Apple has determined that a small number of 3TB hard drives used in late 2012 27-inch iMacs sold between December 2012 and September 2013 may fail under certain conditions. The company has initiated a to replace affected hard drives free of charge through Apple or an Apple Authorized Service Provider (AASP). Apple is contacting affected iMac owners that provided a valid email address during product registration to inform them about the new replacement program. IMac owners can check if they are affected by entering the computer's serial number on Apple's support website, and visit the Genius Bar, locate an AASP or contact Apple Technical Support to initiate the replacement process.

MCE Technologies has brought Blu-ray to the Mac with the release of a slot-loading internal Blu-ray drive for previous generation iMacs and Mac minis. I have a late 2012 Mini. I put in an OCZ Vertex4 512GB SSD and it ran great. Then I changed it to a Samsung EVO 840 500GB SSD.

Apple advises that customers who paid to have their hard drive repaired contact the company for a refund. The replacement program covers affected iMac models until December 19, 2015, or three years from the affected iMac's original date of sale, depending on whichever is longer.

Read about the on Apple's support website for further details. Apple announced a in mid-2011 for select 21.5-inch and 27-inch iMacs sold between May and July of that year with Seagate 1TB hard drives that could also fail under certain conditions, later to include a much broader timeframe. That replacement program expired on July 23, 2013 after being extended for a year. Apple also launched a in 2010.

Hello all, My 1TB hard drive recently decided it's had its final day (for mid-2010 iMac 27' display). Since it is out of warranty, I took it to my nearest Apple Authorized Service Provider where they charged me $50 to tell me that yes, indeed my hard drive was dead. I decided instead of paying all the labor fees etc. That I would do it myself. This is a multi-part question: 1- I just want another 1TB hard drive that is similar to what the stock one is.

I'm mainly designing and not a gamer. Is buying a refurbished drive ok to do and what's a recommended model? I was looking here for one: 2- Do I need a thermal sensor in addition to the hdd? I've read that the stock apple drives have an internal thermal sensor and all 3rd party drives need a separate part or else the fan will continuously run (seen here): 3- I've also heard there are certain iMac models that are trickier than others to do the install. Does anyone know if the mid-2010 is one of those? I realize this is a lot of questions! Is it worth the trouble to just suck it up and pay to have a service provider do it?

Keyboard app for mac mini. I've chatted with Apple support multiple times asking for help and all they want to do it just point me to where the nearest service providers are. I can not get any help they just send me in circles or avoid answering questions since my computer is an older model.

Any and all help appreciated. Been down the internet rabbit hole trying to figure this out. OK, a couple of things. First, you should be able to find a new 1 TB, 7200 rpm hard drive. When I was using HDDs, I always had the best success with ones made by Seagate. I suspect they will be about $50 to $60. Secondly, is this your iMac?

Third, assuming that is your machine, here are detailed instructions about5 installing anew drive: There is no mention of a thermal sensor, but apparently you'll need a Universal Drive Adapter. How do you plan of getting that new drive ready to use in your iMac? Hope fully you have a recent backup. Hello all, My 1TB hard drive recently decided it's had its final day (for mid-2010 iMac 27' display). Since it is out of warranty, I took it to my nearest Apple Authorized Service Provider where they charged me $50 to tell me that yes, indeed my hard drive was dead. I decided instead of paying all the labor fees etc.

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