Does my iMac 21.5-inch, Late 2009 3.06GHz, 10,1 come with a 2.5 or 3.5 SATA drive?
What is the largest drive it supports? Bigger than 2 TB? (I do not want SSD) Thank you for your time and patience.
iMac, OS X 10.11
It has a 3.5" HDD.
For upgrades that include RAM, HDD's upto 8T and SSDs for the Late 2009 iMac's,
see > https://eshop.macsales.com/shop/memory/iMac/DDR3_21.5_27
Also note: that you will need an inline thermal sensor cable to replace the Internal HDD.
It has a 3.5" HDD.
For upgrades that include RAM, HDD's upto 8T and SSDs for the Late 2009 iMac's,
see > https://eshop.macsales.com/shop/memory/iMac/DDR3_21.5_27
Also note: that you will need an inline thermal sensor cable to replace the Internal HDD.
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If you need additional storage, I suggest that you use an external FireWire 800 drive. Since this is an older technology, your only choice now is an OWC Mercury Elite Pro - OWC. It also has USB 3 ports.
Then, you can move your large files and libraries to this drive without disassembling the Mac for a larger drive.
Jack
Does my iMac 21.5-inch, Late 2009 3.06GHz, 10,1 come with a 2.5 or 3.5 SATA drive?
