Warranty Voided? SSD + Optibay HDD

[csunflip]

Getting my 15" this week with a Vertex 2 on the way.... =)

Will this void warranty?

I want to move HDD to Optibay with the newmodeus optibay HDD enclosure.

 

[Hellhammer]

Unless you break something while doing it, no, it should not. However, this depends on the genius you are dealing with, some are bitchier than others.

 

[csunflip]

I figured much...I will try to be as gentle as possible.

They don't have those "void if broken" stickers on any of the components?

Just being paranoid....wifey will kill me regardless when she finds out I bought the Vertex 2.

So might not matter cause she might smash it....

 

[Mirabella]

When I called Apple Support and asked this, I was told that it only voided the warranty of the removed optical drive, not the whole laptop computer.

 

[RedReplicant]

Keep the optical drive and put it back in if you need something warrantied.

 

[paintballswimgu]

Keep the optical drive and put it back in if you need something warrantied.

ditto. Apple has no way of knowing otherwise. Just be careful, and if you do break something be honest.

 

[chiefroastbeef]

Be careful, but you'll have to try ridiculously hard to break or short circuit something. Just don't ever have liquids around you.

 

[Xenophon]

From the AC North America terms and conditions:

Limitations. The Plan does not cover:
(i) Installation, removal or disposal of the Covered Equipment, or installation, removal, repair, or maintenance of non-Covered Equipment (including accessories, attachments, or other devices such as external modems) or electrical service external to the Covered Equipment;
(ii) Damage to the Covered Equipment caused by accident, abuse, neglect, misuse (including faulty installation, repair, or maintenance by anyone other than Apple or an Apple Authorized Service Provider), unauthorized modification, extreme environment (including extreme temperature or humidity), extreme physical or electrical stress or interference, fluctuation or surges of electrical power, lightning, static electricity, fire, acts of God or other external causes;
(iii) Covered Equipment with a serial number that has been altered, defaced or removed;
(iv) Problems caused by a device that is not the Covered Equipment, including equipment that is not Apple-branded, whether or not purchased at the same time as the Covered Equipment;

Seems to me that unless you break something, it shouldn't invalidate your warranty, however if you modify anything you do open a door for them to claim that there's a link between the failure and something you've installed. If that happens I think you're SOL unless you can prove there's no link. As hellhammer says, it all depends on the goodwill (or lack thereof) of the guy behind the counter. Given my experiences with Apple I wouldn't count on them to do the right thing but ymmv.

 

[moral-hazard]

There are no void if broken stickers - coming from someone who has torn a 13" uMBP to pieces. Get a set of good precision screwdrivers and you will be good to go. Keep the original parts; if you ever have a problem with the machine, replace the original parts and bring it back in to apple. Your warranty will still cover the major components so long as you don't accidentally damage them while working on it.