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Swapping iMac hard drive?
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<blockquote data-quote="Lifeisabeach" data-source="post: 1257318" data-attributes="member: 38864"><p>The most recent models appear to have custom firmware in the drives that assists in heat management. There's been a lot of chest beating and wailing over this, but fact of the matter is that these iMacs are VERY TIGHT quarters and managing all that heat while minimizing fan noise isn't a simple task. There have been reports of people bypassing a couple wires and claiming that solves the "problem" of the fan running full-time, but more likely they have simply fooled the computer into thinking there is an SSD in place and are really making their situation worse. I haven't read anything new on this since the original uproar, nor can find anything, so at the moment, replacing the stock drive with an aftermarket one is still a risky proposition.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lifeisabeach, post: 1257318, member: 38864"] The most recent models appear to have custom firmware in the drives that assists in heat management. There's been a lot of chest beating and wailing over this, but fact of the matter is that these iMacs are VERY TIGHT quarters and managing all that heat while minimizing fan noise isn't a simple task. There have been reports of people bypassing a couple wires and claiming that solves the "problem" of the fan running full-time, but more likely they have simply fooled the computer into thinking there is an SSD in place and are really making their situation worse. I haven't read anything new on this since the original uproar, nor can find anything, so at the moment, replacing the stock drive with an aftermarket one is still a risky proposition. [/QUOTE]
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