OWC In-Line Digital Thermal Sensor HDD Upgrade Cable and Install Tools for 27 inch iMac 2012 and later

This kit includes everything you need for a SSD upgrade, I did this on my late 2014 27 inch iMac 5k and all items required for this was there. Suction cups, screw driver, adhesive and SSD temp sensor. Adhesive is strong and holding the screen very well.

This kit has everything except for the SSD of course for upgrading the iMac’s original HDD. The temperature sensor is working great and didn’t have the fan go crazy moment. The glue strips are well marked and the cutter and vacuum based grip are good for the 27” screen. The kit feels pricey compared to one from US but didn’t want the hassle with importing and customs.

I purchased this almost a year and a half ago because I was scared to do the install. I finally did it about a month ago, and I am happy with the results. I have a late 2013 27" iMac with i5 processor that ran like a dog because of a poor performing 1TB Seagate 5400 RPM HDD (I get it Apple, thin comes at a cost - heat). I used the OWC kit to replace that with a Seagate 2TB 3.5-Inch SATA 6GB/s Desktop SSHD (ST2000DX001) (Old Model) . While not as fast as a true SSD, it's a more cost effective solution (they are currently a hair over $100 on Amazon) and there is a noticeable increase in overall performance. My kit had everything that was shown in the online video, which can be seen on OWCs YouTube channel. They have a new version they just published on 02/03/2017. I followed OWCs instructions to the letter, and had the video playing on my PC while I was doing the teardown. As far as the replacement tape is concerned, I wish they had provided a lot more in the kit, as I had just enough after I made a couple of mistakes. The method I finally devised was to fold the backing along the tape strip and then use that as guide to line up against the edge of the iMac's case. I have confirmed the tape is the same brand and type as used by the Geniuses in the Apple Store when they disassemble your iMac. My only other recommendation is to be very careful with the screen. The glass is so large it can bow when reassembling the unit. Once I got the glass back on, it now looks like it was never taken apart. I then did a clean install of macOS Sierra and hooked my old drive up to an Anker USB 3.0 to SATA 3ft Converter Adapter Cable for 2.5 inch/3.5 inch Hard Drive Disk HDD and SSD, Power Adapter included and used the Migration Assistant to get my files and settings onto the new drive. A month in, everything is snappier and the computer actually comes back from a restart in under a minute. Some ephemera - When I was considering an SSD, I went on OWC's site and got on with live chat. I asked if I needed to use the heat sensor with an SSD, which doesn't get as hot as a comparable HDD. Chat said I have to use it, so I did a little more digging and I've confirmed that the circuitry locked up in the black connector is not only a temp sensor but also contains the EPROMS that tell the iMac the drive you're using is an Apple certified unit. Newer drives now contain the firmware to get around this issue, but my wife purchased the SHHD for me for Christmas 2014. I would have had to use the sensor anyway as the new drive is mechanical, but if you've purchased an SSD prior to 2015 that you wish to swap in, use the temp sensor. Also, this version of the 27" iMac (iMac14,2) doesn't have the eMMC slot on the logic board, so I couldn't get, say, a 64GB eMMC drive to do the Fusion Drive upgrade. On the plus side, Seagate now sells an SHHD that has the same SSD size, but uses a different schema for reading/writing data called shingled magnetic recording, or SMR. This allows for thinner platters and faster reads/writes over time. Yes, for you non-Seagate fans out there, Western Digital does make something they call a dual drive, which is a standard HDD and an SSD in the same sandwich, however, on Macs it is hard to install. They're also as expensive as a standard SSD for the same capacity. The Seagate solution just works and makes the Mac faster over time. In other words, your fifth boot will be faster than your first boot.

Ich habe meinen iMac mit einer ssd Festplatte aufrüsten wollen und deshalb zu diesem set gegriffen, es beinhaltet eigentlich alles was man zum Umbau benötigt, von der Festplatte abgesehen. Das verklebte Display lies sich mit dem Rändelrad Gut lösen, so das die Saugnäpfe nicht nötig waren. Mehr als die zwei Torx Schraubendreher braucht es nicht. Das mitgelieferte Kabel passt perfekt. Das Display wird mit den im Lieferumfang enthaltenen Klebestreifen wieder fixiert, Beschreibung dafür ist perfekt. Ich kann den Artikel empfehlen.

Really good quality kit for everyone who want replace HDD with SSD. There is SATA cable with thermal sensor included. Everything works perfect!

Kit was good, gave me everything I needed. It was a pretty easy upgrade using a drive cloner and then re-installing MacOS with internet recovery got me back up and running. Everyone complaining about the weak adhesive is wrong, or they made this stuff SUPER STICKY! I aligned everything though it was good and dropped the panel, it moved a mm off and for the life of me I couldn't get it unstuck. Rather than deal with buying new adhesive I stuck everything down. it's not horrible but I really think the adhesive is good. PROVIDED you correctly cleaned off the old adhesive. I still give this 5 stars because I made a mistake doesn't make it a bad product. Its GREAT. Performance wise my 7 year old MAC can live another 4-5 years easily performance wise.

Pude actualizar ponerle un SSD a mi iMac de 27 pulgadas sin problema, es un proceso sencillo de hacer si es que te gusta la tecnología y en general hacer las cosas por ti mismo. La pantalla quedó perfectamente sellada, solo hay que poner atención y seguir las instrucciones al pie de la letra. ES MUY IMPORTANTE QUITAR EL ADHESIVO ANTERIOR SINO LA PANTALLA SE CAERA. De igual manera el sensor de temperatura funcionó perfectamente. Si pasará algo malo los actualizaré aquí mismo. Por el momento llevo dos días usando el iMac y todo perfecto.