Hi all, Just wondered if I could have some advice on my late 2009 iMac.. To begin, its a Late 2009 21.5" model, I haven't really done much in the way of upgrades apart from upping the RAM to 12gb. So last weekend I thought to bring it up to speed and install a flashy new 2.5" WD 500gb Solid State Drive using the OWC cable loom to avoid the fan issues..
So install day came, I followed the steps one by one, installed the drive and powered up. I used disk utility to format the new drive etc and then I chose the option to install my Time Machine back up where I was greeted with a "Remaining Time: 2 hours" prompt, which was fine.. I decided to leave it alone and let it do its thing. This is where the issues started!
I came back after approx 50minutes to find a black screen and absolute silence, the LED on my mouse had gone out.. The computer had completely shut off.. Pressed the power button and no response.. Unplugged from the wall, plugged in and pressed power again.. Zero response.. So I thought, lets put it back as it was just to be safe. So I removed the new drive and popped the stock drive back in and it fired up almost straight away, with a message to say that the computer wasn't shut down properly.. Either way it was back.
However, I have come across a few things since I've put things back.. Firstly my wired apple keyboard is completely dead, no response and the computer doesn't recognise it being plugged in, so I assume that some sort of power issue cooked my keyboard? Luckily I had my wireless keyboard as a back up.
Next issue is that when I insert a CD into the drive, I hear the disc spinning, a few clunks and the hard drive knocking, then poof! the computer completely shuts off (black screen, no power) however I do get a very dim light from my mouse's LED. It just took me 15 minutes and a lot of reboots to get the system back on and to eject the disc.
I know its nearly 10 year old and its served me well but it seems that Apple really doesn't like you changing things. Could this be my iMac is slowly dying? It appears to have become quite temperamental.
Any advice would be much appreciated.
So install day came, I followed the steps one by one, installed the drive and powered up. I used disk utility to format the new drive etc and then I chose the option to install my Time Machine back up where I was greeted with a "Remaining Time: 2 hours" prompt, which was fine.. I decided to leave it alone and let it do its thing. This is where the issues started!
I came back after approx 50minutes to find a black screen and absolute silence, the LED on my mouse had gone out.. The computer had completely shut off.. Pressed the power button and no response.. Unplugged from the wall, plugged in and pressed power again.. Zero response.. So I thought, lets put it back as it was just to be safe. So I removed the new drive and popped the stock drive back in and it fired up almost straight away, with a message to say that the computer wasn't shut down properly.. Either way it was back.
However, I have come across a few things since I've put things back.. Firstly my wired apple keyboard is completely dead, no response and the computer doesn't recognise it being plugged in, so I assume that some sort of power issue cooked my keyboard? Luckily I had my wireless keyboard as a back up.
Next issue is that when I insert a CD into the drive, I hear the disc spinning, a few clunks and the hard drive knocking, then poof! the computer completely shuts off (black screen, no power) however I do get a very dim light from my mouse's LED. It just took me 15 minutes and a lot of reboots to get the system back on and to eject the disc.
I know its nearly 10 year old and its served me well but it seems that Apple really doesn't like you changing things. Could this be my iMac is slowly dying? It appears to have become quite temperamental.
Any advice would be much appreciated.
Thats right I pulled the screen, and fitted the OWC 2009 wiring harness with the external thermal sensor etc, I double checked all the connections before reassembling and as we speak the computer is up and running with no errors showing. Its just a bit strange that I can't insert CD's anymore without it shutting off completely.