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HomeSystem UtilitiesHDD Fan Control

HDD Fan Control for Mac

Control fan speed in relation to drive temperature.

$35.00
In English
Version 2.5
3.6
Based on 21 user rates

HDD Fan Control overview

HDD Fan Control controls fan speed in relation to drive temperature. If you have replaced your iMac's Hard Drive with a new Hard Drive or a SSD and the fan has started running at full speed creating a lot of noise, HDD Fan Control will control the fan speed, preventing the loud noise whilst keeping your drive safe

Note: This app is specifically designed to control your HDD Fan using your drives S.M.A.R.T data for iMacs with replacement drives which no longer provide correct temperature data to Apple's sensor

HDD Fan Control will run the fan at the correct speed, and keep your drive cool and safe from overheating.

Note: If you are looking for an application to adjust your Mac's fans from stock (and not to control fan noise after replacement disk) we can highly recommend the free smcFanControl or iStat Menus.

What’s new in version 2.5

Version 2.5:
  • Added support for OS X 10.10 Yosemite

HDD Fan Control for Mac

$35.00
In English
Version 2.5
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3.6

(30 Reviews of HDD Fan Control)

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  • User Ratings

Nick-Collingridge
Nick-Collingridge
Jul 27 2017
2.5
5.0
Jul 27 2017
5.0
Version: 2.5
I had previously purchased HDD Fan Control and installed it on an iMac 27 with a replacement (non-Apple) hard drive. It worked fine, but I have now installed a SSD in place of the HDD and HDD Fan Control is no longer activated. I went through the process on their website to be re-notified of the serial number, but although the number came through OK it is not accepted by the activation dialog. This software has only ever been installed on this Mac. I have tried contacting their support by email but have had absolutely no response. My guess is that their activation server is now offline and the lack of a response to my emails suggests that the company is no longer in business. Beware!
jfbloom22
jfbloom22
Nov 7 2016
2.5
5.0
Nov 7 2016
5.0
Version: 2.5
Works perfectly on my 2010 iMac running macOS Sierra after replacing the original hard drive with an SSD.
Mashmashu Studio
Mashmashu Studio
Aug 10 2015
2.5
0.5
Aug 10 2015
0.5
Version: 2.5
Very difficult to remove.....
RomaMTKing
RomaMTKing
Aug 9 2015
2.5
0.0
Aug 9 2015
0.0
Version: 2.5
I'd give minus 5 stars if I could for this VIRUS app !
I installed this and used for 2 days I got unsatisfied with its inner fan control system and decided to delete it. I clicked the remove in pref pane, however the app was still in application folder, I removed this too!

I discovered that my RIGHT FAN was not working (via another software).
After 2 hours struggling to fix the issue and reseting SMC a dozen times, I discovered that those irresponsible lame developers made a daemon that always runs, and still runs after I uninstalled the app.

I forced quit the daemon but it kept coming back, the devil... I finally found it in lib/lunchdeamons and removed it, but still my Right Fan was broken at 300 RPM...

Then I reset SMC once again and my fan finally came back to life !

35$ ?! I wish the developers would pay me 3500$ for all the work and time I wasted dealing with this VIRUS app!
souldiet
souldiet
Oct 18 2014
2.5
1.0
Oct 18 2014
1.0
Version: 2.5
Screwed! Even after uninstalling this app, HDD fan can not be changed with any other fan control app. If I reinstall this HDD fan control app again, I can tweak it. What is wrong is this.... My HDD fan speed is just fixed, because of this app. I emailed them, just waiting their answers....
jfbloom22
jfbloom22
Nov 7 2016
5.0
Nov 7 2016
5.0
Version: null
Tsun-m00
Tsun-m00
May 6 2016
3.0
May 6 2016
3.0
Version: null
Mashmashu Studio
Mashmashu Studio
Aug 10 2015
0.5
Aug 10 2015
0.5
Version: null
souldiet
souldiet
Oct 18 2014
1.0
Oct 18 2014
1.0
Version: null
crystalidea
crystalidea
Aug 5 2014
0.5
Aug 5 2014
0.5
Version: null
Wirix
Wirix
Jul 19 2014
2.5
Jul 19 2014
2.5
Version: null
JamesTomk
JamesTomk
Apr 2 2014
2.0
Apr 2 2014
2.0
Version: null
joaoa8863
joaoa8863
Nov 29 2013
5.0
Nov 29 2013
5.0
Version: null
Shirkster2666
Shirkster2666
Oct 12 2012
5.0
Oct 12 2012
5.0
Version: null
RSchnell28
RSchnell28
Aug 23 2012
4.5
Aug 23 2012
4.5
Version: null
Nick-Parrish
Nick-Parrish
Jul 27 2012
0.5
Jul 27 2012
0.5
Version: null
EthanAspen
EthanAspen
Mar 18 2012
5.0
Mar 18 2012
5.0
Version: null
Nick-Collingridge
Nick-Collingridge
Dec 8 2011
5.0
Dec 8 2011
5.0
Version: null
Lesion
Lesion
Dec 1 2011
4.5
Dec 1 2011
4.5
Version: null
rushyman
rushyman
Oct 14 2011
5.0
Oct 14 2011
5.0
Version: null
Haekon
Haekon
Aug 24 2011
5.0
Aug 24 2011
5.0
Version: null
IanTimothy
IanTimothy
Aug 12 2011
4.5
Aug 12 2011
4.5
Version: null
Charbelk
Charbelk
Jul 6 2011
5.0
Jul 6 2011
5.0
Version: null
anonymous-heron-1398
Jul 5 2011
4.5
Version: null
StrictlyBagel
StrictlyBagel
Jul 5 2011
3.0
Jul 5 2011
3.0
Version: null
HarryG205
HarryG205
Jul 4 2011
5.0
Jul 4 2011
5.0
Version: null