

- LATE 2009 IMAC 27 HARD DRIVE REPLACEMENT FOR FREE
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As my CNET colleague David Carnoy found after experiencing issues with his 2010 iMac hard drive in August, actually getting to the hard drive required special tools, including suction cups to remove the glass panel display. Normally, a hard drive replacement would be no big deal in the world of desktop computers, but over the years Apple has shifted toward designs that are less serviceable. Apple now says both of those models with the drive, sold between October 2009 and July 2011, are covered if something goes wrong. That drive was found in both the 21.5-inch and 27-inch model. This is due to Apple replacing the external Hard Drive temperature sensor with a proprietary firmware and using the drives internal sensor. The issue in question affected a batch of 1TB Seagate hard drives that shipped in Apple's iMac systems, originally between May and July of 2011. 1 TB SATA Desktop Hard Drive (1) 2 TB SATA Desktop Hard Drive (1) 3 TB SATA Desktop Hard Drive (1) 4 TB 3.5' Hard Drive (1) 2 TB SSD Hybrid 3.5' Hard Drive (1) 1 TB SSD Hybrid 3.5' Hard Drive (1) 4 TB SSD Hybrid 3.5' Hard Drive (1) iMac Intel 21.5' and 27' (Late 2009-Mid 2010) SSD Temperature Sensor (1) iMac Intel 27' EMC 23 Hard. Since the late 2009 iMacs came out, replacing the hard drive has caused the internal Hard Drive Fan to start running at around 6000RPM.
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The change, noticed by CNET readers, means that users with Seagate's 1TB hard drive can get it swapped out by Apple or one of the company's authorized service provider for free if it fails. yellow screen on second replacement - smart utility shows hardware failure. dark marks under screen, guy on phone said contaminated. S.M.A.R.T Failing and dark marks under screen. Hard drives, power supplies, and small parts all tested and guaranteed with fast shipping and easy returns. Apple has quietly extended a hard drive replacement program for its iMac all-in-one computers by an additional one year and seven months to cover machines made as far back as October 2009. Hard drive overheated then crashed with over 4,000 bad sectors. iMac Intel 21.5' EMC 2308 (Late 2009) parts for DIY repair.
