Yes! You can upgrade or replace your dead drive! Here’s the IFIXIT guide on how: [guide|6284]
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Now the details!! First your system only has SATA II (3.0 Gb/s) for your HD & optical drive ports. So what ever drive you get needs to support this older SATA I/O speed. Next your system has a 3.5” HD drive. So you could replace it with another 3.5” drive. Your choices are a standard HD or a better hybrid SSHD drive. Likewise you could put in a SSD drive but they only come in 2.5” size so you would need an adapter frame to hold it where your 3.5” drive is mounted. The last piece of the puzzle is your system leveraged an internal thermal sensor within the HD to manage the systems cooling so when you replace the drive you need to make allowances for this no being removed. Luckily OWC has an external sensor which will take over this role [https://eshop.macsales.com/item/OWC/DIDIMACHDD09/|OWC In-line Digital Thermal Sensor for iMac Late 2009 - Mid 2010 Hard Drive Upgrade].
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First your system only has SATA II (3.0 Gb/s) for your HD & optical drive ports. So what ever drive you get needs to support this older SATA I/O speed. Next your system has a 3.5” HD drive. So you could replace it with another 3.5” drive. Your choices are a standard HD or a better hybrid SSHD drive. Likewise, you could put in a SSD drive but they only come in 2.5” size so you would need an adapter frame to hold it where your 3.5” drive is mounted.
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The last piece of the puzzle is your system leveraged an internal thermal sensor within the HD to manage the systems cooling so when you replace the drive you need to make allowances for this now being removed. Luckily! OWC has an external sensor which will take over this role [https://eshop.macsales.com/item/OWC/DIDIMACHDD09/|OWC In-line Digital Thermal Sensor for iMac Late 2009 - Mid 2010 Hard Drive Upgrade].
As for the drives, these are the ones I would recommend:
* [https://s3.ap-northeast-2.amazonaws.com/global.semi.static/Samsung_SSD_860_EVO_Data_Sheet_Rev1.pdf|Samsung 860 EVO SSD]
For the SSD you’ll need a 2.5” to 3.5” adapter frame.
Both these drives support SATA II (3.0 Gb/s) systems. If you decide to use a different drive make sure the spec sheet lists SATA II support (by name or by I/O data rate). If it doesn’t then you’ll need to find a different drive.
Yes! You can upgrade or replace your dead drive! Here’s the IFIXIT guide on how: [guide|6284]
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Not the details!! First your system only has SATA II (3.0 Gb/s) for your HD & optical drive ports. So what ever drive you get needs to support this older SATA I/O speed. Next your system has a 3.5” HD drive. So you could replace it with another 3.5” drive. Your choices are a standard HD or a better hybrid SSHD drive. Likewise you could put in a SSD drive but they only come in 2.5” size so you would need an adapter frame to hold it where your 3.5” drive is mounted. The last piece of the puzzle is your system leveraged an internal thermal sensor within the HD to manage the systems cooling so when you replace the drive you need to make allowances for this no being removed. Luckily OWC has an external sensor which will take over this role [https://eshop.macsales.com/item/OWC/DIDIMACHDD09/|OWC In-line Digital Thermal Sensor for iMac Late 2009 - Mid 2010 Hard Drive Upgrade].
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Now the details!! First your system only has SATA II (3.0 Gb/s) for your HD & optical drive ports. So what ever drive you get needs to support this older SATA I/O speed. Next your system has a 3.5” HD drive. So you could replace it with another 3.5” drive. Your choices are a standard HD or a better hybrid SSHD drive. Likewise you could put in a SSD drive but they only come in 2.5” size so you would need an adapter frame to hold it where your 3.5” drive is mounted. The last piece of the puzzle is your system leveraged an internal thermal sensor within the HD to manage the systems cooling so when you replace the drive you need to make allowances for this no being removed. Luckily OWC has an external sensor which will take over this role [https://eshop.macsales.com/item/OWC/DIDIMACHDD09/|OWC In-line Digital Thermal Sensor for iMac Late 2009 - Mid 2010 Hard Drive Upgrade].
As for the drives, these are the ones I would recommend:
* [https://s3.ap-northeast-2.amazonaws.com/global.semi.static/Samsung_SSD_860_EVO_Data_Sheet_Rev1.pdf|Samsung 860 EVO SSD]
For the SSD you’ll need a 2.5” to 3.5” adapter frame.
Both these drives support SATA II (3.0 Gb/s) systems. If you decide to use a different drive make sure the spec sheet lists SATA II support (by name or by I/O data rate). If it doesn’t then you’ll need to find a different drive.
Yes you can upgrade or replace your dead drive! Here’s the IFIXIT guide on how: [guide|6284]
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Yes! You can upgrade or replace your dead drive! Here’s the IFIXIT guide on how: [guide|6284]
Not the details!! First your system only has SATA II (3.0 Gb/s) for your HD & optical drive ports. So what ever drive you get needs to support this older SATA I/O speed. Next your system has a 3.5” HD drive. So you could replace it with another 3.5” drive. Your choices are a standard HD or a better hybrid SSHD drive. Likewise you could put in a SSD drive but they only come in 2.5” size so you would need an adapter frame to hold it where your 3.5” drive is mounted. The last piece of the puzzle is your system leveraged an internal thermal sensor within the HD to manage the systems cooling so when you replace the drive you need to make allowances for this no being removed. Luckily OWC has an external sensor which will take over this role [https://eshop.macsales.com/item/OWC/DIDIMACHDD09/|OWC In-line Digital Thermal Sensor for iMac Late 2009 - Mid 2010 Hard Drive Upgrade].
As for the drives, these are the ones I would recommend:
* [https://s3.ap-northeast-2.amazonaws.com/global.semi.static/Samsung_SSD_860_EVO_Data_Sheet_Rev1.pdf|Samsung 860 EVO SSD]
For the SSD you’ll need a 2.5” to 3.5” adapter frame.
Both these drives support SATA II (3.0 Gb/s) systems. If you decide to use a different drive make sure the spec sheet lists SATA II support (by name or by I/O data rate). If it doesn’t then you’ll need to find a different drive.
Yes you can upgrade or replace your dead drive! Here’s the IFIXIT guide on how: [guide|6284]
Not the details!! First your system only has SATA II (3.0 Gb/s) for your HD & optical drive ports. So what ever drive you get needs to support this older SATA I/O speed. Next your system has a 3.5” HD drive. So you could replace it with another 3.5” drive. Your choices are a standard HD or a better hybrid SSHD drive. Likewise you could put in a SSD drive but they only come in 2.5” size so you would need an adapter frame to hold it where your 3.5” drive is mounted. The last piece of the puzzle is your system leveraged an internal thermal sensor within the HD to manage the systems cooling so when you replace the drive you need to make allowances for this no being removed. Luckily OWC has an external sensor which will take over this role [https://eshop.macsales.com/item/OWC/DIDIMACHDD09/|OWC In-line Digital Thermal Sensor for iMac Late 2009 - Mid 2010 Hard Drive Upgrade].
As for the drives, these are the ones I would recommend:
* [https://s3.ap-northeast-2.amazonaws.com/global.semi.static/Samsung_SSD_860_EVO_Data_Sheet_Rev1.pdf|Samsung 860 EVO SSD]
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For the SSD you’ll need a 2.5” to 3.5” adapter frame.
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For the SSD you’ll need a 2.5” to 3.5” adapter frame
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Both these drives support SATA II (3.0 Gb/s) systems. If you decide to use a different drive make sure the spec sheet lists SATA II support (by name or by I/O data rate). If it doesn’t then you’ll need to find a different drive.
Yes you can upgrade or replace your dead drive! Here’s the IFIXIT guide on how: [guide|6284]
Not the details!! First your system only has SATA II (3.0 Gb/s) for your HD & optical drive ports. So what ever drive you get needs to support this older SATA I/O speed. Next your system has a 3.5” HD drive. So you could replace it with another 3.5” drive. Your choices are a standard HD or a better hybrid SSHD drive. Likewise you could put in a SSD drive but they only come in 2.5” size so you would need an adapter frame to hold it where your 3.5” drive is mounted. The last piece of the puzzle is your system leveraged an internal thermal sensor within the HD to manage the systems cooling so when you replace the drive you need to make allowances for this no being removed. Luckily OWC has an external sensor which will take over this role [https://eshop.macsales.com/item/OWC/DIDIMACHDD09/|OWC In-line Digital Thermal Sensor for iMac Late 2009 - Mid 2010 Hard Drive Upgrade].
As for the drives, these are the ones I would recommend:
* [https://www.seagate.com/files/www-content/product-content/firecuda-family/firecuda/files/firecuda-ds-1903-1-1606us.pdf|Seagate FireCuda 3.5” SSHD]
* [https://s3.ap-northeast-2.amazonaws.com/global.semi.static/Samsung_SSD_860_EVO_Data_Sheet_Rev1.pdf|Samsung 860 EVO SSD]
For the SSD you’ll need a 2.5” to 3.5” adapter frame