MasterC Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 So my MacBook Pro died again, and I'm taking it in for service tomorrow. About two weeks ago, my friend helped me replace the 160GB drive with a 500GB drive. Should I put the original drive back in before I take it in? I can't really find a definitive yes or no answer anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cacoe Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 I'd put the original back in, so they can't start pointing fingers at you. Don't mention you did it either! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadishTM Veteran Posted January 13, 2010 Veteran Share Posted January 13, 2010 I would put the original part back in, as you don't know what parts the technicians will swap out under the repair. Radish? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonyman Posted January 14, 2010 Share Posted January 14, 2010 If it is a unibody model, leave the hard drive in. It is considered a user-replaceable part and Apple will not swap it out for a different one. If you have a pre-unibody model, put the old hard drive back in. The hard drive is not considered user-replaceable and it is possible that you may run into problems depending on who looks at your machine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andersonshatch Posted January 14, 2010 Share Posted January 14, 2010 I have a non-unibody MacBook pro and I replaced the 160GB hard drive with a 500GB one like you. It had to go in for service recently and I had given the 160GB one to someone else so I had to just take it in with the 500GB in. They didn't mention it and fixed it under Apple care f.o.c. I suppose it must vary with who looks at it though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MasterC Posted January 15, 2010 Author Share Posted January 15, 2010 I have a non-unibody MacBook pro and I replaced the 160GB hard drive with a 500GB one like you. It had to go in for service recently and I had given the 160GB one to someone else so I had to just take it in with the 500GB in. They didn't mention it and fixed it under Apple care f.o.c.I suppose it must vary with who looks at it though. When I took it in yesterday, the guy asked if I had upgraded the RAM or hard drive, so maybe I would've been okay. Just to be on the safe side though, I put the old one back in. Thanks for your help guys. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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