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<blockquote data-quote="Lifeisabeach" data-source="post: 1434451" data-attributes="member: 38864">You could have simply replaced the drive while yer in there.&nbsp; Normally you have to replace it with the same brand because the thermal sensor is very specific to the brand of drive, but then you can also replace that cable too.&nbsp; My iMac came with a Seagate drive, and though I considered replacing it with a Western Digital Green drive (variable rpm means lower speeds and less noise), I did replace it with another, larger Seagate @ 7200 rpm.&nbsp; I don't hear the thing.&nbsp; Never heard the old one for that matter.&nbsp; What drive do you have anyway?No problem.&nbsp; That did catch me completely off guard.&nbsp; I had gone by the guide on iFixit and I just don't think the pictures they had are adequate.&nbsp; I wish I had looked up some video tutorials now that you mention them.Just as a warning here... unless those are exact matches for the RAM you have now, it's not uncommon to have kernel panics and other errors resulting from mixing/matching RAM.&nbsp; It's generally recommended to replace all the RAM with matching pairs when upgrading.Anywho... hope it goes well!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Lifeisabeach, post: 1434451, member: 38864"] You could have simply replaced the drive while yer in there. Normally you have to replace it with the same brand because the thermal sensor is very specific to the brand of drive, but then you can also replace that cable too. My iMac came with a Seagate drive, and though I considered replacing it with a Western Digital Green drive (variable rpm means lower speeds and less noise), I did replace it with another, larger Seagate @ 7200 rpm. I don't hear the thing. Never heard the old one for that matter. What drive do you have anyway? No problem. That did catch me completely off guard. I had gone by the guide on iFixit and I just don't think the pictures they had are adequate. I wish I had looked up some video tutorials now that you mention them. Just as a warning here... unless those are exact matches for the RAM you have now, it's not uncommon to have kernel panics and other errors resulting from mixing/matching RAM. It's generally recommended to replace all the RAM with matching pairs when upgrading. Anywho... hope it goes well! [/QUOTE]

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