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imac fan

  1. paulfromhudds

    Fan running on imac

    Hi, hope someone can help. I'm running a iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2017), 4.2 GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i7, 64 GB 2400 MHz DDR4, Radeon Pro 580 8 GB, 8TB fusion drive. Monterey 12.2. I purchased it last week and is amazingly fast and runs like a dream, It is running 'Macs Fan Control' automatic...
  2. squarus

    Is it safe to disable the HDD fan completely on iMac 2007 after putting an SSD?

    There are 3 fans on my iMac (20 inch mid 2007), one for cpu and gpu, one for hdd and one for the disc drive. The hdd fan is a little bit noisy and I was wondering if it's safe to just unplug the cable or something else to completely disable the fan? Or does it cool other parts of the system too...