Ive had the iMac now for a number of months (about 9 months). Its always on, which i assume is typical for a desktop machine, to be able to leave it running.
A few months ago, i noticed what looked like a streak across the screen, but it wasnt on the outside, it was on the under side of the glass. Now, the streak is very visible esp in natural lighting. Its not noticable at night, because the screen light shines through it making it invisible.
It looks like dust? But im not 100% sure, but it has a directional pattern which leads me to believe its being causes by the inner fans of the system, and that there are some gaps where the air flow is constant. Also, the streak is in the upper left hand corner mostly (no where on the bottom poritions). Im assuming that the place holder at the top-backside of the iMac, for the exhaust fans to expell the heat from within, is what is causing this air flow.
Ill get some photos uploaded later today when there is more natural lighting.
On a side note, i am a non-smoker so its not smoke residue.
Im curious if anyone else has had this issue, and if so, what did you do to fix it?
Would this be covered under applecare? When i made the call a few months ago, the spokes person told me that this obvsly shouldnt happen, but at the time it was very faint and wasnt an issue, but its become an issue now. I know i should just call, which i have already this morning, but they werent open so i thought id bring my questions here.
Thank you in advance for reading my post and i appreciate any and all replids.
Cheers!
Travis
A few months ago, i noticed what looked like a streak across the screen, but it wasnt on the outside, it was on the under side of the glass. Now, the streak is very visible esp in natural lighting. Its not noticable at night, because the screen light shines through it making it invisible.
It looks like dust? But im not 100% sure, but it has a directional pattern which leads me to believe its being causes by the inner fans of the system, and that there are some gaps where the air flow is constant. Also, the streak is in the upper left hand corner mostly (no where on the bottom poritions). Im assuming that the place holder at the top-backside of the iMac, for the exhaust fans to expell the heat from within, is what is causing this air flow.
Ill get some photos uploaded later today when there is more natural lighting.
On a side note, i am a non-smoker so its not smoke residue.
Im curious if anyone else has had this issue, and if so, what did you do to fix it?
Would this be covered under applecare? When i made the call a few months ago, the spokes person told me that this obvsly shouldnt happen, but at the time it was very faint and wasnt an issue, but its become an issue now. I know i should just call, which i have already this morning, but they werent open so i thought id bring my questions here.
Thank you in advance for reading my post and i appreciate any and all replids.
Cheers!
Travis
