Hard disk in my 2007 24" iMac is toast. (I think the 5400rpm drive is running at 33 1/3)

The iFixit instructions don't look too hard.

I'm pretty handy... have made a hackintosh, replaced a mobo in a Macbook Pro, put together a plug in hybrid Prius but I am scared of ruining the glass or LCD when I pull it apart.

Any words of wisdom from those that do this for a living?

Thanks

John

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For some must watch, while some must sleep
So runs the world away

A shot of good single malt scotch before you start to steady your nerves...

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Sometimes it is what it is...
and then there's times when it's really better.



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take your time, and you should be OK.

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The glass is the hardest part...

Get suction cups and remove and place in a safe, perfectly clean spot. I set it on edge with the cups still attached and lean it against a wall so that what I look though isn't touching any surface.

If dust settles on the inside, I'd blow it away with canned air.

Just follow every step carefully and it's not that bad of a job.

It was daunting, if I'm remembering the right model. But it's quite do-able.

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There is a video on OWCs site.

Thank you all


I'm gonna go for it!

(my wife will kill me if I screw it up....its her machine).

John

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For some must watch, while some must sleep
So runs the world away

Just make sure to keep a firm grip on the screw driver and keep a finger between the screw and the screen. You don't want the bit to slip out and scratch the screen.

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Just make sure to keep a firm grip on the screw driver and keep a finger between the screw and the screen. You don't want the bit to slip out and scratch the screen.

Your finger will heal, the screen won't!

you could cover the LCD with oak-tag or thin cardboard if you want to protect it...

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Take it easy, it's fairly simple on a 2007. Last time I did it it took 10 minutes. And follow C(-)ris' advice Other thing I'd add is do it in a dust free environment as possible and check the LCD screen and back of the glass screen for dust before put it back together.

Removing the screen is truly the easiest part of the job. You don't need fancy suction cups, just a couple of of the small ones that come two to a pack for a dollar or two. I just leaned he screen against some sort of object on the dining room table (a big candle or a vase or something). But I did use a screwdriver to prop open the iMac kind of like the hood of a car.

Agreed with all of the above. I upgraded the drive in my brother's a few years ago, and was shocked at how easy it was. The most shocking thing about it these days was getting a 2 TB drive for under $60, though.