Hard drive Warranty

[taylor200588]

Hey!

So my Pro is the bog standard 13" 2.4GHz bad boy! Came with a 250GB 5400rpm hard drive! On my old macbook I installed a 320GB WD 7200rpm hard drive, its sooo much faster than my new pro on start up.

When I bought this Pro I asked the Genius dude if opening up my macbook pro and replacing the hard drive would void my warranty. He said that if I take it to a specialist then it wouldnt effect it. However I dont want to pay £30 for some guy to do something that I can do for free!!

Can I open up my mac without voiding the warranty????

Cheers

 

[miles01110]

Yes, however-

-If you break anything during the hard drive swap you won't be able to get that particular thing repaired.
-The new hard drive isn't covered.
-You're giving Apple an excuse to deny you warranty repair in the future with non-original parts.

 

[Hellhammer]

It doesn't void your warranty, Apple even provides instructions found in MBP manual

 

[GGJstudios]

Apple Warranty: Installing Memory, Expansion Cards, User Installable Parts Does Not Void Warranty

If Apple says the part is "user installable" then it does NOT void the Apple Warranty or the AppleCare Protection Plan, unless you damage something in the process. However, Apple will not cover any user-installed parts.

 

[taylor200588]

awesome! thanks guys!