Hello,
I'm new to iMac and OSX. I didn't want to spent ££££'s on a newer computer and not like it, so i got a 2010 iMac 27" i7 with 16gb ddr3 and 1024mb graphics for £200 on eBay as my entry computer to OSX. I have a couple of questions though.
Should the fans be silent? because i can hear one at idle, under load its still the same volume. The CPU fan is quiet and can only hear it a little, The ODD fan is quiet and can only hear it a little. The HDD fan however is finished i think, its very loud and sound like a long continuous whisper sound.
I have watched the iFixit on how to tear the unit down and have done so. I have given everything a good clean and vacuum. all three fans are perfectly clear and clean.
The HDD fan is clocking at around 1100rpm so no thermal sensor issue causing the fan to speed up as i've read on almost every post relating to the fans. I think this might need replacing or is it designed this way?
I know the machine gets hot at the top as the aluminium case acts as a huge heat sink, so maybe the fan is loud as a result?
So far, for my first 3 weeks of owning it, although its a 2010 model with upgraded ram and the stock Apple HDD being its only bottleneck its still lightning quick and no slowdown that i have lived with for years with previous PC's. I'd just like to know if i need to replace the fan or its just always this way?
Thanks in advance for any help given, and i know i've typed a lot so i've bolded my main questions for anyone wanting to help, but quickly and doesn't want to read all the post
I'm new to iMac and OSX. I didn't want to spent ££££'s on a newer computer and not like it, so i got a 2010 iMac 27" i7 with 16gb ddr3 and 1024mb graphics for £200 on eBay as my entry computer to OSX. I have a couple of questions though.
Should the fans be silent? because i can hear one at idle, under load its still the same volume. The CPU fan is quiet and can only hear it a little, The ODD fan is quiet and can only hear it a little. The HDD fan however is finished i think, its very loud and sound like a long continuous whisper sound.
I have watched the iFixit on how to tear the unit down and have done so. I have given everything a good clean and vacuum. all three fans are perfectly clear and clean.
The HDD fan is clocking at around 1100rpm so no thermal sensor issue causing the fan to speed up as i've read on almost every post relating to the fans. I think this might need replacing or is it designed this way?
I know the machine gets hot at the top as the aluminium case acts as a huge heat sink, so maybe the fan is loud as a result?
So far, for my first 3 weeks of owning it, although its a 2010 model with upgraded ram and the stock Apple HDD being its only bottleneck its still lightning quick and no slowdown that i have lived with for years with previous PC's. I'd just like to know if i need to replace the fan or its just always this way?
Thanks in advance for any help given, and i know i've typed a lot so i've bolded my main questions for anyone wanting to help, but quickly and doesn't want to read all the post