iMac 11,2 (mid 2010) 21" HDD Sensor Bypass

[90Ninety]

So I am trying to understand the below article, and replace the old Spinning Rust with a Nice SSD . Though the article is confusing , my iMac does have a cable running to the Jumpers on the Samsung HDD ( something the article suggests is only on the 2011 model - despite mine being 2010 )

The cable is just simply two wires, shall I simply just jump the wires, or do I have to bridge the SATA pins also ?

Thanks in advance

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[genexx]

To my understanding you do not need to do it for the 2010 Model but as the Pins are just Com in Normal Configs you will do no Harm anyway:

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/imac-macos-and-ssd-problem.2379383/post-31934818

One has developed a solution that eliminates the 4SNS/1/40000000:TH00-9.000 problem after replacing a HDD in the following Apple models that do not have an external drive temperature sensor:
- iMac 21.5-inch A1311 (2011 model)
- iMac 27-inch A1312 (2011 model)
- iMac 21.5-inch Retina A1418 (2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 models)
- iMac 27-inch Retina A1419 (models: 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015)

Fig.
Figures 1 and 2 - Pinout of the SATA power connector (left standard pinout, right Apple pinout).

Solution:

Simply connect pin 11 to pin 12 of the SATA power connector with a drop of tin before installing the drive, as shown in the figures below:

Connecting pins 11 and 12 of the SATA connector (on the left a 2.5" drive where the solder joints of the connector are accessible without removing the electronics, on the right a 3.5" drive where the solder joints are inaccessible from the outside and the removal of the electronics board is required)