Posted on Sep 14, 2024 by kingbeowulf
A year ago, I refurbished a vintage 2007 iMac: 1TB SSD and new(-ish) power supply and it has been working pretty good for the most part.
Installing Slackware64-15.0 on an iMac 2007
Two issue still remain: Bluetooth (BT) and a tendency for the power supply over heat. I still haven't found a solution yet to the BT driver; this will wait for the next Slackware stable release "when it's ready; real soon now."
The mid 2007 iMac did have a tendency to overheat. Having poked around inside, there just isn't enough air flow to cool the power supply which can run extra hot under load. We can adjust the fan speed manually as root, once you figure out which fan cools both the CPU and the power supply. For example: