iMac Intel 21.5" Retina 4K Display Hard Drive Tray Replacement

Written By: Evan Noronha

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iMac Intel 21.5" Retina 4K Display Hard Drive Tray Replacement

Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

Time Required

No estimate

Introduction

Prerequisite only guide for removing the hard drive tray before the logic board.

Tools

TR8 Torx Security Screwdriver

Step 1

Remove the 7.3 mm T8 Torx screw securing the hard drive tray to the rear enclosure.

it`s a t10 screw..! ;)

happymac venezuela - 31/03/19

I found it easier to connect SATA cable before fixing tray.

Mārtiņš Jansons - 29/11/20

I am following these procedures for the following: iMac Retina 4K - 21.5" - 3GHz Quad Core - Radeon Pro 555 2GB - 4GB/4GB (8GB total - 2 slots) 2400MHz DDR4 SO-DIMM - Mid 2017 - Model: MNDY2LL/A - iMac18,2 - A1418 - 3069. In my case, the SATA cable is clipped into the bottom of the hard drive tray. Pull the hard drive tray up slightly and angle to reveal clips. SATA cable pops out from the side of each clip.

iannai29 -

Better yet, after reading Step 49 - no need to remove SATA cable from the bottom of the hard drive tray.

iannai29 -