iMac users who tweak their systems using 3rd party hard disks or solid state disks, are often surprised by an unpleasant aftermath: an annoyingly noisy hard disk fan. Fan management in Apple systems relies on temperatures reported by the SMC system. The SMC collects data from external sensors or by reading the internal hard disk temperature in a proprietary manner. Sometimes reusing the external sensor is not possible or, as in more recent generations of iMacs, replacing the original hard disk breaks the system’s temperature monitoring. In both cases the SMC system tends to go into frenzy and drive you mad with a loud fan.
Fan control and presets. Fan control for your fan(s) on your Apple computer can be either. Auto: a fan is controlled by the system automatically (Apple's default scenario). When all fans are controlled automatically by the system the app works in monitoring-only mode. Custom: a fan is controlled by the app. Can be either some constant RPM value. HDD Fan Control allows you to install any HDD or SSD into your iMac, or install additional drives, and not have the loud noise from the iMac caused by the HDD Fan. Have confidence in knowing that the cooling has been setup for the new drive's specifications. HDD Fan Control for Mac. Have you replaced your iMac's Hard Drive with a new HDD or a SSD and the fan has started running at full speed creating a lot of noise? HDD Fan Control controls. IMac ® System Fans Are Noisy and Fan Speed Has Significantly Increased After SSD Upgrade Some earlier iMacs systems use a separate plug-in temperature sensor cable, which attaches to a socket on the original hard disk drive (HDD) to determine the drive temperature and adjust the fan speed accordingly. Eliminate fan noise and maintain correct system fan control when upgrading your 2011 iMac. The only iMac HDD upgrade option on the market certified to pass the Apple Hardware Test. Fixes firmware incompatibility issues with third party hard drives. Engineered in-house and backed by OWC's award-winning customer support.
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SSD Fan Control puts you in control. It enables you to overrule the automatic fan control and manually configure the fan speed. The core of the system is a daemon that runs in the background and takes care of the fan management. Whenever the SMC system resets to its default, SSD Fan Control takes over again to make sure that your system remains quiet. Aside of this daemon, SSD Fan Control features a user-friendly application for monitoring and control.