I have two identical Imacs (mid 2011), One of the Imacs has logic board problem but I need all the programs and data on that HDD and i'm just thinking of swapping HDD to the one that is working. Will it boot as per normal?
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Imac 2011 - Can I swap HDD between two identical Imacs?
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You don't need to do this.
All you need to do is take the drive OUT OF the "bad" iMac.
Then use a USB3/SATA docking station (there are many of them on amazon for cheap) to connect it to the USB port on the "good" iMac, and access it that way.
Hmmm....
Wondering if you could just boot the bad iMac into "target disk mode" (hold down T key at boot), and see if you can "get into it" that way...?
All you need to do is take the drive OUT OF the "bad" iMac.
Then use a USB3/SATA docking station (there are many of them on amazon for cheap) to connect it to the USB port on the "good" iMac, and access it that way.
Hmmm....
Wondering if you could just boot the bad iMac into "target disk mode" (hold down T key at boot), and see if you can "get into it" that way...?
Even better... You can just swap any Apple harddisk into another Apple Computer as long as the OS is supported.
You can get some problmes with 3rd parity software like Adobe or DxO.
Oh.. and is your Logicboard defekt or the GPU. The 2011 are known for failing GPU's.
You can get some problmes with 3rd parity software like Adobe or DxO.
Oh.. and is your Logicboard defekt or the GPU. The 2011 are known for failing GPU's.
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