[Owlicks]

I'm looking to install a new hard disk in my origional iMac. I have found the guide to install the 5400 RPM 40 GB Maxtor hard disk into my computer. The guide (on imac2day.com) said it's not a good idea to install a 7200 RPM drive on a 2 Gen iMac (266 MHz) because of the lack of a fan. My question is this, since I have a fan in my old 233 iMac, could I install a 7200 RPM HD without killing the computer? Thanx

[reader50]

The "2nd Generation fanless iMac" refers to the 350 and the 400 DV models. All earlier units have fans. You were probably thinking of motherboard revisions:

233 (Bondi Blue) = Rev A (Rage IIc Graphics, 1st gen)
233 (Bondi Blue) = Rev B (Rage Pro Graphics, 1st gen)
266 (5 - Colors) = Rev C (Rage Pro Graphics, 1st gen)
333 (5 - Colors) = Rev D (Rage Pro Graphics, 1st gen)

350 (Blueberry) = Rev E? (Rage 128 Graphics, 2nd gen - fanless)
400 DV (Colors/SE) also 2nd generation, Rage 128 Graphics, & fanless.

The 7200-in-iMac question has come up in these fora before, and many people have installed them without any trouble. That 4 Gig drive is overdue for a size increase, and the 7200 should give some speed boost too. Enjoy.

[edited: corrected mistakes. Was correcting them last night when the Forums quit responding]

[This message has been edited by reader50 (edited 07-14-2000).]

[Owlicks]

Thank you very much, heh, sorry about miss naming the thing too. Just wanted to make sure my Rev A iMac would be safe
Alex