I had a Mid-2010 Core i3 iMac, which had a sticky fan (100% for ~24hrs), It happened three times, about a month apart, and when I finally ran AHT (Disagnostic) it gave me an error code that said the entire graphics subassembly was cactus.
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I had a Mid-2010 Core i3 iMac, which had a sticky fan (100% for ~24hrs), It happened three times, about a month apart, and when I finally ran AHT Diagnostics, it gave me an error code that said the entire graphics subassembly was bad.
The local Mac shop could not help me, even with the code (as they were trying to replicate the problem, and had only had the computer for 2 weeks). I went over their heads, as I had about 1 month of AppleCare left, and had it replaced with an exemption code.
I have since updated to a Late 2013 iMac, but wish I still had the (upgradeable) and super-quiet original...
The Late-2013 iMac has serious issues with my 2TB Seagate external for backup purposes... Ejecting it without any reason or warning (dang USB3.0 ports!!)
Don't ignore the graphics subassembly as the culprit tho... My temps were ridiculous for both PSU values, but it was graphics that was the culprit...
I had a Mid-2010 Core i3 iMac, which had a sticky fan (100% for ~24hrs), It happened three times, about a month apart, and when I finally ran AHT (Disagnostic) it gave me an error code that said the entire graphics subassembly was cactus.
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The local Mac shop could not help me, even with the code (as they were trying to see the problem first hand, and had only had the computer for 2 weeks). I went over their heads, as I had about 1 month of AppleCare left, and had it replaced with an exemption code.
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The local Mac shop could not help me, even with the code (as they were trying to replicate the problem, and had only had the computer for 2 weeks). I went over their heads, as I had about 1 month of AppleCare left, and had it replaced with an exemption code.
I have since updated to a Late 2013 iMac, but wish I still had the (upgradeable) and super-quiet original...
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The Late-2013 iMac has serious issues with my 2TB Seagate external for backup purposes... Ejecting it without any reason or warning (dang USB3.0 ports only!!)
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The Late-2013 iMac has serious issues with my 2TB Seagate external for backup purposes... Ejecting it without any reason or warning (dang USB3.0 ports!!)
Don't ignore the graphics subassembly as the culprit tho... My temps were ridiculous for both PSU values, but it was graphics that was the culprit...
I had a Mid-2010 Core i3 iMac, which had a sticky fan (100% for ~24hrs), It happened three times, about a month apart, and when I finally ran AHT (Disagnostic) it gave me an error code that said the entire graphics subassembly was cactus.
The local Mac shop could not help me, even with the code (as they were trying to see the problem first hand, and had only had the computer for 2 weeks). I went over their heads, as I had about 1 month of AppleCare left, and had it replaced with an exemption code.
I have since updated to a Late 2013 iMac, but wish I still had the (upgradeable) and super-quiet original...
The Late-2013 iMac has serious issues with my 2TB Seagate external for backup purposes... Ejecting it without any reason or warning (dang USB3.0 ports only!!)
Don't ignore the graphics subassembly as the culprit tho... My temps were ridiculous for both PSU values, but it was graphics that was the culprit...