's custom firmware. I should mention that the kits for putting the SSD in the optical drive bay aren't subject to this. The heat sensor is simply held in place on the surface with an adhesive, rather than plugged into the drive's controller board. OWC also has a TurnKey program available... you send them your iMac and they do all the installation. It's obviously going to cost a bit to have them do it vs. yourself. If you do it yourself, read the guide I linked to thoroughly. Pay special attention to the LCD data cable... it's very fragile. I ripped mine out unwittingly and had to take it to a local shop for repairs. [/QUOTE]
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