This is what I did when my yamaha died due to shipping back to my country. It died when it was still under warranty but then I was back in my country and there was nothing I can do about it. When I came back, I called them and told them that my drive is still under warranty. All they need was an invoice stating the date of purchase. Since I bought that drive from buy.com, I edited the date on the invoice and send my drive back. I know it sounds unethical but then my drive died when it was still under warranty. The only different was I was not able to tell them at that time and told them at a later time.