Cheers ray, personal experience was what I was after. The iMac has had a few hard disk issues in the past year, most I could repair but now it's just saying I need to reformat and restore from backup.
So I thought I'd take the opportunity and also replace this hard disk with an ssd, did a bit a google research and it seamed more complicated with suction cups than I thought it might be. On 22 May 2012 23:02, Ray Packham <[email protected]> wrote: > For suction cups I went to Halfords and bought some little suction cups that > are used to hold on L plates…. they work fine for taking the glass off and > accessing the multitude of screws that hold the thing together… > > I don't know how SAM does it but I tape the screws next to each hole > otherwise I end up fitting the wrong size screws into the wrong holes, and > this is disastrous as you could end up cracking the glass when you replace > it if the screws are not exactly flush! > > I speak from experience I am embarrassed to admit LOL > > Ray > > > > On 22 May 2012, at 22:51, Sam - MacAmbulance wrote: > > Hi John > > If your iMac's glass has an aluminium border around the edge of the display, > replacing the drive's easy. If the glass goes all the way to the edge then > you'll need to purchase iMac HD Fan Control to replace the input from the > temperature sensor. > > There are take-apart guides on ifixit.com, it's a medium difficulty > installation I'd say, more time-consuming due to the multiple layers of > screws. Definitely use suction cups on the monitor, not a tool to pry them > out otherwise you'll damage the aluminium surround. Best to get two large > anti-static sleeves to put the glass & screen in or they'll attract dust > while you're doing the installation. The last thing you want is to be > removing the glass over and over to get rid of dust trapped frustratingly > under the glass! > > Regards > > Sam > > MacAmbulance > > Providing affordable Apple & PC services > > Sam Mullen > 07747 778022 > http://www.macambulance.co.uk > [email protected] > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Sussex Mac User Group" group. > To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Sussex Mac User Group" group. > To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB.
