You have to use Apple's blade style SSD.
Before someone starts lecturing me about the status of my warranty, let me show you a picture. Im going install a 3770 i have laying around so i had to remove the cpu.
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Before someone starts lecturing me about the status of my warranty, let me show you a picture. Im going install a 3770 i have laying around so i had to remove the cpu.
You are going to replace the CPU as well? You're a madman, R.OG.
Sure there is, couple screws hold the whole mount. Then either have a custom part machined, or drill holes in the back to hold the mount once the stand is off. Either way, I think you will void your warranty. Someone will probably make an insert, but like I said, you'd be looking at removing everything to get to the inside of the mount.
Edit: R.OG was faster. Thanks for the pictures, by the way.
Wasn't lecturing you about anything. Figured you knew what you were doing. Simply commenting that anyone thinking about custom mounting the machine should be fully aware that Apple probably won't touch it afterwards.
I'd be curious how your upgraded CPU functions; wonder if Apple has custom tags in the kernel that might be an issue.
If you just replaced the 3.5" drive with an SSD, could you set that to boot and use the built in blade style SSD for storage or something else without having to remain in Fusion format?
I just can't wait till late Jan for the 27" i ordered to arrive. I sold my 2011 and MAC PRO two months ago.
I just can't wait till late Jan for the 27" i ordered to arrive. I sold my 2011 and MAC PRO two months ago.
Thanks both. Sure, then you can say that anything is VESA mount compatible
Let me get my drill, I bet I can VESA mount my MacBook.... Do you think the screws sticking out of the screen will be a distraction?
So you ordered a BTO 27" iMac from Apple, but then, seeing that it would not be delivered until next year went out to Best Buy, bought a base configuration iMac, brought it home and made a FrankenMac to hold you over until the next one arrives?
Nice.
Looking at the distance from the blade to the screw, I wonder if the current OWC blade will work that is from one of the other MBA or MB laptops. R.OG you are a gutsy man, thanks for doing this! I would love to have my ssd installed inside my new imac, but I am not sure I am confortable with opening it up as of yet.
I going to use it till the next mac pro is released.
The stand is mounted from the inside. No more VESA mount for the new 27"
Open the lid first so that the screws only come through the keyboard. Problem solved!
Haha, I know exactly how you feel.
I'm just a bit reserved on the whole 'adhesive tape' think and with voiding warranty - everyone says something different about how the warranty owould be voided.
This warranty does not apply: (a) to consumable parts, such as batteries, unless failure has occurred due to a defect in materials or workmanship; (b) to cosmetic damage, including but not limited to scratches, dents and broken plastic on ports; (c) to damage caused by use with another product; (d) to damage caused by accident, abuse, misuse, liquid contact, fire, earthquake or other external cause; (e) to damage caused by operating the Apple Product outside Apples published guidelines; (f) to damage caused by service (including upgrades and expansions) performed by anyone who is not a representative of Apple or an Apple Authorized Service Provider (AASP); (g) to an Apple Product that has been modified to alter functionality or capability without the written permission of Apple; (h) to defects caused by normal wear and tear or otherwise due to the normal aging of the Apple Product, or (i) if any serial number has been removed or defaced from the Apple Product.
I was joking that I would drill right through the LCD! Though, you could take the bottom panel off, and drill it that way. Not sure if there is enough clearance between that panel and the innards. Might not get it back on without damaging the battery or shorting the logic board.
To install the old mount, you inserted a credit card into the slot above the foot to disengage the foot, then a bracket snapped into its place. There was no need to open the computer. Taking that foot off and getting it back on that way was a pain BTW.
Thanks for the pictures and descriptions R.OG!
I assume from the use of the IcyDock that the disk SATA port is physically on the motherboard and the disk simply plugs in without the use of a SATA cable of any kind?
Hopefully the disk drive port will be on non-hard disk models as well as I want to add an additional SSD drive in that location.
Thanks!
Please note that I am not being a nanny or criticising ROG - just stating facts. I think what he's doing is pretty awesome.
You have to use Apple's blade style SSD.