[iTunes] Deauthorizing A Dead Hard Drive

[Kirk McElhearn]

On Sep 17, 2006, at 3:21 AM, joAnn ortiz wrote:

> Ok, I think I already know the answer to this but I'll ask it just  
> the same. My flat panel 15" iMac died an UGLY death to the tune of  
> having disk utility tell me I had a bad hard drive, salvage what I  
> could & get a hard drive that worked. The message all but offered  
> it's condolences! I'm paraphrasing but that was the gist of the  
> message.
>
> So... having said that, is there any way that I can deauthorize my  
> dead drive or do I just have to keep it in my list of viable  
> computers until I reach my limit?
>
> Eventually I will replace the drive - but this information  
> (authorizing info) is attached to the ATA or no?

No, it's linked to the motherboard, so when you install a new HD, it  
will still be authorized.


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