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<blockquote data-quote="Lifeisabeach" data-source="post: 1627894" data-attributes="member: 38864">I just read <a href="http://blog.macsales.com/27918-owc-in-line-digital-thermal-sensor-solves-imac-hard-drive-compatibility-issue" target="_blank">this blog item</a> on OWC's website and thought it'd be worth sharing.&nbsp; As many of us know, replacing an HDD in 2009 iMacs and onwards is not as simple as it used to be.&nbsp; The 2009 and 2010 iMacs require a brand-specific cable for thermal monitoring but otherwise can take an off-the-shelf drive (well not exactly true anymore... more on that) while the 2011-onwards require a drive with custom firmware supplied by Apple.According to the OWC blog, the manufacturers have been changing and even removing that port on the drives, so the old brand-specific cables can no longer be relied on to be re-used in the 2009-2010 iMacs (I've gotten burned by this myself, but at the time thought the shop was simply screwing up).&nbsp; Thankfully OWC has a permanent solution courtesy of an adapter that works across all iMacs from 2009 and onwards, letting you use off-the-shelf drives in all iMacs, including the 2011-onwards that normally require a drive with Apple's custom firmware.<a href="http://blog.macsales.com/27918-owc-in-line-digital-thermal-sensor-solves-imac-hard-drive-compatibility-issue" target="_blank">OWC In-Line Digital Thermal Sensor Solves iMac Hard Drive Compatibility Issue | Other World Computing Blog</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Lifeisabeach, post: 1627894, member: 38864"] I just read [URL="http://blog.macsales.com/27918-owc-in-line-digital-thermal-sensor-solves-imac-hard-drive-compatibility-issue"]this blog item[/URL] on OWC's website and thought it'd be worth sharing. As many of us know, replacing an HDD in 2009 iMacs and onwards is not as simple as it used to be. The 2009 and 2010 iMacs require a brand-specific cable for thermal monitoring but otherwise can take an off-the-shelf drive (well not exactly true anymore... more on that) while the 2011-onwards require a drive with custom firmware supplied by Apple. According to the OWC blog, the manufacturers have been changing and even removing that port on the drives, so the old brand-specific cables can no longer be relied on to be re-used in the 2009-2010 iMacs (I've gotten burned by this myself, but at the time thought the shop was simply screwing up). Thankfully OWC has a permanent solution courtesy of an adapter that works across all iMacs from 2009 and onwards, letting you use off-the-shelf drives in all iMacs, including the 2011-onwards that normally require a drive with Apple's custom firmware. [url=http://blog.macsales.com/27918-owc-in-line-digital-thermal-sensor-solves-imac-hard-drive-compatibility-issue]OWC In-Line Digital Thermal Sensor Solves iMac Hard Drive Compatibility Issue | Other World Computing Blog[/url] [/QUOTE]

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