Will replacing HD void warranty+grounding?

[aaronw1986]

i think he is talking about the non UNi's.

I need to get a straight answer from apple. People on here are saying apple told them it will void the warranty on JUST the hard drive, and i am getting told from several genius's from several apple stores that it WILL void the warranty. I would like a larger hard drive for sure, as my 250GB is down to about 60GB...

we should start a poll to what every one is told. So next time we each are in an apple store, we ask this question. This is driving me crazy. Now dont get me wrong, i LOVE taking stuff apart and seeing how it is put together, but it isnt worth costing me a warranty on a $2500 computer, ya know?

http://manuals.info.apple.com/en/MacBook_13inch_HardDrive_DIY.pdf

 

[rekhyt]

While replacing the HD won't void the warranty per se, it would raise doubts in the eyes of an Apple repair guy if you have a different problem with it. If that does occur, to remove doubt (and a bit of esplainin' to do) put the old drive back in before turning it over.

Speaking from experience here...

Yep, that's what I plan to do if anything bad happens.

Metal radiators work fine. Pipe works. Metal water tap.

And you may have noticed sometimes that when you wear the wrong shoes in the wrong place with the wrong weather, you sometimes get tiny electric shocks. If that happens, that's the wrong place to open your Mac.

Yep. I have a non-uni.

i think he is talking about the non UNi's.

I need to get a straight answer from apple. People on here are saying apple told them it will void the warranty on JUST the hard drive, and i am getting told from several genius's from several apple stores that it WILL void the warranty. I would like a larger hard drive for sure, as my 250GB is down to about 60GB...

we should start a poll to what every one is told. So next time we each are in an apple store, we ask this question. This is driving me crazy. Now dont get me wrong, i LOVE taking stuff apart and seeing how it is put together, but it isnt worth costing me a warranty on a $2500 computer, ya know?

Yeah... I bought a 3 year warranty... So I'm a bit worried here.

 

[rekhyt]

As a word to the wise, there is a ribbon-film data connector (from HD to computer board) that is adhesived on top of the HD. When I tried to replace my HD with a 500GB one in my MBP, that ribbon literally fell apart.

Trip to Apple and a most gracious warranty repair and directed to take it to an authorized service center to swap out the hard drive to keep it under warranty....since Apple won't install 3rd party hardware.

(Sorry for double posting.)

Yep. I kinda need help on this. And #8 on the PDF really helped on the discharging issue. Thanks!

Update: Ok, what does these two mean? A bit confused here, sorry!

Use a plastic card, if necessary, to tuck in the EMI gaskets located on the RAM door so they
do not protrude from the edge of the battery bay. Make sure the three screws align with the
holes in the bottom case before tightening them.

Unplug the power cord.
Warning: The power supply in your computer is a high-voltage component and should
not be opened for any reason, even when the computer is off. If the power supply needs
service, contact your Apple reseller or Apple Authorized Service Provider.

Thanks.