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SSD for mid-2010 27" iMac - I'm desperate here
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<blockquote data-quote="andy9l" data-source="post: 1434388" data-attributes="member: 265625"><p>Hey all, thanks for the replies!</p><p></p><p>I continued my research and contacted various companies/people and ended up, as you guys have suggested, with OWC. I'm in the UK, so sending my iMac out there would be troublesome, let alone dangerous with all the shipping/throwing around involved - so that's their turnkey programme out the window.</p><p></p><p>I have watched (several, several times) their YouTube video on how to do the procedure and I believe I can do it with the help of one or two friends.</p><p></p><p>I'm aware that it will be a secondary drive, but I fully plan on using it as the sole, primary drive and creating a diskutil eject script to 'eject' the original HDD upon boot/login. Since it'll only be used as an archive drive, I don't want it ticking over/grumbling and popping at me whilst I'm booted and using only the SSD. I still need to find an exact solution for this, so if anyone has any ideas? I know it's possible, just need the correct script/command to run.</p><p></p><p>Finally, @lifeisabeach, thanks very much for the detailed response. I'm going to go through all of that now, and have myself a huge sticky note on my desk with 'CAREFUL WITH LCD DATA CABLE' written on it. Appreciate that!</p><p></p><p>Hopefully you'll get this message - some of my replies aren't being approved I'm afraid.</p><p></p><p>Edit: I should say that I took delivery of my 240GB OWC 3G SSD and DIY kit for the mid-2010 iMac installation this morning. I also bought an extra 4GB memory which I've already slotted in. I will let you know the outcome of my DIY - if you don't hear from me, assume the worst!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="andy9l, post: 1434388, member: 265625"] Hey all, thanks for the replies! I continued my research and contacted various companies/people and ended up, as you guys have suggested, with OWC. I'm in the UK, so sending my iMac out there would be troublesome, let alone dangerous with all the shipping/throwing around involved - so that's their turnkey programme out the window. I have watched (several, several times) their YouTube video on how to do the procedure and I believe I can do it with the help of one or two friends. I'm aware that it will be a secondary drive, but I fully plan on using it as the sole, primary drive and creating a diskutil eject script to 'eject' the original HDD upon boot/login. Since it'll only be used as an archive drive, I don't want it ticking over/grumbling and popping at me whilst I'm booted and using only the SSD. I still need to find an exact solution for this, so if anyone has any ideas? I know it's possible, just need the correct script/command to run. Finally, @lifeisabeach, thanks very much for the detailed response. I'm going to go through all of that now, and have myself a huge sticky note on my desk with 'CAREFUL WITH LCD DATA CABLE' written on it. Appreciate that! Hopefully you'll get this message - some of my replies aren't being approved I'm afraid. Edit: I should say that I took delivery of my 240GB OWC 3G SSD and DIY kit for the mid-2010 iMac installation this morning. I also bought an extra 4GB memory which I've already slotted in. I will let you know the outcome of my DIY - if you don't hear from me, assume the worst! [/QUOTE]
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