Western Digital Ships 750GB Scorpio Blue Hard Drive

[macmanmacman]

the one i got has a 2.5 inside...

not a 3.5.

[Bandit Bill]

[ez061111]

[JohnnyBoy]

[kleefaj]

Greetings.

I just installed one of these WD7500BPVT drives in my Mac mini (Macmini2,1). I am liking the disk space but I can't recall ever hearing the mini's fan run. Now it's running constantly and I'm concerned that the drive is going to cause a meltdown. I'm trying to accept the idea that I'm reducing the life of the mini by years as well.

Is there a way I can tell if the machine's running too hot? Yes, the fan's running but is that a signal that I need to pull the drive out and put the original 160GB drive back?

Thanks,
Jeff

[jb]

The most common problem of a constant running fan, after the mini's case has opened, is a problem with the temperature sensor, usually it has become dislodged or disconnected.
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[philiparcario]

I have done 6 of those drives. they run very cool. what model mini do you have?

sounds like you did not plug in the jack if it is an older mini. or if it is the new mini sounds like the sensor cord is loose. which mini do you have.
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[kleefaj]

2007 & 2008, Intel Core 2 Duo, Macmini2,1

I'm ready to leave work and go check the temperature sensor.

[JohnnyBoy]

Yeah, that sounds like a cable that hasn't been plugged back into its socket before re-assembly. Open it up again kleefaj, and check that everything's plugged in properly...
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[kleefaj]

Huh. I swear I thought I plugged that temperature sensor (or whatever it is exactly) back in. When I cracked the case to look at it again, it looked seated. Then I popped it off and re-seated it. I didn't remember having so much fat-finger trouble when I put it back on so maybe I never actually did it the first time.

Anyway, it seems to be working fine now. It's slightly noisier than my original 160GB drive but still pretty quiet. And nothing like what I was experiencing the first night I installed it.

Thank you!

Now please excuse me while I go fill this drive up.

-Jeff

[JohnnyBoy]