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SSD for mid-2010 27" iMac - I'm desperate here
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<blockquote data-quote="andy9l" data-source="post: 1434845" data-attributes="member: 265625"><p>Installation, although it took me a long time, went very successfully! I'm now running from my new SSD.</p><p></p><p>However, there's one last thing bothering me. My iMac's original HDD is still started up upon boot and after sleep/wake. By started up I mean you can hear it power on and start spinning. It's super slow in comparison with the SSD and is actually holding the Mac back when powering on/waking up.</p><p></p><p>I want to completely, 100%, ignore the original HDD. If I go back into the iMac and unplug the power and SATA cables will this work? Will the temperature sensor cause the fans to spin? Or will it simply be reading the temperature of a non-operating HDD (this is what I'm hoping for!), so no problems will occur?</p><p></p><p>Any advice/tips/suggestions welcomed. I'm fed up of this HDD, it's so frustrating that I can't just straight-up remove it!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="andy9l, post: 1434845, member: 265625"] Installation, although it took me a long time, went very successfully! I'm now running from my new SSD. However, there's one last thing bothering me. My iMac's original HDD is still started up upon boot and after sleep/wake. By started up I mean you can hear it power on and start spinning. It's super slow in comparison with the SSD and is actually holding the Mac back when powering on/waking up. I want to completely, 100%, ignore the original HDD. If I go back into the iMac and unplug the power and SATA cables will this work? Will the temperature sensor cause the fans to spin? Or will it simply be reading the temperature of a non-operating HDD (this is what I'm hoping for!), so no problems will occur? Any advice/tips/suggestions welcomed. I'm fed up of this HDD, it's so frustrating that I can't just straight-up remove it! [/QUOTE]
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