Connect the power cable, the SATA data cable and the temperature sensor to the hard disk.Insert the optical drive and connect the data cable and the temperature sensor.

Insert the fan in the upper left corner and connect it.Install AirPort card and check that the power cable is correctly routed beneath it.Connect the power cable and the other cable to the power supply and tighten it.Connect the power cable to the LCD back-light, glue it to the bottom of the case and tighten the LCD back-light.Put back the two plastic parts from the power supply and LCD back-light.Reinsert the infrared receiver board the connect it to the logic board.Connect all the connectors to the logic board:.Tighten the logic board with the eight screws you removed and route the power and SATA cables correctly.The middle one with four pins has to be used for the HDD drive and the other one with only two pins for the SSD.

There are two SATA power connectors on the power cable. Plug in the SSD data connector into the SSD and plug in the power connector into the SSD.Insert the logic board and check that all cable you removed are not hidden somewhere under the board.The straight connector of the SATA data cable must be inserted in the logic board. I had some help from Steve, who's Job it was to take all the pictures you see in this guide (Thanks a lot for the help!) and help with the organisation of all the screws and boards and he was my 3rd and 4th hand whenever needed.īefore starting, open the memory bay of the iMac on the lower side:

It is very useful if you get a friend of yours to help you, as the display and the logic board are very heavy. The whole installation isn't very difficult if you act very careful and keep a log of every screws and cable where they came from.

a Phillips #2 screwdriver (to open the memory bay).

Besides of that you will need four very flat screws to tighten the SSD to the mounting kit. This will be a total of $57 plus shipping (I paid about 72 € in total with shipping to Germany plus 13 € taxes at the customs).

The SATA data cable 922-9538 which connects the SSD with the logic board.

The mounting kit 922-9485 for the SSD which will replace a small plastic part.

The power cable 922-9531 with connectors for logic board, LED backlight, hard disk and SDD which replaces the old power cable.

The problem is, that all iMac which haven't been ordered with the built-in SDD miss the mounting option for the SDD and the cables.

Imac 2009 hard drive replacement