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iMac mid 2011 EMC 2429 I just finished install a WD Blue SATA 6Gb/s 2.5 Inch 500GB Internal SSD Solid State Drive (WDS500G1B0A) in my iMac in the optical drive bay. I booted the computer and it is not being recognized. Any ideas as to what’s going on? It’s pretty simple as far as connecting the cables. I followed both he iFixit and MacSales install instructions.
Here’s the guide on adding a second 2.5" drive without going to the optical bay: Installing iMac Intel 27" EMC 2429 Dual Drive Kit (HDD or SSD) You will need to run Disk Utilities and format the drive GUID the Mac OS X to use it.
