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buzzroller

(67 posts) Mon Jul 1, 2013, 04:00 PM Jul 2013

IMAC hard drive

Apple is replacing my hard drive for the second time in my new IMAC. Has anybody else had this problem? I love the computer when it works.

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IMAC hard drive (Original Post) buzzroller Jul 2013 OP

The hard drive is not made by Apple. onehandle Jul 2013 #1

Hard Drive buzzroller Jul 2013 #5

I replaced one at my cost Sherman A1 Jul 2013 #2

backups buzzroller Jul 2013 #3

I've had plenty of bad luck with 2.5" drives in newer Macs. eppur_se_muova Jul 2013 #4

onehandle

(51,122 posts)

1. The hard drive is not made by Apple.

Reply to buzzroller (Original post)

Mon Jul 1, 2013, 04:50 PM

Jul 2013

I'm curious what brand it is.

When you get it back, go to About This Mac > More Info... > System Report...

And look under Serial-ATA.

The drive in my wife's MacBook Air died twice. Luckily I had her set up Time Machine and she lost nothing.

buzzroller

(67 posts)

5. Hard Drive

Reply to onehandle (Reply #1)

Thu Jul 4, 2013, 11:14 AM

Jul 2013

It does not show the brand, unless the HT means Hitachi. It says:
APPLE HDD HTS541010A9E662:

Capacity: 1 TB (1,000,204,886,016 bytes)
Model: APPLE HDD HTS541010A9E662
Revision: JA0AB560

Sherman A1

(38,958 posts)

2. I replaced one at my cost

Reply to buzzroller (Original post)

Mon Jul 1, 2013, 04:53 PM

Jul 2013

it was eventually part of a recall and Apple sent me a check after contacting them and providing documentation.

Don't know what to tell you, but it's obvious that doing backups are probably a really good idea.

buzzroller

(67 posts)

3. backups

Reply to buzzroller (Original post)

Mon Jul 1, 2013, 06:31 PM

Jul 2013

I have time machine backups, so I will be able to restore what was backed up. I am feeling like I just happened to get a lemon and was wondering how unusual my experience was. I got the computer in April.

eppur_se_muova

(37,563 posts)

4. I've had plenty of bad luck with 2.5" drives in newer Macs.

Reply to buzzroller (Original post)

Mon Jul 1, 2013, 08:32 PM

Jul 2013

3.5" drives in older Macs are mostly still working, after more than a decade. I can't get the 2.5" drives to last much over a year. And the OS X Disk Utility doesn't seem to repair much of anything that I've encountered.

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