rone2him Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 (edited) Got a notice from Apple, of a Hard drive recall for my "studio computer" Good news is I get a good HD bad is that I'll have to drag the beast into the Apple store and then reload everything when I get it back If you have an iMac systems that was bought between October 2009 and July 2011, you should check if your iMac is affected @ 1TB Seagate Hard Drive Replacement Program Edited November 6, 2012 by rone2him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Nahmani Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 Wow! Thanks for letting us know! Gonna make this a sticky for a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
druu Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 Any idea what they replace it with? WD? I had mine fail within the first year (iMac 27, bought in December 2009). I'm still eligible for replacement though which is good (goes until April 2013). Thing is.. I've replaced my internal CD drive with a 2.5" 7200RPM drive, this would effectively 'void' the warranty no? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rone2him Posted October 23, 2012 Author Share Posted October 23, 2012 You would have to contact Apple, there is contact information on the notification website, link above Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n6smith Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 They seem to be replacing them with another Seagate... based on what they did to a client's iMac. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rone2him Posted October 25, 2012 Author Share Posted October 25, 2012 I would assume that would use what they are typically stocking & shipping... I'm sure Apple has QC... just a bad batch, that happens even with the best of controls. I'm personally impressed with Apples recall efforts overall, I had another iMac that they pulled back for mods. They are very conscientious in that way I believe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rone2him Posted November 1, 2012 Author Share Posted November 1, 2012 Scheduled to take the iMac in for it's Seagate-dectomy at 12pm today... wondering if they will put in flash instead, hehe here's hopin' 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rone2him Posted November 6, 2012 Author Share Posted November 6, 2012 Got the system back, 3 days, not to bad ($265 job, all paid by Apple)... now the tasks begins: doing a complete reinstall of LP, Superior2, Guitar Rig 4, Flux plugins, and assorted drivers, and updates. I like the idea of having everything pristine and unused, with unblemished downloads; hopefully be complete late tonight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Nahmani Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 Good luck with that! I always love that kind of work because it means starting fresh.... look at the bright side! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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