Resolved Adding second SSD to 2013 iMac

[Aika]

Does anyone know if iMacs that were bought with a SSD (no fusion drive) have the hard drive brackets and SATA cables preinstalled for that bay even though there isn't a drive there or is it just totally empty? I haven't been able to find any tear downs for iMacs that originally came with just the PCIe SSD equipped.

 

[satinsilverem2]

I don't think the drive caddy or the cables are installed if theres no drive. however I would imagine that the ports are still on the logic board, so you could just buy the caddy and cables and add the drive that way.

 

[Aika]

One of the similar threads (that didn't show up in a search) answered my question. Nothing is there making it a much harder upgrade than I am willing to do for the risk-benefit. Maybe 5 years from now, when the warranty is long gone!