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Help with diagnosis of iMac
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<blockquote data-quote="Rod" data-source="post: 1832272" data-attributes="member: 204485"><p>It's not uncommon with a failing HD for it to crash after a complete reinstall of the OS. It just seems to push it over the brink. Logical when you think about it. If it's the original drive then it is 8 years old which is well past the average of 5-6 years years for a HDD.</p><p>Personally I'd go with the replacement SSD, my wife did this on her 2011 MBP some years back and the improvement was very noticeable. I think using an external drive will negate the speed advantages of an SSD but it would get you up and running.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rod, post: 1832272, member: 204485"] It's not uncommon with a failing HD for it to crash after a complete reinstall of the OS. It just seems to push it over the brink. Logical when you think about it. If it's the original drive then it is 8 years old which is well past the average of 5-6 years years for a HDD. Personally I'd go with the replacement SSD, my wife did this on her 2011 MBP some years back and the improvement was very noticeable. I think using an external drive will negate the speed advantages of an SSD but it would get you up and running. [/QUOTE]
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