upgrading IMAC mid-2011

[periscop]

I have an IMAC mid-2011 21.5*inch and I want to replace my 500 GB HDD by a barracuda 2 TB and add a 500GB SSD placed on the super Drive.
I have a few questions because I see on various forums all and nothing…

concerning the thermal sensor on the HDD
I am going to shunt the thermal sensor and control the fans with a software using the smart datas. do you think it’s the better solution or the kit sold by owc is better (cable with thermal sensor)?
Have someone experimented freezes with smart ?

for the SSD someone recommend me to buy from OWC a cable with thermal sensor for SSD… but I don’t find it… do you have an idea?

thanks

 

[Hobamedia]

Hello,
I thing the OWC solution isn´t cheap but perfect und works also with SSD .

The Problem (I thing iMac 27 is the same princip - )) the internal SATA Superdrive Chipset interface works only max with 3 Gigabit/s
and the Harddrive Chipset Interface with 6 Gbit/s

Best solution is using the Second Harddrive interface connector and find a Place for your SSD

Alternative
SSD <-----> Hardddrive Connector
HDD <------> Superdrive Connector



I ve only replaced my HDD See my Config:

Intel 6 Series Chipset:



Hersteller: Intel

Produkt: 6 Series Chipset

Link-Geschwindigkeit: 6 Gigabit

Ausgehandelte Link-Geschwindigkeit: 6 Gigabit

Physischer Verbindungstyp: SATA

Beschreibung: AHCI Version 1.30 Supported



Samsung SSD 850 PRO 1TB:



Kapazität: 1,02 TB (1.024.209.543.168 Byte)

Modell: Samsung SSD 850 PRO 1TB

Version: EXM02B6Q

Seriennummer: S252NXAG907836L

Native Command Queuing: Ja

Queue Depth: 32

Wechselmedien: Nein

Absteckbares Laufwerk: Nein

BSD-Name: disk0

Medienart: Solid State

TRIM-Unterstützung: Ja

Partitionstabellentyp: GPT (GUID-Partitionstabelle)

S.M.A.R.T.-Status: Überprüft

Volumes:

EFI:

Kapazität: 209,7 MB (209.715.200 Byte)

BSD-Name: disk0s1

Inhalt: EFI

UUID des Volumes: 0E239BC6-F960-3107-89CF-1C97F78BB46B

Festplatte imac2011:

Kapazität: 895,35 GB (895.349.784.576 Byte)

Verfügbar: 583,73 GB (583.726.505.984 Byte)

Beschreibbar: Ja

Dateisystem: Journaled HFS+

BSD-Name: disk0s2

Mount-Point: /

Inhalt: Apple_HFS

UUID des Volumes: 0CE08F13-4A23-3222-83DC-8E49078A8EB1

Recovery HD:

Kapazität: 650 MB (650.002.432 Byte)

BSD-Name: disk0s3

Inhalt: Apple_Boot

UUID des Volumes: 31CD66D3-E50F-30F5-91B9-15D15FBDD1A9

BOOTCAMP:

Kapazität: 128 GB (127.998.623.744 Byte)

Verfügbar: 82,93 GB (82.927.362.048 Byte)

Beschreibbar: Nein

Dateisystem: NTFS

BSD-Name: disk0s4

Mount-Point: /Volumes/BOOTCAMP

Inhalt: Microsoft Basic Data

UUID des Volumes: 00B31A8E-794C-4552-AD0D-D6F7F765D706








My Superdrive :

Hersteller: Intel

Produkt: 6 Series Chipset

Link-Geschwindigkeit: 3 Gigabit

Ausgehandelte Link-Geschwindigkeit: 1,5 Gigabit

Physischer Verbindungstyp: SATA

Beschreibung: AHCI Version 1.30 Supported



HL-DT-STDVDRW GA32N:



Modell: HL-DT-STDVDRW GA32N

Version: KE06

Seriennummer: KZEBAME2617

Native Command Queuing: Nein

Absteckbares Laufwerk: Nein

Ausschalten: Ja

Async Notification: Nein

 

[kgian]

I have an IMAC mid-2011 21.5*inch and I want to replace my 500 GB HDD by a barracuda 2 TB and add a 500GB SSD placed on the super Drive.
I have a few questions because I see on various forums all and nothing…

concerning the thermal sensor on the HDD
I am going to shunt the thermal sensor and control the fans with a software using the smart datas. do you think it’s the better solution or the kit sold by owc is better (cable with thermal sensor)?
Have someone experimented freezes with smart ?

for the SSD someone recommend me to buy from OWC a cable with thermal sensor for SSD… but I don’t find it… do you have an idea?

thanks

The thermal sensor is the better solution, as it works regardless of the operating system used. If you use software you need one for OSX and another for windows if you use bootcamp.

For the SSD, the best place is to install it in the spare sata port behind the motherboard. You need a standard sata cable and a special power cable, which you can buy from owc or on ebay.

You don't need to remove the optical drive.

The above is the normal apple arrangement for this model.

 

[toddzrx]

Hello,
I thing the OWC solution isn´t cheap but perfect und works also with SSD .

The Problem (I thing iMac 27 is the same princip - )) the internal SATA Superdrive Chipset interface works only max with 3 Gigabit/s
and the Harddrive Chipset Interface with 6 Gbit/s

Best solution is using the Second Harddrive interface connector and find a Place for your SSD

Alternative
SSD <-----> Hardddrive Connector
HDD <------> Superdrive Connector



I ve only replaced my HDD See my Config:

Intel 6 Series Chipset:



Hersteller: Intel

Produkt: 6 Series Chipset

Link-Geschwindigkeit: 6 Gigabit

Ausgehandelte Link-Geschwindigkeit: 6 Gigabit

Physischer Verbindungstyp: SATA

Beschreibung: AHCI Version 1.30 Supported



Samsung SSD 850 PRO 1TB:



Kapazität: 1,02 TB (1.024.209.543.168 Byte)

Modell: Samsung SSD 850 PRO 1TB

Version: EXM02B6Q

Seriennummer: S252NXAG907836L

Native Command Queuing: Ja

Queue Depth: 32

Wechselmedien: Nein

Absteckbares Laufwerk: Nein

BSD-Name: disk0

Medienart: Solid State

TRIM-Unterstützung: Ja

Partitionstabellentyp: GPT (GUID-Partitionstabelle)

S.M.A.R.T.-Status: Überprüft

Volumes:

EFI:

Kapazität: 209,7 MB (209.715.200 Byte)

BSD-Name: disk0s1

Inhalt: EFI

UUID des Volumes: 0E239BC6-F960-3107-89CF-1C97F78BB46B

Festplatte imac2011:

Kapazität: 895,35 GB (895.349.784.576 Byte)

Verfügbar: 583,73 GB (583.726.505.984 Byte)

Beschreibbar: Ja

Dateisystem: Journaled HFS+

BSD-Name: disk0s2

Mount-Point: /

Inhalt: Apple_HFS

UUID des Volumes: 0CE08F13-4A23-3222-83DC-8E49078A8EB1

Recovery HD:

Kapazität: 650 MB (650.002.432 Byte)

BSD-Name: disk0s3

Inhalt: Apple_Boot

UUID des Volumes: 31CD66D3-E50F-30F5-91B9-15D15FBDD1A9

BOOTCAMP:

Kapazität: 128 GB (127.998.623.744 Byte)

Verfügbar: 82,93 GB (82.927.362.048 Byte)

Beschreibbar: Nein

Dateisystem: NTFS

BSD-Name: disk0s4

Mount-Point: /Volumes/BOOTCAMP

Inhalt: Microsoft Basic Data

UUID des Volumes: 00B31A8E-794C-4552-AD0D-D6F7F765D706








My Superdrive :

Hersteller: Intel

Produkt: 6 Series Chipset

Link-Geschwindigkeit: 3 Gigabit

Ausgehandelte Link-Geschwindigkeit: 1,5 Gigabit

Physischer Verbindungstyp: SATA

Beschreibung: AHCI Version 1.30 Supported



HL-DT-STDVDRW GA32N:



Modell: HL-DT-STDVDRW GA32N

Version: KE06

Seriennummer: KZEBAME2617

Native Command Queuing: Nein

Absteckbares Laufwerk: Nein

Ausschalten: Ja

Async Notification: Nein

The thermal sensor is the better solution, as it works regardless of the operating system used. If you use software you need one for OSX and another for windows if you use bootcamp.

For the SSD, the best place is to install it in the spare sata port behind the motherboard. You need a standard sata cable and a special power cable, which you can buy from owc or on ebay.

You don't need to remove the optical drive.

The above is the normal apple arrangement for this model.

Note that this thread was started a year and a half ago.