Do I Need A Heat Sensor If I Replace The Hard Drive With A Sdd Imac Intel 27 Emc 2429

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If I put a sdd in the mid 2011 iMac 27” do I need a heat sensor

Yes! this series leveraged the HDD’s internal thermal sensor Apple commissioned their drive makers use. Replacing the Apple custom HDD with any another HDD or SSD requires a replacement sensor. The easiest way is to buy this: OWC In-line Digital Thermal Sensor for iMac 2011 Hard Drive Upgrade If you are swapping out the HDD for the SSD. I frankly prefer to add the SSD so I gain the performance of the SSD but also hold onto the deeper storage of the HDD! I would follow this guide Installing iMac Intel 27" EMC 2429 Dual Drive Kit (HDD or SSD) and use this kit iMac Intel 27" (Mid 2011) Dual Hard Drive Kit