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iBook Warranty

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htmlmasterdave

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I haven't upgraded to Tiger yet, and as some of you probably noticed before I've been complaining about my HD acting strangely for some time. It's also only a 4200rpm 30gb. So i'm thinking since I'll be reinstalling anyways, I should get a new drive. I have two main questions...

If I service my own laptop does it void my apple warranty?

And how hard is it? Does anyone have a link to a guide or anything? It's a bit of a scary undertaking but I don't want to have to pay to get someone to put it in.

EDIT: Any suggestions for the new model? I'm thinking 60-80gb. Also I just got yesterday my new battery from the exchange program.

Thanks!
 
Well that's not the answer I wanted! 🙂 Maybe I will take it in... I'm scared the harddrive is damaged, it's just too weird the noises it makes when it tries to park the head, it's also annoying. Thanks for the links.
 
Welcome...I really want to do it too but my big fingers and clumsy self would lose the the screws. I dont think the price for the link I gave you is bad. Considering that drive is like...what?...170? This place is very good for there service and quality.
 
Looks like a good reason to avoid Apple. A laptop with a non-user changeable hard drive is a non-starter in my lexicon. 🙁
 
Originally posted by: corkyg
Looks like a good reason to avoid Apple. A laptop with a non-user changeable hard drive is a non-starter in my lexicon. 🙁
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What are you on about? There's only a couple of PC brands I know of that let you do that, and the only one I can name off the top of my head is Clevo (but they don't let you replace the battery).

As for service manuals, just google for ibg4.pdf. It is the official ibook g4 service manual. If you can't find it just PM me your email address and I'll send it to you (I have it in case I need to do some "unofficial" servicing to mine). The instructions for getting to the hard drive are quite straight forward and it isn't very hard. I think it's better following the service manual than those other links posted earlier.
 
Originally posted by: hopejr
What are you on about? There's only a couple of PC brands I know of that let you do that, and the only one I can name off the top of my head is Clevo (but they don't let you replace the battery).
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I have had 5 laptops since 1994 and all have had user replaceable HDDs. Think IBM, think WinBook, Gateway, H-P, Compaq, and many more. Clevo? Never heard of it.

Again, a laptop that does not have a user replaceable HDD is a non-starter. Same for battery and in most cases, the CD drive module.
 
Originally posted by: corkyg
Looks like a good reason to avoid Apple. A laptop with a non-user changeable hard drive is a non-starter in my lexicon. 🙁
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If I remember correctly the powerbook is far easier to service the hard drive.
 
HD is not a FRU, it hsan't been since the Ti powerbooks. I was looking into doing it for my 12" PB (which is basically a super ibook), and its rather involved. I'll wait till my warranty is up to try
 
Its a shame that more companies dont use the 7200 drives. Thats what I want to upgrade my ibook to. Going from 4200 to 7200 would make my day!
 
It doesn't void your warranty necessarily.

The computer as it ships from Apple is covered by the warranty. That's a legal assurance that Apple can't just throw out at will.

However, if you damage the computer while disassembling it, installing the new HD, or reassembling it, that damage is not covered. Similarly, if the new component causes problems for the system, those problems are not covered.

If, say, the display backlight burns out within the warranty period after you've installed a new HD, that should be covered, because there's no conceivable way that the HD could have caused the problem. On the other hand, if you break a capacitor on the mainboard when you're installing the HD, expect to pay for a new motherboard.
 
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