SSD replacing optical drive *WITHOUT* using Optibay

[takamine]

Hi everyone,

I'm looking to upgrade a 2009 27" iMac i7 with an SSD in the place of the optical drive.

Just a simple question, instead of buying an Optibay, can I just the SSD to the back wall of the iMac housing with velcro and connect the SATA/power cable to the SSD straight on? Or is it necessary to have the Optibay?

Thanks

 

[300D]

Its physically impossible to install an internal SSD without replacing the hard drive or optical drive. Even if there were physical space to do it, there are no available SATA ports.

 

[Kenndac]

Also, if you want to replace the optical drive, the optical drive uses a different SATA connector to hard drive/optical drives (I believe it's called Slimline SATA), so you'll need an adaptor.

 

[takamine]

Thanks for the info. Saved me from pulling apart my friend's iMac for nothing!

Would something like this work in place of the iMac's optical drive:

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/2nd-HDD-cadd...ccessories&hash=item415424cb6d#ht_4469wt_1141

Most of these caddies are for the Macbook Pros, so I'm not sure whether it would work with an iMac too

 

[iDutchman]

Thanks for the info. Saved me from pulling apart my friend's iMac for nothing!

Would something like this work in place of the iMac's optical drive:

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/2nd-HDD-cadd...ccessories&hash=item415424cb6d#ht_4469wt_1141

Most of these caddies are for the Macbook Pros, so I'm not sure whether it would work with an iMac too

Yes, that will work. I just that that to my friends iMac 27" 2009 model. He also has a macbook pro model, but they work perfectly fine.

 

[takamine]

Yes, that will work. I just that that to my friends iMac 27" 2009 model. He also has a macbook pro model, but they work perfectly fine.

Thanks for the info and reassurance! Just ordered one.

 

[InfoTime]

Thanks for the info. Saved me from pulling apart my friend's iMac for nothing!

Would something like this work in place of the iMac's optical drive:

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/2nd-HDD-cadd...ccessories&hash=item415424cb6d#ht_4469wt_1141

Most of these caddies are for the Macbook Pros, so I'm not sure whether it would work with an iMac too

Yes, that will work. I just that that to my friends iMac 27" 2009 model. He also has a macbook pro model, but they work perfectly fine.

Bumping an old thread... I have the same question, unfortunately it looks like that eBay link has expired. Anyone know what that item is?