Before I put the glass on, I wanted to piece it together and do a quick test with the Snow Leopard install disk to make sure the drive actually worked, which it did without a hitch. IMG_0186 …. By SSD upgrade for 24″ iMac – Hack a Day on November 3, 2009 at 3:27 pm. … blink. He decided that instead of just swapping out the bad drive for a traditional unit he would upgrade to a solid state drive. Tearing apart high-end hardware like this can be a bit nerve-racking …

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