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Re: [OM] The end of the spinning hard drive draws nigh...

Subject: Re: [OM] The end of the spinning hard drive draws nigh...
From: Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 14 Apr 2013 08:47:37 -0400
Sounds like a good reason to stick with my open standards Winders hardware.

Chuck Norcutt


On 4/13/2013 9:37 PM, Paul Braun wrote:
> On 4/13/13 18:30 : , Chuck Norcutt wrote:
>> Hmmm.  I would have hoped that the fans would run based on temperature.
>>
>> Chuck Norcutt
>>
>>
>> On 4/13/2013 6:57 PM, Paul Braun wrote:
>>> Depends on the iMac.  If you do it yourself, YouTube and Google, plus some 
>>> big suction cups are your friends.
>>>
>>> Tricky part is that on the previous-gen, which mine is, I think there's a 
>>> sensor on the Apple-branded drives which prevents the fans
>
> The fans do run on temp.  However, the factory drives use Apple firmware
> and a temp sensor on the drive instead of using SMART. Also, there is no
> industry standard for drive temp sensors, so they all have different
> connectors.
>
> Other World Computing discovered the snag when they were working on
> upgrade kits for the Mid-2011 iMacs.  Apple sends temp info in a
> non-standard format.  They came up with a solution, but they're keeping
> it to themselves.  They will, however, upgrade your iMac to dual
> internal SSD's for you, and guarantee that they pass the Apple Hardware
> Test and that they work with the fan control.
>
> There is a software utility you can buy, but there is a lot of concern
> about trusting it to do the right thing, all of the time.
>
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