Was It Really That Easy?

I've had quite a few Macs over the years, but my new 20" iMac 2.4 arrived Friday. Setup and transfer from the old G5 went great, but the machine started making a high pitched buzz the next day. When the screen dimmed automatically after it sat for a while it seemed to go away. During use it was back and I could get rid of it by turning the screen brightness down. I read a few scary stories on the boards here and decided to call Apple and get a case going.
The young lady had me do normal maintenance that I should have done first. The PMU reset and then a Pram reset. It quieted down and I'm typing away without a sound. I tried putting a bit of a load on the processor by opening a bunch of programs, but that made no difference and for this hour, at least, the whine/hum/buzz has not returned. Was it really that easy?
Could one of you more technical guys/gals tell me how a video/fan problem is solved by this simple procedure? Thanks.

OK, nearly 12 hours later I'm back at home and realize that the reset maxed the screen brightness. In toning it down a couple of notches the buzz/whine starts up again as loud as ever. This time, turning the brightness down starts it and turning it up to full quiets the noise. The opposite of before. Running the full Hardware Test shows nothing.
Time to call again, I guess.

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Is the Mac OS really this easy to crack?

My wife, a therapist, has been required to use computer equipment and file encription that is HIPAA compliant for medical privacy issues. She was told by her trainers that the mac had little to no security and was easily cracked. I was surprised and I told her the mac was pretty secure. I googled teh issue.
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[SOLVED] RAID1 for Storage Drives: Is it really this easy...

I currently have a simple file server set up that uses the nVidia controller (NVRAID) on the MoBo to control the RAID1 arrays for the storage drives. Currently I'm using all four of the NVRAID controller sata ports yet I find myself needing to expand a bit and that has led me to search for a different solution. I've been looking at documentation for mdadm and it seems so simple, since the OS is on it's own non-RAID drive, that I am concerned I'm missing something. Assuming each disk will only have a single partition would it really be as easy as making my backups, disabling the NVRAID controller and following the simple commands below to have a functioning RAID1 setup ready to load with data? Also will this work the same on a PCI or PCI-E SATA Port adapter card?
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Thanks
Last edited by imatechguy (2010-08-05 02:38:18)

fukawi2 wrote:
Yes, it is that easy
Although, why do you want to use NTFS?
Excellent thanks, it just seemed so easy I was sure I must be missing something. Most of the information I found was about creating an array to install the OS files to so it was a bit confusing at first. Aaaand, I don't want to use NTFS at all but I haven't convinced the wife to give up 'doze yet so I have to keep these files accessible for her PC.
fukawi2 wrote:And don't forget that you are recreating the array, so you will loose all the data currently on the drives! (You seem to already know this since you're running mkfs but for the benefit of anyone who finds this in the future with the same question )
Yep, but I appreciate the reminder. In addition to adding more HDD's I'm also migrating to larger drives so I can afford to start from scratch, and I intend to make backup images before doing anything anyway. They've saved my bacon more than once so I always make sure they're up to date.
fukawi2 wrote:
EDIT
Also will this work the same on a PCI or PCI-E SATA Port adapter card?
As long as the kernel has drivers for the card, then it doesn't matter to mdadm. The kernel should just present the drive as a block device in /dev/
AND, don't forget to 'modprobe raid1' before you start to load the kernel module for RAID.
Good to know since this thing will eventually store data for personal use, my wife's photography business and the movie files for HTPC box (once I build it) it's going to have a lot of HDDs with everything being mirrored.
Okay that modprobe one made me look. Basically that just loads the Raid modules for a kernel when the system is prexisting and already running to avert needing to reboot to load them... right?
Thanks for the help it really is greatly appreciated.

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This is why at some point in computer history, Super Conputers were liquid cooled. PowerMac G5 systems were liquid cooled because they ran too hot!
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