StefanM Posted September 21, 2007 Share Posted September 21, 2007 Hi, I am going to buy a brand new 24" iMac and I want to plugin a second HDD for Bootcamp, because I also want to use my Bootcamp Installation for Parallels or VMware Fusion. Is it possible to attach another HDD in the Case of the iMac? Or is the only possibility to attach a HDD via USB/Firewire and use it with Bootcamp? But I don´t really want to use a USB device, because it destroys the beautiful look of the iMac and because it is much slower than another SATA HDD. Any ideas? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/63952-imac-second-hdd/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanM Posted September 21, 2007 Author Share Posted September 21, 2007 Maybe there fits a 2.5 Laptop HDD with Serial ATA??? Do you think there is more space inside than in the 20" iMac . I have no images found from the inside of the 24" iMac? Is there a second SATA Port, where I can plug in a second HDD. If this port doesn´t exist there is no need of thinking where I could deploy the second HDD :-) Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/63952-imac-second-hdd/#findComment-452455 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lactobacillus P Posted September 21, 2007 Share Posted September 21, 2007 Maybe there fits a 2.5 Laptop HDD with Serial ATA??? Do you think there is more space inside than in the 20" iMac . I have no images found from the inside of the 24" iMac? Is there a second SATA Port, where I can plug in a second HDD. If this port doesn´t exist there is no need of thinking where I could deploy the second HDD :-) I believe Firewire works with Bootcamp. Not sure though. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/63952-imac-second-hdd/#findComment-452465 Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanM Posted September 24, 2007 Author Share Posted September 24, 2007 Does nobody know if there is a second sata port in the new aluminium iMac? If there is I could attach a second HDD(2,5"Notebook HDD) directly to the iMac. I think there should be a tiny little place inside the 24" for a second HDD or not? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/63952-imac-second-hdd/#findComment-454888 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Headrush69 Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 I think there should be a tiny little place inside the 24" for a second HDD or not? Highly doubt it and even if you could squeeze one in, you are likely to disturbed a well laid out cooling system/pattern. Why not just repartition your internal HD and share it between the OSes? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/63952-imac-second-hdd/#findComment-454917 Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanM Posted September 24, 2007 Author Share Posted September 24, 2007 Yes of course you are right. A second partition would be no problem. That would help me if I directly start Windows from Bootcamp. But when I Start Windows from Parallels which is installed on the second partition both OS run from the same Harddrive. And that makes both OS slower. So the fact is that virtual machines always run faster from a second HDD. All I want to know if there is space and a second SATA Port on the mainboard Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/63952-imac-second-hdd/#findComment-454921 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lactobacillus P Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 Yes of course you are right. A second partition would be no problem. That would help me if I directly start Windows from Bootcamp. But when I Start Windows from Parallels which is installed on the second partition both OS run from the same Harddrive. And that makes both OS slower. So the fact is that virtual machines always run faster from a second HDD. All I want to know if there is space and a second SATA Port on the mainboard And then you need to know if you can actually make it sit in a secure sport without shorting out anything, doubt that there is place in there to actually sort of create a drive bay for it. You'll probably ruin your garantee and you're probably better off using an external firewire or USB drive. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/63952-imac-second-hdd/#findComment-454924 Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanM Posted September 24, 2007 Author Share Posted September 24, 2007 Well putting it in a secure way in such a bay or something like that would be no problem if I would know that there is a second SATA Port and a little space for deploying the second notebook HDD. The pics in the web are all from the inside of the 20" iMac and there are no pcitures from the mainboard where i can see if there is a second SATA Port Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/63952-imac-second-hdd/#findComment-454927 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluedoggiant Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 Maybe there fits a 2.5 Laptop HDD with Serial ATA??? Do you think there is more space inside than in the 20" iMac . I have no images found from the inside of the 24" iMac? Is there a second SATA Port, where I can plug in a second HDD. If this port doesn´t exist there is no need of thinking where I could deploy the second HDD :-) uhh, just to let you know, we do have pictures of the imac opened, and procedure instructions, this is from the forum that i usually use, macrumors, check out the link to the thread below, and look at the first post: http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php...ighlight=scared Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/63952-imac-second-hdd/#findComment-455091 Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyhighmac Posted September 25, 2007 Share Posted September 25, 2007 Doubt there is a second port, though possible. Though no room inside the case for the drive. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/63952-imac-second-hdd/#findComment-455980 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossie Posted September 26, 2007 Share Posted September 26, 2007 unplug the super drive and attach an ata drive. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/63952-imac-second-hdd/#findComment-456417 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluedoggiant Posted September 26, 2007 Share Posted September 26, 2007 is anyone having the will to see this?? i guy opens his imac!!! http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php...ighlight=scared Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/63952-imac-second-hdd/#findComment-456542 Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanM Posted September 26, 2007 Author Share Posted September 26, 2007 Thanks! This helped me a lot Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/63952-imac-second-hdd/#findComment-456678 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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