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Hard drive S.M.A.R.T status failing after brand new HD swap?
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<blockquote data-quote="Mike Halloran" data-source="post: 1441484" data-attributes="member: 269955"><p>The 2011 iMac is special in this regard. If not a year old or is under AppleCare, you should have Apple replace the drive under warranty.</p><p></p><p>With 2010 iMacs, the brand has to match (WD must replace WD; Seagate must replace Seagate) but the 2011 must have the Apple firmware or the OWC hardware solution.</p><p></p><p>The only other alternative is to use an SSD. Then there are a pair of wires that can be shorted out to disable the fans (Apple does this, too if an SSD is the only drive).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mike Halloran, post: 1441484, member: 269955"] The 2011 iMac is special in this regard. If not a year old or is under AppleCare, you should have Apple replace the drive under warranty. With 2010 iMacs, the brand has to match (WD must replace WD; Seagate must replace Seagate) but the 2011 must have the Apple firmware or the OWC hardware solution. The only other alternative is to use an SSD. Then there are a pair of wires that can be shorted out to disable the fans (Apple does this, too if an SSD is the only drive). [/QUOTE]
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