I work on and fix apple stuff. As an IT dude who likes to see someone with an attention to detail, this is the best type of these videos I have seen. IT guys tend to gloss over things we expect others to know. Nothing was glossed here. I don't care for drones, but this is now my goto video showing clients how we do this the right way. Huge thumbs up.

@AIRWOLF

3 жыл бұрын

I appreciate you taking the time in leaving such a great comment. When I set out to make this video. I intentionally wanted to make it as detailed as I could because no one else was. It really worked for me and I wanted everyone else to feel that they could do it as well. My computer is still running like a champ. :) Again thank you.

Big thanks to you, Airwolf. :) I followed your instruction and finally replaced(upgraded) SSD Samsung 860 Evo 1TB to my Imac 27´´ late 2012. Super happy with the outcome. it works super great!! (side note) To those of you who are a little bit hesitated to do this process. Don't be, just do it. Coz, you're going love your upgraded version.

@AIRWOLF

3 жыл бұрын

Awwweeee thanks so much for that. Happy to have helped.

A huge thank you! I watched your video a few times, bought the stuff from Amazon through your links, and installed the SSD yesterday. Well done!

@AIRWOLF

4 жыл бұрын

This awesome! Super happy to hear this. And thank you for your support. Mines still going strong 💪🏼

@christoffer8186

2 жыл бұрын

Hi guys 😊looove your stuff🤩. I have a iMac 21’5» 2.7ghz 8gb ram late 2013. Can you please send med links or type a list of what i need to buy to upgrade my iMac 🙏🏽🌞☺️ . I want this SSD, and more ram + sensor. Huuuge thanks from Chris Norway

THANKS SO MUCH FOR THE VIDEO AIRWOLF!! I have a late 2013 21" iMac and it was super slow, I was considering doubling the RAM to 16GB and when I saw your video I decided to do both, upgrade RAM and install an SSD (WD Blue 1TB). What a difference!! Feels like new. Super-fast. Reboot takes 10-15 seconds. Now after 2 months, no issues at all. By the way, I reinstalled my old slow Parallels 12 and now it works like a charm. Once again Thanks!!

@AIRWOLF

3 жыл бұрын

You're very welcome!

Thanks so much bro, I just got me a iMac and put a ssd on it and runs faster then any computer I’ve ever owned. I did everything you showed and Dude, soooo awesome. So insanely fast.Thanks again

@AIRWOLF

3 жыл бұрын

AWESOME!! Happy to hear that.

Thankyou, thank you, thank you. I've viewed lots of iMac expert vids and none are as clear and understandable as yours. I'm definitely upgrading now I've seen your instructions.

@AIRWOLF

3 жыл бұрын

You’re welcomed! No expert here! Just a regular guy trying to save some money. Really really happy to have helped. Enjoy

this is literally the best step by step! thank you!!

@AIRWOLF

4 жыл бұрын

You’re very welcome. Happy to have helped 😊

Excellent video> I used this to make my 2012 mac super fast. I declined to take the glue off the bottom of the screen and just opened the top and put it back together . Worked like a charm your instructions. Also you do not need to pay for superduper they want you to register but its free and that was a nice surprise.

Great video! Yours is better and more detailed than several youtube channels that are dedicated to this kind of thing.

@AIRWOLF

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! I appreciate that. It was super helpful for me so I thought why not just share it with everyone. 🤷🏻‍♂️

Thanks for this video. I’m upgrading a 2015 4K iMac and I have everything except for the thermal sensor. Ordered it and it’s arriving on Monday.

This is an awesome video. It was really well done. I will use this for my own upgrade. I will give you my comments after I am done. THANK YOU for sharing your expertise. Nice job.

@AIRWOLF

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much

Just as an advice... I would NEVER use a sharp metal blade to cut the adhesive around... That's dangerous, and also prone to issues if you accidentally slip around the rounded edge AND the camera. There is a plastic tool like a pizza cutter that exists and does a wonderful job with no risk at all ! And I would also put the iMac in an horizontal position before removing the screen... it happened in other videos that peoples accidentally dropped the screen and broke it... just my 2 cents !

@AIRWOLF

4 жыл бұрын

Agreed. I just used what I had and I knew the areas to be extra careful. I appreciate your 2 cents though. Thank you 😊

This is the best video ever. From start to finish on a nitch subject! I need more content from you! Niceee

@AIRWOLF

3 жыл бұрын

Thank You! And yes! I'm workin on it.

Thanks for the tutorial, iv just done mine and it went flawlessly

@AIRWOLF

3 жыл бұрын

F YEAH!! Now thats what I like to hear. Happy to have helped. 👍

I swapped the regular HDD to a SAMSUNG SSD on my Imac Late 2015 and didn't need a thermal sensor. My computer works beautifully without any issues.

@AIRWOLF

3 жыл бұрын

Thats awesome!

THIS IS SO HELPFUL!!! THANK YOU!!!

Great Vid mate I'm going for it in a couple days. Looking forward to the results. Made really easy with this demo. Cheers

@AIRWOLF

2 жыл бұрын

AWESOME!! You're welcome!

Very helpful ... easy to follow demo on the upgrade. Thanks Airwolf

@AIRWOLF

4 жыл бұрын

Yes!! Happy to have helped!

thank you for this video, and details tools on the description.. thank you so much man!!! love you!!

@AIRWOLF

4 жыл бұрын

boo harry hahaha. You’re welcome 😉

VERY HELPFUL. GREAT VIDEO! Thank you kindly.

Nice step by step man, really inspires confidence!

@AIRWOLF

4 жыл бұрын

Yes! You can do it. 💯

Wow! one of the best Vids I'v'e watched on youtube.. Very educational and helpful, thanks for your time..

@AIRWOLF

3 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome 😉

Great educational video. Able to do my IMac upgrade and it’s working fine..

@AIRWOLF

2 жыл бұрын

Happy To hear!!

Thanks for the very detailed video. Followed the procedure and worked out great.

@AIRWOLF

3 жыл бұрын

Love hearing that. Happy to have helped. :)

Great video!! Thank you for advice to use Super Duper, it made the process very easy.

@AIRWOLF

3 жыл бұрын

Love hearing this. You’re welcome bud.

This is exactly what I was looking for. Thank you thank you.

@AIRWOLF

4 жыл бұрын

Awesome! You’re welcome.😊

I have a late 2012 27" iMac and I have been tempted on purchasing a brand new 2020 model. But after watching your video and realizing how easy it is to upgrade the HD and RAM I am going to hold off on purchasing a new machine for at least a few more years. This video is super helpful so thanks for sharing!

@AIRWOLF

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!! Happy to have saved you some money. :)

@EmmureMARIO64

3 жыл бұрын

AIRWOLF so will replace my old hard drive make my 2012 faster?

@sansonvaldez

3 жыл бұрын

@@EmmureMARIO64 I have a late 2013 21" iMac, at first was thinking on adding RAM, but after watching this video I decided to replace the Hard Drive with an SSD also. I doubled to 16GB RAM and an SSD. It has been a few months now, and I can't believe how fast this machine is. I am not a heavy user (like Video or Gaming), but haven't had an issue with the fan or heat. Of course, there are risks involved in the upgrading process. Thankfully, I didn't have any....so far. THANKS AIRWOLF

Such a great informative and detailed video. Planning on doing this to my iMac tomorrow. Thank you!

@AIRWOLF

3 жыл бұрын

Super happy to hear that. Glad it helped! Thank you :)

@Hordesdaddy

3 жыл бұрын

@@AIRWOLF just finished it up! Works like a charm!!

@AIRWOLF

3 жыл бұрын

Perfect 👌🏼

So I was thinking about it and I bought a 2019 4K iMac 8gb ram i3 with 1 TB HHD on ebay for 700. Upgraded to 32 go ram and 1 TB SSD for 325 bucks. That same iMac sells new for 2500. Nailed it! This is the first time I have seen my mavic air 2 videos in 4K. Thanks for the great video

@AIRWOLF

4 жыл бұрын

Such a huge difference. I’m sure it can even handle 4K Pro Res as well.

The only video of its kind! Recommend.

@AIRWOLF

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! Happy to have helped.

it looks so easy mate!! i think im going to do this if i will buy the new imac

@AIRWOLF

4 жыл бұрын

It is! You got it handle bud.

Thank you for putting this tutorial together! Gave may late 2013 27-inch a new life. I hit a snag when I booted up the cloned SSD. I got the Apple logo and as it seems to finish loading, my iMac just shut off; this happened multiple times. I ended up putting the old mechanical HD back and re-cloned it; however, this time I used Carbon Copy instead of SuperDuper, and it worked. Oh, and I added 8GB of RAM, equaling to 16GB.

@AIRWOLF

4 жыл бұрын

This all sounds great Mike. Happy to at least helped a little. 😊

@eddierey220

4 жыл бұрын

was carbon copy free?

@eddierey220

4 жыл бұрын

i tried cloning the hdd to ssd through disk utility and for some reason it wouldnt boot up from the ssd. and then my imac wouldnt boot up from the hdd also anymore. so right now im reinstalling catalina onto the hdd so i can try again using super duper or carbon copy. i am so annoyed

Followed exactly the steps and procedures in this video. I used super duper to clone my new SSD. After 4 hours of cloning, I went ahead and proceeded with the replacement. When I pushed that power ON button (fingers crossed) everything came up without a glitch! After installing trim, my late 2013 Mac is considerably faster. Thank you Airwolf!

@AIRWOLF

4 жыл бұрын

That’s a WIN in my books. And ya, that cloning can take quite a while 😆. Hope you at least enjoyed a movie or something. Happy to have helped! And thanks for commenting. 😊🙏🏻

@CortneyWarren2050

4 жыл бұрын

How long did you leave the Mac unplugged before you began the process ? To prevent electric shock

@MrEtorkizuna

2 жыл бұрын

Excuse me: what do you mean when you say “after installing trim”?

@saticoypm

2 жыл бұрын

@@MrEtorkizuna That must have been a typo. I might have meant "after installing this"

@MrEtorkizuna

2 жыл бұрын

@@saticoypm thank you. Before starting This complex procedure i do not want unexpected surprises. Thanks for answering

Installing an SSD next week in my 2013 imac. Thank you Airwolf!

@AIRWOLF

4 жыл бұрын

Awesome! 👏🏼👏🏼 Happy to have helped

@CortneyWarren2050

4 жыл бұрын

@@AIRWOLF How long did you leave the mac unplugged before you began the process to deplete an electric charge?

@HighwayRamos

4 жыл бұрын

@@CortneyWarren2050 Leave it unplugged for at least 24 hours to be safe.

Great video and you reaffixed the screen correctly in an upright position so as to get a flush fitting on the bottom base. The OWC video (which unfortunately I followed) shows to reaffix the screen with it flat which results in the base not sitting flush as there's no weight on it.

Thank you so much. Straight to the point is better. Thanks

thx for your demo. gonna' finally get my iMac upgraded...

@AIRWOLF

4 жыл бұрын

You’re very welcome. I don’t usually upload stuff like this on the channel. But it helped me. So I hope some folks can maybe learn from it as well. 🤷🏻‍♂️

Great tutorial, thank you so much!

@AIRWOLF

3 жыл бұрын

Love hearing that.. Your'e welcome!

Great video. Helped me out!

@AIRWOLF

5 ай бұрын

Awesome!! Happy to have helped.

I have the same question about the thermal sensor ... actually didn't wanna buy that thing lol. Didn't know about the cloning software, first time i see it in these tutorials i've been watching. Good video brother!

@AIRWOLF

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@lukedotcom

4 жыл бұрын

You don't need the thermal sensor, you will only waste your money. I updated an iMac late 2012 with an SSD and I have no issues at all with the fan. Use carbon copy cloner, it is the best software to do a clone.

@fr3847

3 жыл бұрын

@@lukedotcom can i skip the sensor without even having to use extra software, would it be fine, its for the wife and she hates tinkering with her computer

Great video!!!

The best out there wow.... I’m gonna do mine regardless but I’m scared haha 😂

@AIRWOLF

4 жыл бұрын

Nah you got this! 💪🏼. And thank you.

thanks for the video dude!

@AIRWOLF

10 ай бұрын

You betcha bud. 👊🏻

Thank you for the video. I'm just in a middle of the decision making regarding to upgrade my iMac18,3 (2017). As far as I looked a lot of upgrades videos and tests, I found that in case your iMac has Thunderbolt 3 (which is 40Gbps) it is possible to buy nvme enclosure and according ssd drive, any size you wish and not which your iMac supports. The test speed I seen was 1900MB/s / 2366MB/s, that is twice higher than my current Fusion drive shows. (must be 32GB ssd speed as 1TB hdd is at sata3, what is 550MB/s max). Again, who is not comfortable with whole system storage just handing over cable outside - internal upgrade will be a solution. I doubt to go inside iMac by myself and the cost in repair service is twice more than such enclosure costs. But there is always a choice! The beauty for us is that I may have my ssd with all setup and whole data and my wife may have own ssd and we just swap these and no any more words that I moved or touched something at her desktop any more!!!! :))))))))))

Excellent video.

@AIRWOLF

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much

this is a very good tutorial. keep up.

@AIRWOLF

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Edward 🙏🏻 I’ll do my best

Awesome video Thanks!!

@AIRWOLF

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much 😊

A great vide honestly thank you.

@AIRWOLF

2 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome!

Brilliant video, thank you!

@AIRWOLF

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you 🙏🏻

@richardlee4637

3 жыл бұрын

@@AIRWOLF just scared to attempt it!!

@AIRWOLF

3 жыл бұрын

You can do it, it looks far worse than what it is.

super helpful thank you

@AIRWOLF

3 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

I just had my failing 3TB Fusion drive replaced with a 2TB SSD drive. Total cost with tax was $511. I used an authorized Apple repair company in Burbank CA. They did install a thermal sensor. They did a great job. Can’t complain.

@AIRWOLF

2 жыл бұрын

Was it Melrose Mac?

@TheCarCrazyGuy

2 жыл бұрын

@@AIRWOLF Yes, sure was.

@TheCarCrazyGuy

2 жыл бұрын

@@AIRWOLF I’m waiting for Apple to come out with another 27 inch iMac that has the new hardware. So in the meantime I just fixed this to get me through the next year or so. Hopefully they release one soon.

@AIRWOLF

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheCarCrazyGuy Those where the folks that wanted to charge $1200. But! That was quite a while ago.

@demef758

Жыл бұрын

@@TheCarCrazyGuy At this point, it looks like Apple is determined to never come out with a 27" Mx-iMac.

great video

@AIRWOLF

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks 😊

Wow! Thank you so much!!!

@AIRWOLF

3 жыл бұрын

You’re very welcome Diego Tibocha

This really isn't that difficult if you follow the steps, I installed a SSD and upped the ram in my late 2013 27" iMac and then followed another video to install Mac OS Ventura on it, it is now performing like a new computer. Great video!

@AIRWOLF

10 ай бұрын

Thanks bud! If you don’t rush it, it’s quite simple.

@mrtomhallett

5 ай бұрын

Did you go for the thermal sensor or are you running without it? I'm hearing that the late 2013 iMacs don't need it but the early 2013 ones do as they didn't get the SMART update in the boot rom version

I just fixed my iMac using an external USB T5 Samsung SSD and cloning my hard drive to the SSD using Carbon Copy. My iMac takes 42 seconds to go from hitting the power button to the login screen. From the login screen to full desktop takes 7 seconds. Opening Final Cut Pro about 2 seconds. I am so glad this fixed my extremely slow 2015 iMac.

@AIRWOLF

4 жыл бұрын

YEAH! 👏🏼 👏🏼👏🏼. Mines still going strong! Happy to have helped.

@DerDudelino

4 жыл бұрын

Did you use USB 2.0 for that though? I thought that drastically slows down an SSD. If it doesn't, I am totally down to try that one out.

@AIRWOLF

4 жыл бұрын

The Dudelino No I use USB 3.0

Thanks for the vid. Great help for those damn tape jobs. But....THANKS for letting us all know where that sensor goes. Just next week going to put in the 870EVO 1TB in my 2011 and been wonder where the hell it would go. Nobody has said as much.

@AIRWOLF

3 жыл бұрын

Happy to have helped!

Hi! Thank you for the video. Really nice. Gave me the courage to try it! :-) But I have a doubt: how do you use your 2 ssd drives? Now you have the original 128gb SSD (that came originally in the Fusion drive) and the new 1TB Samsung SSD you installed. Do you use both together as a fusion drive? Or are they separately? Or you just ignore the original 128gb ssd? I want to do this process. But I am not sure about that. Also, I am in Brazil and I couldn't find the thermal sensor here. I will try using an app to make reduce the noise if needed. Any tip on that? Thank you!

Love diy videos. This stuff is not voodoo magic and if careful is quite easy. 1. There's a simple plastic roller tool I bought that stops you from going too far in and damaging the lcd. 2. I used carboncopycloner to copy os. Does the same as your suggested program. 3. I've had the drive directly taped internally and the sensor anywhere on ssd. Makes no difference as the ssd has no moving parts. Great tutorial tho!

Wonderful video, I'm a power windows user considering adding an imac and wanted to know about opening for HD replacement maintenance dust cleaning, etc.

@AIRWOLF

3 жыл бұрын

They can get a little dusty inside.

Thanks for uploading this, I am planning to do this with my late 2015 imac in a couple of days and yours is the most helpful video I´ve found. Just one question. Is it possible to do a Time Machine restore on to the new SSD instead of cloning the Mac HD with other software? Will that work as well? I would like to do that before I install the SSD so I can check if it works before I put on the new adhesive as you did on the video. I know it´s possible to do the restore once the installation is done but I prefer your way. Thanks, and keep up the good work!

@AIRWOLF

2 жыл бұрын

Sorry for the delayed response. But yes! You can use Time Machine to restore everything. Happy building and thanks for stopping by. :)

This is a very well done guide, thanks a lot. I noticed in the end, when you put the adhesive tape on the mac, it looks like you put it on both sides. Did you buy two of those for slightly added thickness and easier installation? Thanks!

@AIRWOLF

2 жыл бұрын

There was only one kit purchased. And there is a section that you do apply to the back of the monitor but not the whole thing. :)

Best video , thx

@AIRWOLF

Жыл бұрын

Thanks bud! Happy to have helped

Thanks for the video. Very informative! Do u really need a thermal sensor for your ssd? I was planning to connect direct with the existing iMac SATA cable

@AIRWOLF

Жыл бұрын

I mean I also heard that you don't as well. But at the time I figured that it wouldn't hurt to just have it. I'm messaging from the computer I worked on. And its never given me issues. Happy that I was able to have help you. :)

Best instruction I've seen on this. Thanks. QUESTION. I have a 2013 27in iMac that has a 1T HDD and 120 SSD (I don't know what it looks like inside!!) would putting an 1T SSD have an impact internally - eg keeping things cool and any space issue???

@AIRWOLF

2 жыл бұрын

Yes 100%. And it’s the same process to remove it. 🤙🏼

Glad that ive come across this Video and your page ! You're a Drone guy and computer guy .... I'm not . Lol But I am purchasing my first Drone , the EVO 2 Pro 6k and I do have a 2015 IMac 27 inch 5k Retina . After these upgrades to my IMac , would I still be good to go uploading and processing , editing videos from the EVO 2 Pro 6k or even the 8k EVO ? Thanks for your dedicated time in sharing your knowledge and experiences man , looking forward to your response and any other advice 👊

@AIRWOLF

3 жыл бұрын

I appreciate your comment bud. It all comes down to what software you're going to be editing on? If you're on Premiere Pro than i'm afraid you'll have to edit using proxys with that setup. But if you're on FCPX and just editing little aerial clips you should be fine. I edit the 6K Pro Res RAW from the Dji X7 and it seems to handle it pretty good. The computer is definitely working, but it gets it done. If you're going to be getting heavily involved with editing you may just want to wait till the new M1 drops this fall. Happy flying!!!

thanks for the great video and explaining the thermal sensor! apple is notorious for excluding thermal management and just letting things thermally throttle. that is very low tech compared with the high tech way they handle a lot of other things, so this thermal management is welcome. thinking some more, i wonder about replacing the thermal paste? maybe for the chip set? search youtube: replacing thermal paste on imac. hum, looks like you missed an opportunity, but i skipped through your video, so maybe you did this too. my apologies if i missed this.

FYI Fusion drive iMacs have just regular spinning drive HDD. On Fusion drive iMacs there's a second NVMe solid state disk installed on the other side of the logic board. This acts as the SSD portion of the "fusion drive". In reality it is two drives, but the system treats them as one through software tricks. Early fusion drives (Late 2014 iMac 5K) had 128 GB NVMe-SSD and later models BACKWARDLY switched to a lesser 32 GB NVMe-SSD (greedy Apple). I shall try this HDD switch to a standard SSD soon on my iMac. Appreciate the video. I bought a good quality SSD today, one of the better SATA III SSD's, the Samsung SSD 870 EVO 4 TB. The Samsung QVO is cheaper (quad layered) but slower and with a lesser warranty. Another option is Crucial, but I read today one person's Crucial drive failed in their iMac. The 870 EVO is more expensive, but you get what you pay for.

@savedfaves

Жыл бұрын

Update: the hard drive switch went fine. One minor problem. In the OWC kit (OWCDIYIMACHDD12) they supply two blue 2" suction cups. Never saw anyone on KZread using suctions cups, but figured it was part of the kit so must be fine. Now my display is broken. When it's turned off it doesn't look broken, but pulling with those suction cups damaged the display and now I have a big 3" vertical band coming down on the left half of the display that's visible when you power up the computer. An eight year old machine and it was perfect before. Treated it so well over the years. Was so annoyed I was fit to throw the iMac out the window. I'm careful and methodical and take my time doing stuff like this. Do yourself a favour and NEVER, ever, ever use the supplied suction cups. Throw them in a bin/trash as soon as you set your eyes on them. OWC just cost me €1,000. Idiots ruined my Christmas

@sephyb

Жыл бұрын

Guys I'm going through same problems but worse with imac 2017. Not even attempted the internal switch yet, went external ssd combo, worked for months and everything went Peak towards end of my last semester at uni.. near the start of the next now but apple ruined me and possibly my MSc this Christmas. I got to say.. Could be my Gpu or the internal hdd needs replacing if not the nvme also? I'm dreading it's My screen or power but worse time to replace and kind of need a mac Pro over the same jive:/

Hey partner, great video. My Imac 5k comes with a PCIe drive that can be upgraded to a 1gb one, do you know if I can do that and pull out the HDD?, would that work fine or do I need to keep another drive? THANKS WOULD HELP A LOT TO KNOW because it would cost me nearly the same thing to replace only the PCIe drive and have only one unit or add and SSD like you did. The thing is that a PCIe drive is much faster than the SSD.

Best instructional video on doing this so far! What was the overall time it took to do this?

@AIRWOLF

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!! Well if I didn't film it...Maybe an hour and a half.

Hi thanks so much for the video:) I followed your video and managed to upgrade my iMac too! I didn’t clone the drive, instead I opted to install the OS from the recovery mode. Catalina successfully installed. But when I’m setting up the iMac, it always hangs at the - select your wifi screen. Pls help!

Is there any issue with the fact that it’s a fusion drive? Do Samsung drives mesh ok with the blade drive that remains unreplaced? Currently running my macOS off a drive in the lightning port. It’s way faster just doing that than the awful fusion drive.

Nice! ONE question: if I have an internal 1TB m.2 nvme SSD pre-installed factory iMac I bought (it's the late 2015 27" version) that I want to keep inside. Can I add a second 2.5" internal SSD like the one you have in the video and add a second 2.5" SSD so I have 2 internal SSD's, one my original 1TB m2 SSD and one 2.5" internal SATA cabled drive, so 2 SSD-fusion drives so to speak? Why I ask, I really want to avoid to remove the 1TB and have it loose and replace it with a 2-4TB "new" cloned SSD and have the old one as a backup/external connected SSD. So my goal is to have 2 internal SSD's, keep my 1TB m2 SSD and have another SSD but connected like u did and avoid having too many external SSD's hanging from a USB hub.. :) Really apprecaite your feedback!

Hi. thanks for this great video. a doubt. previously I suppose you have cloned the video. if I make a clone via Carbon Copy cloner, for example, can I install on SSD directly and will it light up without problems? Or are there problems powering up with a cloned disk, but do you have to use system preferences that this is the new boot disk? thanks and greetings from Barcelona

GREAT VIDEO! THANK YOU. Before I pry this puppy open... QQ. I have an iMac late 2012 in pristine condition, 1TB SATA 8G DDR3 that will not update to more that OS 10.8.5. If I upgrade the HD to a large SSD is that all i need to upgrade the OS? If not, what else needs to be upgrade to-- I think I am trying to get to Mojave 10.14, or some OS that will allow Chrome to be supported/upgraded? Thanks in advance!

Airwolf, this is an amazing video. It gave us great confidence in my DIY projects. Is the video applicable if I have 21.5 i5 Late 2015 Imac? How much max RAM can I upgrade this 8GB ram and what ram can you recommend. Also Can I use 2TB of Samsung SSD instead of 1TB?

@AIRWOLF

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for commenting and sorry for the late response. Now I’m not 100%. But I think you can only max your RAM to 16G and your hard drive to 2T on that model. As for RAM recommendations I like to use “OWC”, but if you’re on a budget “crucial” honestly works just as fine. Hope that helps. Happy Holidays!

1. Carbon Copy Clone will not work for Mac OS Sur Public Beta (for those thinking about cloning) 2. I downloaded the Mac OS and installed in external SSD 3. I used SanDisk Extreme Pro 500GB SSD, It is working great 4. The SanDisk SSD not getting warm 5. My 2017 iMac (2.3 GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i5 with 8GB RAM) is much faster than my 2019 Macbook Air (1.8 Dual-Core i5 with 8GM RAM) 6. Now my iMac startup time reduced to 20 seconds (SSD) from 1.5 minutes (SATA drive) 7. All the apps are opening instantly (previously the app will jump for few times and open slowly)

I didn't use cloning software when mine was upgraded. I just formatted and used my time machine backup. Careful with that display. You can crack it if you don't get the tape completely cut

@AIRWOLF

3 жыл бұрын

That works too. And yes the screen is fragile.

TIP for easy future access: instead of adhesive strips simply put on a couple of small pieces of clear tape (on the outside of the rim) to keep the display in place.

Good video man! Don't these machines have a pci-e SSD slot (m.2 / NVMe) which is faster again?

@AIRWOLF

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks bud! I believe you're correct. But at the time I didn't have the knowledge.

Hi, great video, one question.... you put the link for 3M sided tape, but in the video you use another tape even with instructions and numbered... it confused me, what is the tape do you recommend? i have iMac 21.5-inch, Late 2012.

@AIRWOLF

3 жыл бұрын

I used the tape that came with the kit. Folks were saying that it's not strong enough. But I used it and it's still holding just fine. I suggest cleaning the surface really well. Anyhow I did link the 3M tape for those who want to opt out of using the kit tape.

To save time just unplug the hard drive cable, plug-in the new SSD, place a small bit of double sided tape onto the old hard drive front surface still in place and stick the new SSD on the old hard drive surface. 30 sec tops to do, and yes the spacing is enough not to interfere with the monitor.

you can install the thermal sensor connector directly to the ssd? I thought I needed to buy an adapter bracket first

yes!

@AIRWOLF

4 жыл бұрын

😊

Hi! I have the same imac like your buts just the tera fusion. Do you have any idea what i need to do with the 128 ssd inside? And how do i put the software in the new ssd? Thanks!

You can clone the SSD with Disk Utilities which is in the utilities folder in Applications.

Thanks

Great 👍

@AIRWOLF

3 жыл бұрын

😊😊

Very Well explained and clear. Thank you. 1 question please: at the beginning When you clone a SSD, si the one then stays inside? That is why restarting the computer after the whole Work recognizes everything easily?

@AIRWOLF

2 жыл бұрын

If I understand correctly. Yes! I first clones the NEW hard drive while leaving the older one inside.

@MrEtorkizuna

2 жыл бұрын

@@AIRWOLF THank you for your answer. Thank you for the video. I will do ít next weeks. Seeing your Video, clear and straight…CRUCIAL because I have no experience in these issues….I go for CRUCIAL MX 500 1TB and 16MB OWC and your tip about clone. I have a 21.5 iMac 2017, id: 18.2.ALL the BEST Mar. AIRWOLF. Merry CHristmas

thanks!

@AIRWOLF

3 жыл бұрын

You’re most welcomed 👍🏼

Hey Wolfgang!

@AIRWOLF

4 жыл бұрын

KENNY!!! :)

what if you imac has the fusion drive? will it still be faster after an upgrade to SSD? mine is the 2013 27" imac

@AIRWOLF

3 жыл бұрын

Yes. Fusion is only a portion SSD but mainly uses the spinning part of your drive for most of its work.

This is the best detailed video I have seen on refreshing older iMacs and keeping them going. I'm having trouble with Light Room CC, some screen glitching with lagging on inputs under the load of the files I'm running from My Sony A7RIII. I think its the graphic card but I wonder if this could be a fix with also maxing out the ram?

@AIRWOLF

3 жыл бұрын

I think it’s should most definitely help

@AIRWOLF

3 жыл бұрын

And thank you 🙏🏻

Also, when you are taking the screen off at the bottom, see those 2 tabs that stick out on each side I think you are supposed to pull those towards the middle and that removed most of the bottom adhesive. Cheers

@AIRWOLF

4 жыл бұрын

Great catch. Thanks 😊

@jackiescum5438

4 жыл бұрын

@@AIRWOLF Cheers boss.

Hi AIRWOLF, what can I upgrade other than RAM on my iMac (27-inch, Late 2013), 3.5 GHz Intel Core i7 quad-cor, 16 GB 1600 MHz DDR3, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M 4 GB, 1Tb Fusion Drive ? Thanks

Nicely done buddy , what model is your IMac, what processor and ram?

@AIRWOLF

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! I have a late 2015 with the i5 and 32g RAM

Hi great video. Is the thermal sensor compatible with late 2013 21.5inch screen iMac?

@AIRWOLF

3 жыл бұрын

yes

I'm seriously considering an Imac 2019 27” 5K over a 2020 model, as I don't need the extra CPU and GPU power. Other downsides are the soldered SSD in the new models, and the price. I have an opportunity buying an Imac 27” 5K 2019 with fusion drive (HDD and PCIe blade SSD) for a good price. My plan is to upgrade the HDD to SSD and upgrade the PCIe blade SSD to a bigger/faster one. I’ve noticed in the video, that you only swapped the SSD in the SATA port, I suppose your Imac 2015 doesn’t have a PCIe blade SSD, as the blackmagic speed in the end of the video only is around 500 mb/s ? Do you know, if swapping both the PCIe blade SSD and the SATA in the 2019 model, would achieve the same speed as the 2020 models which only have the PCIe SSD ?

Awesome

@AIRWOLF

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much

Because there is extra space inside the iMac body, and the bracket you recommend could fit two SSDs, do you think it could be done, to upgrade to 8TB with the Samsung EVOs?

@AIRWOLF

2 жыл бұрын

It can be done yes, but at the time I didn’t have the knowledge of it.

Surprised no other videos used rubbing alcohol like here. I would defo do the same. But what about static shock? Is it really a risk? You never mentioned it. Also I read other people’s comments that without the thermo the fan could go on nonstop. I have yet to do my late 2012 iMac. I only want to replace the HDD to a 2 TB SSD without cloning. Can I just put an SSD straight into the iMac without formatting and installing the apple OS? I have the original apple keyboard wireless only. Regards