swap out 500gb ssd blade and replace with crucial 2tb ssd

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iMac Intel 27" Retina 5K Display (Mid 2017)

Model A1419 / EMC 3070 / Mid 2017 / 3.4, 3.5 or 3.8 GHz Core i5 or 4.2 GHz Core i7 Kaby Lake Processor (ID iMac18,3) / Retina 5K display. Refer to the older iMac Intel 27" Retina 5K Display (Late 2014 & 2015) guides as the system is very similar.

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kawika victoria @kawikavictoria

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swap out 500gb ssd blade and replace with crucial 2tb ssd

hey wassup guys,

i bought a 2tb ssd bundle kit from ifixit. im wondering if its possible to just remove everything from inside the computer. take the ssd blade off the back of the logic board. run the sata data/power cable to my 2tb ssd which i cloned my operating system to, and mount it in the hard drive bracket once its all put back together. sorry if this question has been asked before.

any advice would be greatly appreciated.

thank you for your time!

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Please give us a link to the specific kit you are looking at.

由 mayer 完成的 2019年8月22日

hey mayer, thanks for your quick reply. heres the link to the one i purchased

iMac Intel 27" (Late 2012-2019) SSD Upgrade Kit

由 kawika victoria 完成的 2019年8月22日

Please tell me the specific storage configuration you have now and exactly what you are trying to achieve with an upgrade.

由 mayer 完成的 2019年8月22日

also, heres the link to the step by step i was going to follow.

27英寸 5K Retina 显示屏 iMac 固态硬盘SSD 更换

i ordered the sata data/power cable for my model imac as well. but definitely want to get some advice on this before doing it. i forgot i got my imac with the ssd blade, i thought it was just going to be a simple hard drive swap.

由 kawika victoria 完成的 2019年8月22日

Your blade SSD is using a PCIe/NVMe connection which is not compatable with your SATA SSD drive you bought. I would leave the blade SSD alone and make it your boot drive and use your 2.5" SSD as your data drive. You want to only have your OS & apps on the blade SSD, leave at least 1/4 of the drive free.

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That Apple blade on the back of your logic board is the fastest data mover you will ever get on this machine. If it is a 500 GB that’s fantastic.

Now, please clarify your exact storage configuration. You have the blade. Is there also a hard drive?

This is how your machine shipped:

Standard Storage:2 TB (Fusion)Std. Storage Speed:N/A

Details:This model has a 2 TB "Fusion" Drive, which combines a 128 GB SSD and a 2 TB hard drive. It has a Serial ATA (6 Gb/s) connector for a 2.5" hard drive and a PCIe connector for the SSD.

At the time of purchase, Apple also offered a 3 TB "Fusion" Drive (128 GB SSD and 3 TB hard drive) for an extra US$100 or a 512 GB, 1 TB, or 2 TB SSD for an extra US$200, US$600, and US$1400, respectively.

Standard RAM:8 GBMaximum RAM:64 GB*

Details:*By default, 8 GB of RAM is installed as two 4 GB memory modules (and two slots are unoccupied). Apple offered this model custom configured with 16 GB, 32 GB, or 64 GB for an extra US$200, US$600, or US$1400, respectively. However, upgrading the RAM yourself is quick and easy.

Bed time, I will look at this in the morning.

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mayer - ok ill leave it in and clear as much space as i can. sorry there isnt a hard drive. its just that 500gb ssd blade. im at work right now but will be done in a few hours. i can get the serial information to you once i get home.

由 kawika victoria 完成的 2019年8月22日

The unit above contains the following options:

PROCESSOR 065-C55G 3.8GHZ QC I5, TB UP TO 4.2GHZ

MEMORY 065-C55Y 8GB 2400MHZ DDR4 - 2X4GB

STORAGE 065-C567 512GB FLASH STORAGE

GRAPHICS 065-C55M AMD RADEON PRO 580 W/8GB VRAM

MOUSE & TRACKPAD 065-C50H Apple Magic Mouse 2

KEYBOARD AND DOCUMENTATION 065-C50V MAGIC KYBD+USER'S GUIDE

COUNTRY KIT 065-C572 COUNTRY KIT

i upgraded the RAM to 16GB KIT 2X 8GB PC3-8500

由 kawika victoria 完成的 2019年8月22日

i put in my serial number and this is what the page says

https://everymac.com/systems/apple/imac/...

由 kawika victoria 完成的 2019年8月22日

What country are you in? Was this a BTO (built to order machine)? I am not seeing in Everymacs description where it shipped with just the blade. But it does state that there are connections for a 2.5" drive.

由 mayer 完成的 2019年8月23日

im in the united states and i live in hawaii and thats where it was shipped to. so youre saying i could install the 2tb ssd and use that as a internal drive? but you suggest i leave the blade in and keep the operating system on there and just use the 2tb ssd for data?

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Please give us a link to the specific kit you are looking at. — mayer
hey mayer, thanks for your quick reply. heres the link to the one i purchased

iMac Intel 27" (Late 2012-2019) SSD Upgrade Kit — kawika victoria
Please tell me the specific storage configuration you have now and exactly what you are trying to achieve with an upgrade. — mayer
also, heres the link to the step by step i was going to follow.

27英寸 5K Retina 显示屏 iMac 固态硬盘SSD 更换

i ordered the sata data/power cable for my model imac as well. but definitely want to get some advice on this before doing it. i forgot i got my imac with the ssd blade, i thought it was just going to be a simple hard drive swap. — kawika victoria
Your blade SSD is using a PCIe/NVMe connection which is not compatable with your SATA SSD drive you bought. I would leave the blade SSD alone and make it your boot drive and use your 2.5" SSD as your data drive. You want to only have your OS & apps on the blade SSD, leave at least 1/4 of the drive free. — Dan
mayer - ok ill leave it in and clear as much space as i can. sorry there isnt a hard drive. its just that 500gb ssd blade. im at work right now but will be done in a few hours. i can get the serial information to you once i get home. — kawika victoria
The unit above contains the following options:

PROCESSOR 065-C55G 3.8GHZ QC I5, TB UP TO 4.2GHZ

MEMORY 065-C55Y 8GB 2400MHZ DDR4 - 2X4GB

STORAGE 065-C567 512GB FLASH STORAGE

GRAPHICS 065-C55M AMD RADEON PRO 580 W/8GB VRAM

MOUSE & TRACKPAD 065-C50H Apple Magic Mouse 2

KEYBOARD AND DOCUMENTATION 065-C50V MAGIC KYBD+USER'S GUIDE

COUNTRY KIT 065-C572 COUNTRY KIT

i upgraded the RAM to 16GB KIT 2X 8GB PC3-8500 — kawika victoria
i put in my serial number and this is what the page says

https://everymac.com/systems/apple/imac/... — kawika victoria
What country are you in? Was this a BTO (built to order machine)? I am not seeing in Everymacs description where it shipped with just the blade. But it does state that there are connections for a 2.5" drive. — mayer
im in the united states and i live in hawaii and thats where it was shipped to. so youre saying i could install the 2tb ssd and use that as a internal drive? but you suggest i leave the blade in and keep the operating system on there and just use the 2tb ssd for data? — kawika victoria

iMac Intel 27" Retina 5K Display (Mid 2017)

swap out 500gb ssd blade and replace with crucial 2tb ssd

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