I did this to my iMac and also replaced hard drive with SSD. This video was SPOT ON. I am telling you if you watch this video and buy these tools (very inexpensive) you will be able to do it. I took me about 4 hours because I didn't reconnect the camera correctly when I was putting the screen back on, so I had to remove the screen again. This video was perfect. I kept an iPad with this video and just did it step by step. Just make sure you have all of the tools before you start, have patience and watch the video a couple of times. If you do this to change the memory, make sure you change the hard drive. This computer will run like new after these upgrades. Thanks again.

Excellent video and thanks for all the details. Was hard to remove the power supply board and logic board but everything went will and I also changed the hdd to ssd. Thanks again for all the detailed info.

Fantastic instructions, thank you so much, I couldn’t have done the upgrade without your help🙂

Love this video... helped me immensely ... very detailed and specific!

Excellent video and thanks for all the details & thank you very much It was a great help

Thanks to this top tutorial even I made it. Many thanks for that! Very easy to understand and all steps can be seen in the video. 👍🏻

never seen a video like this before on KZfaq ...very detailed good job guys

brilliant! never upgraded a computer before and just managed to upgrade my Mac for just over £300 including kit rather than a new machine. Thanks

Great Step by Step Video 👍🏼

Apple couldn't just slap a memory compartment door on the back like the 27" iMac. The architecture could have easily been made the same. Very good instructional video of the process here however, so cheers and thanks for that//

Just did this and got through the whole process. Just to take your time and be patient. Thanks for the video.

Thanks for the amazing video.👍🏻

This is one of best install videos I have ever seen. It taught me I don't really need to upgrade the RAM for the iMac someone gave me. Seriously, it was a great video. How hard would it have been to add a door in the back of the iMac to upgrade the RAM.

Amazing how it changed! It's incredibly fast, as I also changed the old hard drive to an SSD.

superbly explained and demonstrated... thanks so much for this! AMAZING THAT A SIMPLE TRAP DOOR ON THE BACK WOULD HAVE ELIMATED ALL THIS WORK BUT APPLE WENT FOR ASTHETICS OVER PRACTICALITY.

Great video thanks!

This videos are very helpful a special thanks to OCW for sharing I have worked on a couple iMacs that I own when trying to upgrade, I always watch the video on my PC while I’m doing it but mainly just to make sure and focus I get everything right , Apple products are always a challenge, so it needs patience, a little knowledge on what you doing and extra care Also the more you do it , the more knowledge you’ll have and will save you a lot of hassle by doing it on your own

This video made it easy for me to cut a body piece at the back opposite to memory location using engraving tool. It saved me time, money and risk of demaging screen and any of the boards inside.

Thanks OWC!

Thank you very much! It was a great help!

Very detail and useful, thanks a lot for share it!

Incredible video, I did it step by step, I already did the upgrade myself and saved $300 in labor! and my imac is now much faster!

Really good video

EXCELENT VIDEO THANKS MASTER

Thank you! It helped me a lot! I just need to place the screen again.

Superb video. Thank you.

Amazing job . Thank ya so much

EXCELLENT how to video.

Thank you very much

bailed at 2'08 ... thanks for confirming!

Awesome video , i got the old girl upto 16gb and also chucked in a samsung evo ssd 1tb aswell , made it really fast , many thanks for an easy to follow video

Worked great. Went from 8GB to 16GB. Imac much faster (since it was always shuffling memory packets) between 8-11GB of RAM use to avoid this. I am frankly surprised how much nicer it is to not see the spin wheel. You can do this, budget 3 hours and double check all cables when reconnecting. The last two can be tricky without a 2nd set of hands. And shame on Apple for not putting a little door on the back of the imac, since that is where the RAM slots are.

Although late to the party for upgrading my memory like many might think the design could have been designed for easier access, maybe an access door. As an IT specialist, I've always been at ; the mercy of Microsoft with very little exposure to Apple products, but always expect such things from Apple. So, thanks OWC for this great video which, as you know was spot on! Bravo....

Great!

Muito bom esse vídeo, me tirou toda vontade de aumenta a memória do pc

I just now carefully but successfully swapped out the RAM by releasing the catches in place, shimmying the modules out and then putting the new ones in place. took about 10-15 minutes of trial and error, but a lot faster and safer than disassembling the entire damn thing.

I replaced my hard drive with one move-out and one move-in. I put my 2013 iMac out on the curb and found a 27" 2019 iMac pro retina in the trash bin at work. Simple upgrade. Thank you, Apple for trying to make this impossible to accomplish.

Thanks.

Great video. However, I followed step by step but when I pushed the power button, the screen is black. The green light shows up on the logic board but the screen is black and there’s no power up sound.

Does this also apply to the Early 2013 model (21.5" i3 3.3) that was only available for sale to educational institutions?

Would you recommend reattaching the display cables before attaching the adhesive so as to test that updates were done properly and that nothing was left unattached? Seems like it would be a shame to stick the display back on only to discover that you failed to complete one of the reverse steps.

I did it !!!!

OK. I did this according to directions and now it won't power up. Where should I look for the problem, or how do I troubleshoot?

Thanks for the Vid 👍🏻 do you know the Max RAM upgrade can i do to an iMac 2013 21.5” A1418? Thank you!

Excuse me, what is the maxium of GB that this mac support? Is possible to install 2x16gb ddr3 at 1600mhz?

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How about it, OWC, got a broken one of these you could make a layout or something on where to cut back off to access the ram?

Thank you for the information in this video. I would like to ask a question. Can I replace the motherboard on my imac mid 2014 with another one that can expand the memory? If possible, what is the best model to look for?

This is better than most such videos but still does not give enough detail on the hardest part for those doing it for the first time: disconnecting and re-connecting all the cables. Apple should be ashamed for making this so difficult, and also for making the RAM so inaccessible and for taping the damn thing together instead of using screws.

Thank you for this video. I successfully upgraded my RAM from 8 to 16 G. The only issue I have is this one: My iMac screen stays black. I had to hook another display to my iMac late 2013, 21,5", to be able to monitor the system startup. I suspect it could be due to a bad connection of one the four connectors at the top of the screen. Does this make sense?

dont forget to runtest first sir, make sure ram is working well. bye the way, its excellent tutorial

Buenos dias, se puede utilizar e instalar un disco solido en el M2 que aparece el la tarjeta? Muchas gracias por la respuesta

Excelent! what is the cost to do this, increase the ram and put a ssd? only the cost without the ram and ssd

Thanks a lot. Just a question, How and where i find the adhesive tape?

Thanks for the detailed video. I’m just curious though do these steps have to be followed? It looks like you can just take the part where the RAM is and do it that way? I’m just asking because I’m more used to pc repairs and don’t want to ruin anything.

Your videos are very well done. My problem is, I'm finding myself watching the videos SOLELY to listen to the background music. 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Is the soundtrack available? The ComputerJEDI

Amazing! Does this process can be applied to iMac 21.5-inch, Late 2015 iMac 16,1

my iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2013) fall of my table but did not broke any piece or had no crack on lcd but the screen is now black, I restarted it and tried increasing the brightness but it won't fix.. When I press the turn on button I can still hear the start up sound of mac and when pressing "esc" on keyboard I still can hear the beep sound of it. What to do? help please I beg you!

Funny side story here or not so funny. I have two iMacs. The newer one I had a access door and that was a breeze. So the time came to upgrade the other late 2012 today with a SSD and more RAM. I took the glass off and swapped out the hard drive and reinstalled. Yay, then I rotated ole'sparky around to swap the RAM and I must have had this Rodney Dangerfield stare looking at ONLY the fan vent. To my shock and horror I found this video which basically broke the news to me that I have to take the whole thing apart (again) but more. Lessons learned and do pay attention I say. Thanks for the video. I shall be referencing it.

One thing to mention and that will make your life 1000 times easier. Remove the bottom horizontal bar right after removing the screen, it will allow you to get the PSU and motherboard out with less issues. I broke my motherboard by not doing so I hope you don’t make the same mistake as me

After the upgrade is there anything to be done in disk utility, any reformatting or erasing or can I just restart the mac normally after?

I want to attempt this but I don't know if my iMac can do this as I have heard some have soldered ram. I have a 2014 mid 21.5 inch iMac with the intel i5 can I do this? also an incredible video! very good and easy to follow! thanks!

Edit: Fixed the problem and now it works great! After putting everything together the screen is very very dark, I can still see but only if I flash a light on the screen. When the iMac boots up it still chimes and everything works it is just very very dark. great upgrade but I took a downgrade today lol.

hi. i cant change my hard but i installed catalina on external ssd hard> my mac model 2013 and i installed catalina (just i didnot format ssdhard with format to APRS container).but the system freezes in the middle of working for no particular reason .how can i fix it?

Can the hard drive be replaced simultaneously? Or does the computer need to recognize each item individually or something?

how much RAM can i upgrade? is 32gb possible?

How do I get the adhesive off if it doesn't just pull off?

I've read several articles that say the Mid 2014 21.5 inch memory is not upgradable. Plus I don't find an OWC module (or any other brand) that specifies it can be installed in a mid 2014 model. I don't know why this one model is different but apparently is. If this is not true, please point me to the correct memory modules. I want to upgrade from 8 to 32 GB.

Can anyone recommend a good tape kit please?

The shipping is available to Italy?

I would suggest to reapply thermal paste while you are there 😊

They couldn't just make the ram easier to get to huh. I mean on the 2008 models the ram was just under the screen with a simple cover. Super annoying. Thanks for the tutorial though guys. ----- Annnnd the ram is soldered on the board....... I hate Apple.

Hey what type of Ram can I get what works the best? Can I upgrade from 8g as well?

I have a late 21.5 inch iMac (late 2012) (iMac 13,1) 3,1GHZ that has already 2x8GB RAM DDR3 1600mhz. I still can't understand if I can upgrade to 32GB RAM or not. Under "hardware" & "memory" it says that memory is upgradable, yet Im still on the fence of doing this move. Can someone help a guy out?

can someone tell me where can i buy that kind of tape??

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Hi what sort of ram does the late 2012 mac use?

Hi @OWC can you upgrade a late 2012 imac i5 21.5 to 32gb?

until when can i expand my RAM on iMAC late 2015? thank you

Hi for iMac late 2015 which memory can update? Gb

Hi I accidentally broke the power button cable are you able to ask your technician how to remove this before replacing it?

why does apple say this model is not upgradable? ? how many or up to how much can you put in there?

is this viable for the iMac 25.1 inch late 2015? Nice job

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@OWC you should update the title. The Mid-2014 iMac A1418 has soldered RAM so only the late-2013 has upgradable RAM. The title might mislead others.

Think your Mac is slow now? Wait until you brick it going through all these potential "game over" maneuvers....But got to say it's a great detailed video!

Mine is (21.5-inch, mid2014) with 8 Gb 1600 mhz ddr3. Is the memory is welded to the mother board?

Do you think it's worth it upgrading from 8 to 16gb or should o go full 32gb?

Such a pain in the rear end to make memory upgrades to invasive. Like the compact design but hate the restrictions.

Watch the video. I simply have been looking to upgrading the memory on my iMac. It is a piece of cake on any desktop. But taking apart anything and all on the iMac ... that's ridiculous. I appreciate the thorough video a lot (Thank You!!!!!). While giving the video 6 stars, Apple gets a 0 star.

Of course Apple would make it this hard... I should have know. I just bough some more memory, but after seeing how involved the process is I'm pretty nervous to do it. Anyways, excellent informative video.

on the 1311 you just remove a small cover on the bottom. Weird that apple did this.

Is it possible to add more than 16gb?

Great video on how to do this, but it is tragic that Apple has made it so hard to access the ram on these machines. It should not be necessary, having to disassemble the whole iMac, just to upgrade the ram.

Yo update late 2015?

no door in the back? *looks at dremel* hold my beer

So what happen to 2014 imac 14,4?????? No upgrades for this model?

2 Grey vertical stripes help!!!

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very nice video but Waw what a pain ! what a disposable product... shame, why do they have an easy access on the 27 inches and not these 21...