Doesn't Power up after replacing HDD and SSD
I followed the guide to replace the failed (according to SMART) SSD and failed (according to completely not working anymore) HHD. System worked fine before the start of surgery using an external drive.
Everything seemed to go well, but once back together (except not gluing the screen back on), nothing happens when I hit the power button. The first green LED on the logic board comes on when power is connected, but nothing else happens.
I removed and reconnected all the power supply connectors, with no change. Guess I’ll try a complete strip down and rebuild next, unless someone can give some diagnostic tips. Are there places to measure voltage? Any bad connections or reversed connectors that would prevent booting? If I broke the wire in the power button, could I fake a push by shorting across the switch input?
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What was the blade SSD you installed as well as the HDD as you might have a compatibility issue.
由 DanJ 完成的
I put in two Samsung 860 EVO SSDs, both 500GB. I used a card I found on eBay that extends the SSD connector into a normal SATA cable (SATA Blade SSD Module - Dual SSD Drive Kit for iMac 27 Inch 2012 Model), and bought an Otherworld Computing drive update kit with the thermal sensor to replace the normal HDD.
But the system should power up and chime, even with no drive connected. I may try with all the power cables disconnected, in case I have a short somewhere.
由 Bryan Walls 完成的
Samsung's 860 EVO web page: 860 EVO drive specs
由 DanJ 完成的