Will an old imac take a hybrid drive?

[estockme]

HI ALL! Question here:

My early 2009 imac's hard drive has stopped working, applecare has expired and so it is time to replace it. I am wondering: will it work with a hybrid hdd/ssd hard drive? I'm looking at this here:

http://www.amazon.com/Seagate-Momen...&keywords=internal+hard+drive+for+imac+hybrid

The current os is 10.8.4 (or whatever is latest) running off the external/time machine that i've partitioned to hold me over, so if i were to reinstall on that, would it automatically configure itself or are there other limitations on this old mac?

 

[bolen]

Yes. There should be no problem with the disk it self. However, there is a fan issue when replacing the disk on iMacs from 2009 and onwards that requires shorting the temperature sensor cable, otherwise the HDD fan will spin at full speed after replacing the original disk.

More information:
http://blog.macsales.com/19617-diag...ed-issues-after-upgrading-the-main-hard-drive

There is also a software solution for controlling the fan after installing your HDD/SSD. http://www.hddfancontrol.com

 

[Mikebike125]

I have had this same question. Along these same lines will this HD work on a late 2007 20"Aluminum imac? Mine HD is probably not too long for this world and I need some more space and would like to do my own Fusion type drive.

Does anyone know if this will work on my old machine also?

Thumbs up to the OP estockme for a great question!!