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<blockquote data-quote="chscag" data-source="post: 1623815" data-attributes="member: 46727"><p>Welcome to the Mac-Forums!</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>This means that OS X or any Apple operating system can not be installed on non Apple hardware. In other words, I can not install OS X on my Dell or Toshiba PC.</p><p></p><p>As for other hardware peripherals such as the hard drive or memory modules, third party replacements can be used without voiding the warranty. However, nowadays it's very difficult to replace an internal hard drive in an iMac and any of the retina machines. Which is why we recommend buying Apple Care to extend the warranty to three years from one year. And only the 27" iMac and Mac Pro can accept additional memory user installed. The MacBook Pro line (with the exception of the 2012 MacBook Pro which is still being sold) all have the memory modules permanently soldered to the main board. The new Mac Mini is the same way.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chscag, post: 1623815, member: 46727"] Welcome to the Mac-Forums! This means that OS X or any Apple operating system can not be installed on non Apple hardware. In other words, I can not install OS X on my Dell or Toshiba PC. As for other hardware peripherals such as the hard drive or memory modules, third party replacements can be used without voiding the warranty. However, nowadays it's very difficult to replace an internal hard drive in an iMac and any of the retina machines. Which is why we recommend buying Apple Care to extend the warranty to three years from one year. And only the 27" iMac and Mac Pro can accept additional memory user installed. The MacBook Pro line (with the exception of the 2012 MacBook Pro which is still being sold) all have the memory modules permanently soldered to the main board. The new Mac Mini is the same way. [/QUOTE]
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