ahh. So the drive came with the powerbook. I guess your only recourse is Apple, and you're right. Without Applecare you may be out of luck. Jim On 21-Nov-04, at 11:05 PM, Manoel A Felciano wrote: > I went to the web site and my serial # returned the result: "Return to > place of purchase" which in this case was Apple in January of 2002, > and I did not purchase applecare... which means the powerbook is out > of warranty, but would that apply to the drive as well? > > Thanks again > > Mano