But yeah the torx and #1 screwdrivers are essential. The suction cups are a little pricy but they work like a charm. I used all of that stuff except for the spudger that seemed kinda pointless. Tools? I used this website for the repair: Lastly, are there any recommendations on a 3.5' bracket that will fit and mount without too much fenangling? Secondly, do I need to format or otherwise prepare the hard drive before it is installed? Or, will the iMac simply recognize the drive and allow me to pop in the OSX discs that came with it? Tools aside, will I need anything else for this upgrade other than the SSD and a 3.5' mounting bracket? I have seen conflicting information on whether or not I might need a longer SATA cable for this conversion. While I have found a few helpful walkthroughs on how to replace an iMac hard drive, I did have a few questions I was hoping to have some light shed on: I figured I would go all out and replace it with an SSD if it isn't too much trouble to do so. I have a mid-2007 20' iMac and I believe the stock hard drive is starting to fail.

That being said, I believe this post confirmed the aforementioned OCZ SSD as my drive of choice. I stumbled upon this thread and since I am trying to do an almost identical upgrade, I thought I would jump in and ask a few questions.

Best ssd for imac 2007