#IMAC 27 LATE 2013 DISASSEMBLY FULL#
#IMAC 27 LATE 2013 DISASSEMBLY PRO#

You only need to get the corner of the business card about 5 mm (1/5 inch) in from the edge to break the foam tape. I started at the top on one side, pushed a corner between the aluminium and glass and slid it down. I used paper business cards, stiff enough to cut the foam tape, soft enough to not cause damage.

Stiff plastic is best but credit cards are too thick, you risk breaking the glass that the monitor is bonded to. To open the iMac and get to the hard drive you need to cut through the foam tape on the edges where the monitor is taped to the aluminium. You should also follow ESD guidelines to prevent Electro Static Discharge damage, I have seen expensive parts stop working as a result of being handled. It is no fun to get electric shock while working on the computer and it can not only kill you but also damage some components. Start by unplugging the iMac and don't touch the printed circuit boards when working on it. 16 Gig is the absolute minimum you can get away with for boot up drive, I guess you could use USB2 drive but then it will probably take an hour to boot up. I used 5-10 business cards to break the foam tape so I could remove the monitor and get to the internals.įinally you need at least 16 Gig USB3 thumb drive to boot up from.

I used matt 'scotch' tape for temporary fix and then ShoeGoo for semi permanent closing. You should use very thin foam tape to tape the screen back on. I couldn't find mine so I used 2.4 mm (1/10 inch) slot screwdriver from a set I had lying around. There is a program available to fix that but you should be safe with all the latest drives.įor tools you need a Torx (T10) screwdriver. Apparently some hard drives will cause the fan inside to go to highest speed. Although this brand/type works fine for me I'm sure there are others that are comparable in most ways, check local availability and prices. I did not want to put smaller capacity SSD into the iMac and higher capacity SSDs were much more expensive. I purchased 500 GB Samsung SSD 850 Evo because it was decent capacity at comparatively low price in my area.

#IMAC 27 LATE 2013 DISASSEMBLY FULL#

The full teardown can be appreciated on the iFixit website.For this step you need to gather some parts.Ī SSD. (10 being easiest to repair.) Still, that’s a 3X improvement over the 1/ iMac was rated. The new iMac still only scored 3 out of 10 for repairability due to the difficulty in opening the unit up and accessing the components. Oh for the days of external memory hatches that you could pop open for a quick memory upgrade! But, if you have the right skills and tools, well… Let’s just say that it is possible. Of course, these components should still be considered as not replaceable by the average users, due to the pain in the butt method required to take the darn thing apart. The last 21.5-inch iMac with expandable memory debuted in 2013, and the last to feature a modular CPU was released in 2012, so this is a big change for the Cupertino firm. The Intel SR32W Core i5-7400 Kaby Lake processor makes a standard LGA 1151 CPU socket its home, meaning it can be easily replaced or possibly even upgraded without dragging the reflow station out.

#IMAC 27 LATE 2013 DISASSEMBLY PRO#

IFixit took apart Apple’s $1,299 3.0GHz stock model, which boasts 8GB of 2400MHz DDR4 memory, a Radeon Pro 555 graphics card with 2GB of VRAM, and a 1TB 5400-RPM hard drive.Īfter working through the adhesive that keeps the 4K display attached to the iMac’s housing, they discovered that the memory modules are not soldered in as they traditionally have, but instead reside in two SO-DIMM slots. IFixit has performed that teardown voodoo that they do so well on the new 4K 21.5-inch iMac, and surprisingly, everything in the darn thing ISN’T soldered in! Apple’s new all-in-one computer has both removable RAM and a modular Kaby Lake processor, neither of which are soldered in.

Imac 27 late 2013 disassembly