Question to those using external casings with the IMac..

[Kallel00]

Quite simple: fan or no fan?


The Imac is dead silent, and now my OWC dual drive casing has a small fan which annoys me. I used to stack Hard Drives in my PC, and I'm sure it was hotter than my WD Black and WD GReen drive that I put inside the casing.


Would you turn the fan off? heh

 

[Rodus]

I'd go no fan, the one in my external Samsung drive drove me nuts so I disconnected it. 1 year on and no heat problems.

 

[Hellhammer]

Definitely without a fan. I have 4 externals and all are fan-less.

 

[MacHamster68]

i would say do it on your own risk ,
most external enclosures come fanless if they got a single harddrive inside , but then they have enough openings so hot air can get out easy.
The enclosures with fans usually have only a small opening at the back or side so turning off the fan could cause the harddrive getting to hot , doesnt have to happen , but can .
So i would suggest to take a thermometer and measure the temp when you turned the fan of , if it goes beyond 55 celsius i would turn the fan back on and maybe look for a more quiet fan for inside