{"id":27918,"date":"2014-12-15T15:40:57","date_gmt":"2014-12-15T21:40:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/?p=27918"},"modified":"2016-02-11T11:30:25","modified_gmt":"2016-02-11T17:30:25","slug":"owc-in-line-digital-thermal-sensor-solves-imac-hard-drive-compatibility-issue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/27918-owc-in-line-digital-thermal-sensor-solves-imac-hard-drive-compatibility-issue\/","title":{"rendered":"OWC Thermal Sensor Solves iMac HDD Compatibility Issue"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-13844\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Globe-DIY-231x300.jpg\" alt=\"Globe-DIY-231x300\" width=\"231\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Globe-DIY-231x300.jpg 231w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Globe-DIY-231x300-92x120.jpg 92w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Globe-DIY-231x300-146x190.jpg 146w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Globe-DIY-231x300-92x120@2x.jpg 184w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 231px) 100vw, 231px\" \/>Beginning with the Late-2009 model, upgrading the hard drive in your iMac was no longer as simple as installing the new drive of your choosing.<\/p>\n<p>As we reported on the <a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\">Rocket Yard<\/a>, Apple changed the game when it came to hard drive upgrades. In Late 2009 and 2010 models, <strong>Apple introduced a different cable for\u00a0each brand drive that forced users to install the same hard drive brand<\/strong> in order to upgrade.<\/p>\n<p>But with the evolution of modern hard drives, this is becoming harder to accomplish. Fewer and fewer drives can actually still be swapped brand for brand. Since 2009, several of the\u00a0major hard drive manufacturers have merged companies and technologies.<\/p>\n<p>So thermal pinouts on some drives had started changing and other drives no longer even had the thermal\u00a0sensor pins to connect to in the first place. Our former recommendation of swapping out brand-for-brand is now outdated, <strong>but that doesn\u2019t mean we\u2019re leaving our customers high and dry<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>OWC <a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/27903-owc-in-line-digital-thermal-sensor-now-available-for-2009-present-imac-hard-drive-upgrade-compatible-with-capacities-up-to-6tb\">announced today its In-Line Digital Thermal Sensor kits<\/a>, which makes the brand-for-brand drive swapping a non-issue! With this OWC solution, all the\u00a0compatibility issues are fixed and you\u2019ll be free to upgrade your iMac with ANY brand 3.5\u2033\u00a0SATA hard drive.\u00a0\u00a0So not only have we expanded your drive options for updating your\u00a0iMac, we\u2019ve done so with no software hacks necessary and complete AHT diagnostic compatibility.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s not to say that brand-for-brand drive swapping didn\u2019t work. <strong>For those who\u2019ve already done a brand-for-brand swap and aren\u2019t experiencing any issues, your iMacs are good to go and safe to operate<\/strong>. But for anyone who is experiencing fan speed\u00a0issues or for anyone looking to do a drive swap in the future \u2013 we recommend the new <a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/shop\/imacdiy\/\">OWC In-Line Digital Thermal Sensor kit<\/a>. We even provide helpful instructions with our step-by-step installations videos!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Beginning with the Late-2009 model, upgrading the hard drive in your iMac was no longer as simple as installing the new drive of your choosing. As we reported on the Rocket Yard, Apple changed the game when it came to hard drive upgrades. 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