OWC 1.0TB 3G SSD and HDD DIY Complete Bundle Upgrade Kit for Late 2009-2010 iMacs, (OWCKITIM09HE1TB)

Great product
I installed the SSD in my 2009 iMac after the original hard drive failed. This product improved overall processing performance “SIGNIFICANTLY”. It brought back new life to an aging iMac…. will likely use for another 5 years. The tools in the kit ARE NECESSARY and very helpful. I recommend this product and brand to anyone needing to upgrade their iMac. The only caution is that it is helpful to watch the manufacturer’s installation videos several times. The process is tedious, attention to detail is critical and helpful to have manual dexterity working with intricate parts during the removal/replacement process. Start to finish took me approximately one hour for the “hardware”. Software and reload of apps was another couple hours…. helpful if you have a backup to rely on.

Good and Easy
The kit is easy to follow. Provides all of the hardware and tools needed. Everything fits perfectly.

Complete kit to replace the main hard rive in mid 2010 iMac
I suspected the un-bootable condition of my mid-2010 iMac was caused by a dying hard drive. I followed several boot up instructions to boot into recovery mode but it only made things worse. It got to the point where all I had was WSOD (white screen of death) which means it never made it to the Apple icon. Even though I had been making daily/hourly backups via time machine I wasn’t sure if the backup was up to date or would even work. Fortunately before I got to a point of WSOD, using the startup recovery process I was able to make a second backup to another external drive for added insurance. As it turns out it was not needed.I reviewed the video on the OWC web site several time to be sure I was clear on each step of the process and which kit to order. I also wanted to upgrade from the internal hard drive to an SSD drive to improve the performance of this 9-year old iMac. The kit came complete with everything needed from the tools needed for the repair/replacement/disassembly of the iMac, to the SSD and the carrier to replace the original SATA hard drive, and an adaptor cable. An adaptor cable is required to add an external HD temperature sensor on the SSD drive. That was also included in the kit. Without it, one of the cooling fans would run at high speed making it annoyingly loud according to sites I’ve read about the upgrade. I’m sure a full speed condition would eventually lead to a fan failure. The adaptor cable and sensors are also needed even if you decided to go with a hard drive replacement because the original Apple hard drive has this built internally, but check your version of iMac. That info should be available on the OWC (macsales.com) site https://blog.macsales.com/46419-decade-of-upgrade-how-to-enhance-any-desktop-mac-since-2008.Because the symptoms had progressively gotten worse since I first starting troubleshooting, I was reluctant to spend a lot of money on this repair attempt. Well I was really pleased that after reassembling the iMac with the new SSD drive, the Apple logo was back Since there was no operating system on the new drive, it automatically booted up into recovery mode after several minutes. Even this small step was an improvement. According to the directions the new drive was supposed to be formatted for the iMac. However I don’t recall what indication I saw but I had to use disk utilities (Apple recovery) to format the new SSD drive. That is no big deal, but this was the only part that seemed unclear from the OWC instruction video. That is Apple offers several options to “erase” (format) a drive. There was also a scheme selection. I couldn’t find a lot of detail on the Internet about it either, so I left the default, “GUID Partition Map” and proceeded with the format. The next step was to restore from backup. Keep in mind that the new SSD drive has no operating system on it yet. I used the original (Time Machine) backup that was only a few days old. It took over night to complete. After all of that I was pleased that the system rebooted to the login screen and all applications, data and settings were restored. Macs are really good abut this if you have on-going back ups running.I believe I could have ordered directly from OWC (macsales), but I like Amazon’s ordering method and delivery via Prime. I give 5-stars to both OWC for everything needed to upgrade/replace the main hard drive in my iMac as well as to Amazon for ease of ordering and delivery.

This equipment does not work!
I have tried to contact this company numerous times. No answer I was on hold for an hour and a half and still no answer. I install the product my computer did not pick it up I did not even register that I installed a new hard drive. When I went into the CMOS of the computer the only error it was giving me was a fan cooling sensor error. I do not recommend this product it does not work and I want a refund I paid $172 total for this product. I can’t even contact anyone to get my refund.

Todo llega perfectamene empacado, de primera calidad, con indicaciones precisas para instalacion, yo no tengo expriencia en instalacion y mi IMac quedó como si comprara maquina nueva, todo funciona perfectamente, llevo dias trabajando con ella.

The 1 TB Seagate Barracuda in my 27″ late iMac (Model 10,1) started to make clicking noises. After 13 years of loyal service (!), it was pretty much expected.This kit is simply astonishing. It maxes out the SATA 2 connection available (3 GB/s, no need to go for the 6 GB/s as my motherboard does not supports it) and everything is included to do a neat job.Speaking of, the installation is not what I would call easy but also very feasible, I will rate it 6/10 for difficulty, 10 being impossible. Be sure to follow the excellent OWC official install video while doing it and you will be golden. The most difficult part for me was removing the LCD cables (I have big hands). And since you are there, give the iMac a good cleaning while it is open.After having reinstalled macOS (High Sierra in my case), I was speechless. The speed is incredible, matching my 2019 MacBook Air running Monterey. And the silence is a nice benefit too, the poor Barracuda was so noisy in comparison.I was about to order a new 2021 24″ iMac but after this upgrade, I decided to keep my 27″, add another 8 GB of RAM to maximise it at 16 GB and call it a day. In my case, I don’t need a powerful CPU/GPU, just a stable, quick system for everyday tasks with a big screen. Finally, there is also a sense of accomplishment of upgrading your gear and it is better for the planet. 🙂

Excelente producto, funciona muy bien en iMac 2010