[Ti] How long are hard drives covered by warranty?

Dr Trevor J. Hutley TrevorHutley at consultant.com
Thu Dec 22 08:00:41 PST 2005


On 22 Dec 2005, at 03:54, Robert Nicholson wrote:

> So SMART Reporter is predicting a failure of my 100gb drive soon  
> and I'm wondering how long it's covered by warranty.
>
> Machine was bought March 2005

Warranty of drives themselves seems to vary from 1 to 3 or even 5  
years, BUT if it is an OEM drive, the Apple warranty period (1 yr on  
Powerbooks) applies.

So you are OK for the moment !

If SMART is saying something, AT LEAST make sure you have good and  
frequent backups.

Trevor



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