Awesome video. I just upgraded to a SSD following this video on my 24" early 2009. Only a couple of the connectors behind the monitor were different, but same process nonetheless. I got my SSD and the adaptor fitting from you guys. Works great! The only thing the video should mention is to have an OS ready to go. Some people could be stuck with an unformatted Hard Drive if they don't know any better. Before taking the iMac apart: 1. Reformat an external hard drive you may have lying around to "Mac OS Extended (Journaled)" 2. With the external drive plugged into the iMac, powered down and upon booting up, push "command + R" to download your current version OS to the external drive. 3. Backup any/all files to the external drive which now has an OS on it. 4. Take apart the iMac and install the new Hard Drive (following this video!) 5. After installation the iMac will boot up using the OS on the external drive. Reformat the new hard drive to the "Mac OS Extended (Journaled)". 6. Power down again and upon reboot press "command + R" to load the current OS to your new hard drive. 7. Transfer files back over to the new hard drive and Bob's your uncle!

1:19 This is a great way to shear off the bottom positioning pin on the glass panel. You should place a suction cup on one top corner and the other on the opposite bottom corner, and then pull it straight up.

This is a perfectly made video. Thanks so much for the clear and complete instructions.

Needed to take out the HDD and followed the instructions. Worked a treat. Would not have been able to do this video. Brilliant. Thank you.

this video was good. used it for my machine. repleaced the original drive with a new one and it works

Absolutely awesome instructions - no issues at all - 35 minutes and everything worked ! Great Video

BIG THANKS! Just replaced an old HDD on my early 2009 imac with a SSD I had laying around (using a special 3.5" to 2.5" adapter bay) and it brought new life to it!

Thank you, this vid helped me repair my Mac.

This video make my iMac get a new life :)

thank you, Your video helped me all the way! :)

Hi I am a complete newbie can I ask if you can upgrade to a 2 T in this mac and which hard drive to buy or are they all the same? Thank you. Great Videos, you make it look easy

Thank you thank you thank you!!!

Recently had my Early 2009 iMac breakdown, pretty sure it was either a Graphics or Display issue. Does removing the hard drive basically do the same thing as a factory reset? I can't reset because of dead screen so

When we used the AdaptaDrive do we still need to attach the temperature sensor on the new SDD drive?

Very Helpful++++ Just installed an SSD in a 2009 Imac

i have the iMac (20-inch, Mid 2009), do i need the 2.5, cos i bought the 3.5 with was big

Do you know exactly which brand and model HDD to install without any fan issues (firmware on the hdd)? This model comes with a fan issue on some hard drive replacements, i have been looking for which brand of hard drive this model originally came with but can only find the spec and not the brand, as far as i can see it's a Seagate Barracuda with a 4 pin sensor connector but i'm still unsure.

how much space can handle this model? would support 1 TB HDD or 2 TB?

Why the ice skating music. Great video but music too loud trying to hear the instructions wife's yelling turn off that stupid song

Looks good, though i would refrain from technician to press on the hard drive, as this would cause internal hard drive issue at 5:31 the fingers are pressing quite firmly on drive. And hold the drive from the sides when removing hard drive, some people may think this is okay and then find out later there had drive does not last long. Like the music

How do I replace the sata cable?

no ssd?

Love the song, it´s pretty cool. Besides, i did the process and then my display now has green pixels all over the screen!!! Any ideas on whats happening and posible fix? Thanks

any links to them suction cups? they look nice.

'Lift up on bezel to remove'. This person has hands of steel. I wedged a flathead screwdriver under top of bezel with no damage done. The LCD cable removal is brutal. Thank God I don't have to reassemble.

Good god. On mac there are like 20 steps on windows it is typically unscrew back panel, disconnect drive, connect new drive. put back panel

Hi does it matter if the inverter cable gets switched?

Is possible to remove the glass panel in any other way?

Does ssd have to be formatted or is it simply buy and install?

CONOCIMIENTO, PATRIMONIO UNIVERSAL

Im confused, in some places they suggest to buy a 2.5" HDD but here your link suggest 3.5" HDD size, i would like to buy 3.5" cuz is lots cheaper than 2.5", but i don't want to buy an HDD that simply dont fit... :(

Have to recycle an imac and I'm going to take out the hd first to wipe it. Good God, there's too many steps involved with doing this on a mac!

can you use a 2.5 ssd with a 3.0 bracket instead of another hard drive for an upgrade to this model

4:23 you didn't even mention the other screws that are on the sides of the hd.

It doesnt show that you need to remove a screw at the botton of the bazel, kind of important.

can i to put it a SSD?

My LCD temperature sensor cable looks completely different.

was i the only person who noticed that he put the old hard drive back in the imac after removing, instead of putting the new one in

Oops, didn't watch that part. Ignore LCD cable comment.

nope i will not be doing this upgrade this is wayy to much

Loose the music... very hard to hear your instructions

Apple sure is user friendly for changing out hard drives, NOT.

evil music