Imac Ssd Temperature Sensor Fix

Hello if you decide to buy the thermal sensor from owc you will need to plug the cables and stick the thermal sensor on any part of the ssd.
Imac ssd temperature sensor fix. Obviously nothing to connect the 8 pin temp sensor to. Following these instructions i simply replaced my hdd with an ssd. Running macs fan control but don t know what to set fan speed to. Imac hard disk removal imac ssd upgrade thermal sensor link posted under description imac 27 harjindersidhu sidhudiy easysteps use screwdriver t8x50.
Potentially fix imac fan blaring after hard drive upgrade. The imac hard drive has an integrated temperature sensor the imac fans will run at full speed if you replace the hdd without the temperature sensor and or proper connector. This hack fix bypasses the hdd temperature sensor in order to fool imac into thinking that hard drive is working at normal temperature. I ve booted from an el capitan installer flash drive formatted the ssd and am installing el cap as i write this.
Sorry to resurrect an old thread. If you dont buy the thermal sensor a bypass that work most of the time is hdd fan control app that you will need to install after the ssd installation is complete and if the fans are raving. Other world computing outlines faulty temperature sensor connections may be to blame for an imac s fans blaring after a hard drive upgrade. I have a 21 5 mid 2010 imac that i just replaced the hdd with an ssd on.
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