I’ve now had two 1TB Seagate Barracuda drives die on me, I’m definitely ready to try a different brand. Apple was aware these drives were defective as my first hard drive was replaced through one of their hard drive replacement programs. So here comes Google…Īfter doing some research, I found out that Segate’s 1TB, 2TB and 3TB Barracuda internal hard drives have a high annual failure rate. Also, I have never replaced an internal hard drive before. But which hard drive should I get? I sure would like to stay the hell away from another Seagate drive (the brand that came stock with my iMac and the same drive Apple used later as a replacement). I also can’t afford to be without a computer, my only option then, is to replace the hard drive myself. The truth is, I can’t afford to pay for expensive labor even less purchase a new computer. I guess they’re hoping that by labeling it vintage, I will spend another $1800 on a new computer. This time I was told my computer was now considered “vintage”, and they do not service it anymore. Well, not anymore…Īfter my hard drive died, the second one since purchasing my iMac in 2010, I made an appointment at my local Genius Bar to see if I could get it replaced. The spinning beach ball of death! You know something’s going on and sure enough, your computer dies and you find out you need a new hard drive! There used to be a time when buying an Apple computer meant having a working computer for many years. Logic Board Disassembly: iMac Intel 21.Your iMac is slow, frequently freezing over a short period of time. I will provide you with some links to different material below! Good Luck!! You can do it without removing your power supply as long as you unplug the power supply cable from the back of the logic board. To answer your question, Yes, you do have to remove the logic board to replace the hard drive cable. It seems like a simple hard drive replacement should do the trick! If disk warrior can repair your directory and get you back to normal, that is perfect. I would recommend running programs like Alsoft’s Disk Warrior to determine the heath of your file directory. Hello! It sounds like your HDD is failing. I don’t see any guides on replacing it, but it appears to run under the logic board, so am I going to have to remove it first? If so, can I take it out without messing with the power supply? I can plug it into an external adapter and see it (although it only shows up in Disk Management, not in Finder) so I am thinking the problem is the hard drive cable. I have an iMac that isn’t recognizing the internal hard drive at all.
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