I've been searching around to understand how to install a 2nd Hard drive of course it''ll be a SSD. the OCW is the best way to do it, but I'm not tech enough to install it myself, and I noticed that there is a 2nd chipset 6GB SATA to keep the the Superdrive? is this possible to add the SSD to the chipset? if so, what's the size that I'll need? or is it just better to swap the SuperDrive? then, any more details?
iMac, OS X Yosemite (10.10)
If there is a second disk connector then you can simply add the SSD using it. If there isn't, then you could get a 'Y' adapter and take the second connector off the original. I do not know how this may affect the temperature sensor. You may need one for the second disk to keep the fans from running full speed all the time. You can get one from OWC. The alternative is to remove the optical drive and replace it with the SSD. However, this SATA channel is only 3GB, so an SSD will not run at full speed if it is a 6G model.
OWC sells a variety of upgrade kits for use with iMacs. You should check them out before proceeding. I would look at the video tutorials to determine if you feel capable for the job.
ssd HD in mid 2011 iMac 21"
