iMac (20-Inch, Early 2009) SSD Upgrade 

I had the same problem as the commenter "Made With Junk" - the power cable would not reach to the SSD after installing the SSD in the bracket shown in the video and the parts list, so the bracket was unfortunately a waste. I then used aluminized tape to fasten the SSD to the back of the cavity where the hard drive was. I would recommend that you replace the battery in this iMac when you do this upgrade, as you've got the case open anyway and it's easy to replace (and the one in there is likely very old). It's a BR2032, which is NOT the same as CR2032 - different temperature range. You may not be able to find this battery locally so you may want to order it when you order the other parts. Finally, I didn't bother removing the LCD panel completely, I just opened it up from the left side as in the video, and propped it up carefully with a wooden ruler. There was still plenty of room to do the work under the panel, and I didn't need to bother with the cables connecting the panel to the computer (other than the temperature sensor cable). Thank you for this video - very helpful!

Up to 23 mins so far on my mod and I’m having a blast. found three of these old Macs and wanted a challenge. It’s like an adults Lego set. You do a great job explaining yourself and I’m glad to have found this video. Thanks!

This is one of the best instruction videos. Love how you zoom in to show exactly where things are. Most other videos can leave you guessing.

The best tutorial for these models I have seen -- without exception.

something so very pleasing about seeing that things on the inside of these sleek overdesigned apple devices are just held together using sellotape

Bravo this is awesome to follow used this twice already to follow and now on my 3rd and 4th!

Awesome video, very helpful I tried two different brackets for my SSD, one corsair CSSD-BRKT2 and one parts bin one and neither had the cables line up. The power cable was the problem and I didn't want to pull too hard on it. In the end I used some packing tape to tape the drive in. I also taped the heat sensor to the drive with packing tape because the adhesive was no good. When pulling the glass make sure to pull it straight up. I angled it from the top as I only had one suction cup. It worked, but it broke the very center, bottom alignment pin. The glass went on ok, looks fine and the magnets hold it. Lastly, the white connectors behind the screen are keyed. The pins are offset and there are subtle differences that make them one way. Great idea about the sharpie, but as long as you are gentle putting them back together they only go one way. It will go half way in the wrong way, but if you spin it around it will easily slide in. Now off to install xubuntu... :)

Great video! Best explanation ever!

I couldn’t get past the part where you remove the hard drive because all the hard drives in the iMacs from the tutorials I watched were able to just pop out. But your hard drive was like mine was. I can’t believe all I had to do was lift the black bar. Thank you!

Excellent tutorial

Great explanation.

Great video! I was curious though how do you clone the original hard drive on to the ssd? I want to keep all my files and settings from the factory hard drive onto this one

Do you have a video for a imac late 2012 modell? 27 inch?

Have you done a video of how to clone the data required to run the iMac , thanks shane uk 🇬🇧

Thanks for this. Going to try. Questions: Same HD and case for 27" IMAC? and I have a timecapsule backup, would I be able to just load it onto new drive from that? Thank you.

Ok. Welp. It loads up to and apple and shuts off now. Have exhausted every avenue and am going to give this a go. 😅 idk whats gonna happen but thank you for this video and your other one! Idk about this!!

I UPGTADE SSD BUT NOT GO TO RECOVERY MODE WHAT TO DO ? HELP PLS

Love the way you zoom on the parts,but I need help with the Led screen cables,I bought a used led screen and don't know which one go where... By the way,nobody said before you look like the good doctor?....😅😅😅😅

If I can ask another question; currently, Amazon only has the 1TB drive, can I use that one instead?

I have an early 2009 with a 24” monitor. EMC; 2267. Would the components be the same?

anyone got problems with the display cables, i didn't mark them? 😅

Does this allow you to have a better OS....more up-to-date? What would be the benefit of doing this ?

Would this fix an imac that wont boot cuz of a bad startup disk??

Any thoughts on replacing the 2032 battery?

While I watch it, would the temp sensor be of any help in case of SSD, I know regular HDD can get warm some even up to 50+ degree C, mine does it on laptop and still working, for years though I need to replace it soon.

How far can you go with the volume of the SSD, I mean can it take 2 TB or only up to 1 TB?

What is the best os for this upgraded iMac ?

COol my Tech LLC has the Same Soldering Iron lol

What’s the best os to run on these?

Hello, I have 20-inch, Early 2009 imac Intel Core 2 Duo - Ram 8Gb - NVIDIA 256 MB Without ssd I can't upgraded to ssd. What's the best MacOS for my iMac? Thanks.

If one gets the same hd as the original. What's the one to get?

Looking at the internals of this it's clear Apple throw so many unnecessary steps in the way and awkward placements to ensure they can prevent you from getting a warranty claim if you decide to upgrade it yourself. So many pointless steps for something as simple as upgrading to SSD.

Will this allow the ability to upload current software

MY imac make the sound but doesnt turn on what could it be?

Curious why the gloves?????

Things I hate about Apple products & ethos 1) Greed 2) Very primitive look like OS and apps. 3) Extremely expensive for no real reason. 4) They can't even be bothered to put colour-coded wires, they want to make it as difficult as possible for anyone to try and repair or upgrade his $10K Apple, and the same thing with their stupid phones. But they understood human psychology, they know the more expensive you put something on the market the more valued it would be by the consumer's mindset, even if it's a piece of junk. They don't want you to fix, repair or upgrade your machine, they want you to keep on buying more of their garbage.

Yours is the best tutorial on the subject I've found on Yt. Thanx 🍝 🟢⚪🔴 😉