iMac 20" Midplane Replacement - My experience

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in Current Mac Hardware edited January 2014
Yesterday i received my new midplane for my 20" noisy iMac. I am very angry, because the midplane seems to be used! A lot of fingerprints and scratches can be seen on the metal parts and on the G5 processor-cover.



As i searched for any differences, i noticed that the replacement-midplane looks sklightly different. The layout of the condensators just above the powersupply is different. Some are missing and i can see some additional ones. Very interesting!

I was hoping that the noise would decrease with the replacement midplane, but i had no luck. The noise is nearly the same. I checked the temperatures and noticed that the cpu-temp is nearly the same under full load. About 74 Celsius, but the HD-Temps are lower! With my old midplane the hd-temps got up til 55 Celsius. With the replacement midplane i just get 47 Celsius. This difference in temperature makes some difference in noise. So it is not the CPU-fan which is noisy, it is the system fan, for me.

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  • Reply 1 of 3
    slugheadslughead Posts: 1,169member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by equinox

    Yesterday i received my new midplane for my 20" noisy iMac. I am very angry, because the midplane seems to be used! A lot of fingerprints and scratches can be seen on the metal parts and on the G5 processor-cover.



    And you're surprised?
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  • Reply 2 of 3
    equinoxequinox Posts: 43member
    yes i AM suprised, because i thought i would get a new logicboard. i did not expect to get a used one with scratches and some oily fluid ontop of the cpu-case...
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    mmmpiemmmpie Posts: 628member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by equinox

    yes i AM suprised, because i thought i would get a new logicboard. i did not expect to get a used one with scratches and some oily fluid ontop of the cpu-case...



    When you get a replacement under warranty the manufacturer is only obligated to give you a working product, not a new one. It is normal to get a refurbed unit from the manufacturer ( what do you think they are going to do with the one you sent them ??? ).



    If you are dealing with a retailer it is much more likely that you will get a new replacement.



    If you buy a part then it should be new.
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