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Garemz
Apr 9, 2008, 04:33 PM
I took it to my Mac dealer today he said it can go anytime now. So they ordered me a drive should be here in the next couple of days.

Anyone else having this issue?

Cheers
Gary


queshy
Apr 9, 2008, 09:03 PM
Wow, never seen that before (on any mac). Good luck with the replacement drive...
n0de
Apr 9, 2008, 09:58 PM
Ouch!
miniConvert
Apr 10, 2008, 04:46 AM
Wow, SMART was actually useful :D

One has to wonder if SMART has gone wrong or if the HDD really is about to bite the dust ;)
siurpeeman
Apr 10, 2008, 04:53 AM
i had that issue with an ibook that was dropped one too many times. :(
aussieinrome
Apr 10, 2008, 05:30 AM
I had the same problem when I purchased a brand new Sony Vaio UX, the HDD died almost immediatly, the replacement however till works perfectly after 2 years. You just got a faulty drive, it happens rarely, but it does happen.

I got the SSD MBA so I wouldn't have to worry about the HDD.
RedTomato
Apr 10, 2008, 05:52 AM
DO NOT USE your drive for ANYTHING except BACKUP.

BACKUP your MOST VALUABLE files FIRST.

You dont want to start a full backup, have it spend 30mins backing up 20GB of applications, then have it fail fatally just before backing up 10MB of your cashflow projections / tax returns / almost completed Great American Novel.
aussieinrome
Apr 10, 2008, 06:00 AM
DO NOT USE your drive for ANYTHING except BACKUP.

BACKUP your MOST VALUABLE files FIRST.

You dont want to start a full backup, have it spend 30mins backing up 20GB of applications, then have it fail fatally just before backing up 10MB of your cashflow projections / tax returns / almost completed Great American Novel.

You're so right, in fact two days after I backed up my Vaio UX the HDD died for good.
Garemz
Apr 10, 2008, 01:27 PM
The funny thing is My MBA is still working fine. Could it be a software error?

Cheers
Gary
Me1000
Apr 10, 2008, 02:40 PM
The funny thing is My MBA is still working fine. Could it be a software error?

Cheers
Gary

I wouldnt risk it!
It could be a software error, but back it all up to be safe.
Take it to apple, and they will hook you up with a new drive, or maybe (just cross your fingers) a new MBA!
newyork9854
Apr 11, 2008, 10:41 AM
That's very cool you got that warning, I go no such warning and my Air's HD just failed. The "genius" at the apple store spent 30 minutes insisting it was a software problems until someone from the back room did the diagnostic and realized the drive failed.
krye
Apr 11, 2008, 10:54 AM
The funny thing is My MBA is still working fine. Could it be a software error?

Cheers
Gary

I wouldn't risk it. It's in warranty, so sure, let them give you a fresh one. Backup your stuff now!!!
mcvaughan
Apr 11, 2008, 03:20 PM
I got absolutely no warning at all when my SSD failed! Back up now...