I strongly recommend putting in the owc in line sensor so the system is able to aggressively cool the system when the ssd gets too warm.
Imac 2007 ssd temperature sensor.
Use a small wire to create a jumper to short out the temperature sensor or you can use a temperature sensor that has two wires like one from the disk drive should fit.
I m wanting to install a 128gb crucial m4 2 5 ssd w 3 5 adapter bracket into my 2007 imac.
Will it cause the fan hard drive fan to run at max speeds.
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You could unplug the temperature sensor from its connector but there s too great of a chance that you ll reverse the connection or not plug it back in all the way which will result in your imac s cooling fans running full blast all the time until you re seat the connection.
This hack fix bypasses the hdd temperature sensor in order to fool imac into thinking that hard drive is working at normal temperature.
Will the thermal sensor currently installed having any issues determining the hard drive temperature.
Lose the optical drive.
The imac hard drive has an integrated temperature sensor.
From what i understand the thermal sensor issue reared it s head with the 2008 or 2009 models.
The imac fans will run at full speed if you replace the hdd without the temperature sensor and or p.
The imac fans will run at full speed if you replace the hdd without the temperature sensor and or proper connector.
0 points 4 years ago.
98 get it as soon as fri sep 25.
Imac hdd ssd install.
2013 and newer 27 imac s with newer firmware appear to not to need the inline sensor.
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I suspect this is related to the smart update apple was able to get in the standard.