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iMac 2012 black screen
A1419 iMac, powers on but LED backlighting doesn’t light up.
Apple genius says my drive is dead. I want to remove it and get the data stored on it. They siad there are services that can do this. My last backup with Time Machine is pretty old.
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Hi
It’s fairly easy to do you just need to pop the glass off ,remove the display and remove the brackets that hold the hard drive in place
Heres video that shows sep by step
I know the video is about a ssd upgrade but it’s the exact same process and just a little warning below the hard drive there is a power supply DO NOT TOUCH IT (sorry if that sounds aggressive)but really don’t as the is a chance you could get a shock of if it which I’m pretty sure can kill you ,however I have done the sort of repairs before and had no issues so as long as you are careful you will be absolutely fine
If you have any Questions please ask
Thanks:)
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Here's the iFixit written & video guide iMac Intel 27" EMC 2546 Hard Drive Replacement
Hi
I would recommend using the video that Dan had provided as it is a ifixit guide a will be waaaaaaaay more in depth than the video I provided
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OK, so here are my recommendations:
I do not and have never worked for OWC, but I did work as an Apple tech for 17 years and after trying many companies’ parts, will only deal with OWC to keep my iMacs going.
Take your time and it will all come together.
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@mrmattdat - We do try to aim people to the iFixit tools & guides iMac Intel 27" EMC 2546 Hard Drive Replacement
Remember they are the ones offering this Blog space!
Gotcha! Love the tools (top shelf!!!!), just never had a chance to use the guides (yet!)
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