{"id":15165,"date":"2012-10-16T10:17:08","date_gmt":"2012-10-16T15:17:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/?p=15165"},"modified":"2014-05-22T13:28:01","modified_gmt":"2014-05-22T18:28:01","slug":"apple-extends-imac-hard-drive-replacement-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/15165-apple-extends-imac-hard-drive-replacement-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple Extends iMac Hard Drive Replacement Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-15166\" title=\"imac\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/imac.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/imac.jpg 300w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/imac-170x120.jpg 170w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/imac-284x201.jpg 284w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/imac-190x134.jpg 190w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>A while back, Apple announced a replacement program for iMacs with a Seagate 1TB hard drive that shipped in mid-2011. Theses drives were prone to failure, so the program was set up to facilitate getting a properly-working replacement installed in those iMacs, which require drives with a custom firmware to interact with the temperature sensors. Not having this firmware <a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/10206-further-explained-apples-imac-2011-model-hard-drive-restrictions\">results in the fans ramping up to full speed<\/a> as you use it.<\/p>\n<p>Now, <strong>Apple has extended that replacement program<\/strong> to cover iMacs sold with that same drive dating back to October 2009. To see if your iMac qualifies for the replacement, you can enter your machine\u2019s serial number on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.apple.com\/support\/imac-harddrive\/\">Apple\u2019s Replacement Program page<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A while back, Apple announced a replacement program for iMacs with a Seagate 1TB hard drive that shipped in mid-2011. Theses drives were prone to failure, so the program was set up to facilitate getting a properly-working replacement installed in those iMacs, which require drives with a custom firmware to interact with the temperature sensors. 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