iMac hard drive

ferniesnow · Nov 18, 2012

So I got an email from Apple. My hard drive is going to fail. They don't know when just that it will.

Phoned the Apple store in Calgary and I have to leave my computer there for a week. Does that make sense?

Any other place where this can be repaired?

SLEDBUNNYRACING · Nov 18, 2012

My mac Dealer
Suite 100, 1222 11 Ave SW
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
T3C 0M4

Phone: 403-543-6227
http://www.mymacdealer.com

sumx54 · Nov 18, 2012

Hmmm interesting. Ive never had a problem ever with my IMac's and both in my house are freezing up this past few days?? Could this be related I wonder.

Bisch · Nov 18, 2012

It's likely the predictive failure sensor on the SMART drives. It's a good thing.

The Apple store is as good of a place than any. Comparable rates etc.

My Mac Dealer is also a very good place to go. Westworld in the West End is also good. HDD replacement is a pretty easy thing to do. Just make sure they image your drive before so you don't lose anything.

Back ups using time machine are a great idea.

SLEDBUNNYRACING · Nov 18, 2012

I rec'd a msg from firefox telling me my operating system was out of date, had to get some updates done, works better than ever now.
Did not experience any other problems ahead of time.

SLEDBUNNYRACING · Nov 18, 2012

JRB15 said:
Back ups using time machine are a great idea.

I can't imagine not having backups (2) for my computer.

Bisch · Nov 18, 2012

SBR said:
I can't imagine not having backups (2) for my computer.

It's insane how many times I hear about people who have lost everything due to drive failure and no backups.

SLEDBUNNYRACING · Nov 18, 2012

Not me, alway back up. Even Macs Die, and i only own Mac's.
Like an Avy Air Bag and Beacon, hope to never use it...but just in case!

JRB15 said:
It's insane how many times I hear about people who have lost everything due to drive failure and no backups.

Bisch · Nov 18, 2012

SBR said:
Not me, alway back up. Even Macs Die, and i only own Mac's.
Like an Avy Air Bag and Beacon, hope to never use it...but just in case!

True. But anything with moving parts can fail. PC / Mac or anything else.

Most common failure are fans, hard drives and power supplies.

SLEDBUNNYRACING · Nov 18, 2012

Geek...lol...

JRB15 said:
True. But anything with moving parts can fail. PC / Mac or anything else.

Most common failure are fans, hard drives and power supplies.

Bisch · Nov 18, 2012

SBR said:
Geek...lol...

LOL! The shoe fits... Sadly

Trashy · Nov 18, 2012

ferniesnow said:
So I got an email from Apple. My hard drive is going to fail. They don't know when just that it will.

Phoned the Apple store in Calgary and I have to leave my computer there for a week. Does that make sense?

Any other place where this can be repaired?

Is there not a Mac store in Fernie?

SLEDBUNNYRACING · Nov 18, 2012

I knew that...lol...

JRB15 said:
LOL! The shoe fits... Sadly

OVERKILL 19 · Nov 18, 2012

Just bought a back up WD3tb for $145....looked at the mac version but at $500 ??? WTF a little off price wise.IMO

Bisch · Nov 19, 2012

OVERKILL 19 said:
Just bought a back up WD3tb for $145....looked at the mac version but at $500 ??? WTF a little off price wise.IMO

I think the only difference in the Mac version is it has a FireWire 800 interface. USB2 has max throughout of 400mbps and FireWire 800 is double that. That said, it's all dependent on what other devices are being used. Generally the USB has more devices on it (keyboard / mouse / card readers / other drives) that slow performance on the USB chain.

I have generally found FW800 drives to be much better performing and usually worth the premium you pay for them.

Most Mac don't have USB3 (except the very new ones)

ferniesnow · Nov 19, 2012

Quadtrash 668 said:
Is there not a Mac store in Fernie?

No there isn't. There is a repair shop or a geek kind of guy that goes around.

This is a warranty fix and I doo have an external hard drive but I can't fit everything on it because when the Apple Store made the partitions they weren't big enough.

I probably have to buy another external hard drive, partition it properly and then take it too them.

Does it make sense that changing the hard drive takes a week (or rather they need my computer for a week were the words the guy used)??

OVERKILL 19 · Nov 19, 2012

JRB15 said:
I think the only difference in the Mac version is it has a FireWire 800 interface. USB2 has max throughout of 400mbps and FireWire 800 is double that. That said, it's all dependent on what other devices are being used. Generally the USB has more devices on it (keyboard / mouse / card readers / other drives) that slow performance on the USB chain.

I have generally found FW800 drives to be much better performing and usually worth the premium you pay for them.

Most Mac don't have USB3 (except the very new ones)

I get that it's way faster, but for me I'm not transferring alot every day. So for the $350 difference. Not worth it to me. If it was $100 or even $150 difference I would have pulled the trigger on the Mac

meatbag · Nov 19, 2012

Soooo...Hal sent you a message that a component might fail, not sure when but it will. Hmmmm, kinda like 2001 A Space Odyssey, then the computer kills you...

ferniesnow · Nov 20, 2012

meatbag said:
Soooo...Hal sent you a message that a component might fail, not sure when but it will. Hmmmm, kinda like 2001 A Space Odyssey, then the computer kills you...

Ya', I guess sort of like that! Here the words from Apple……...

Apple has determined that certain 1TB Seagate hard drives used in 21.5-inchand 27-inch iMac systems may fail. These systems were sold between October 2009 and July 2011.

Our records show that you have an iMac with an affected 1TB Seagate hard drive. Apple will replace your hard drive with a new one, free of charge, under the .

giddyup · Nov 20, 2012

It should not take a week to swap out the hard drive, but it's an warranty thing so I guess it's there dime. Kind of the shits to have to leave it there, will they ship it back to u or do you have to pick it up. Good luck

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