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[wwidgirl]

I have a 1.4 year old 12" powerbook.
Hard my hard disk go kaput.
What do I do now?
Where do I go?
Warranty is expired.
How much will it cost me to get a new hard drive and have it installed?
I can't install myself. I don't have tools. Nor do I have the apptitude.

Please help!

[Wrench]

[wwidgirl]

thanks for the reply!

What do I do if I have no cd? It's all the way in Canada.
And do you think if i take it to the apple store in korea, they'll be able to install the hard drive for me? i really dont want to mess it up.

[the_beaver]

You must be mistaken -- there could never be any problems with an Apple.

[SuperHero]

[Wrench]

[coldstream1]

If you are interested in a self-repair, check out the excellent site PB Fixit at http://www.pbfixit.com/Guide/.

They have a do-it-yourself guide that walks you through all the steps of a hard drive replacement for your machine. You can find it at http://www.pbfixit.com/Guide/53.11.0.html.

Of course, I'm sure the Apple Center will be happy to do it for you for a fee. Let us know what you decide to do, and how much it ends up costing you.

[wwidgirl]

I went to the apple store.
I got a new 60gig hard drive for 140,000w plus they installed it for 30,000 won. THat's expensive for a hard drive but I figured it was all worth if they get it up and running. I pick it up tonight. Let's see if this get's my computer problems sorted out.

[dandoeskorea]

I think you got a good deal there wwidgirl, considering it's Apple's own people. Last time I was in London I had to have my CD/DVD drive replaced. Luckily I was still on warranty, but the guy who dealt with me at the Apple store said that they charge a minimum of ��250 (roughly 500,000 won) on ANY internal replacement, and that's just the basic charge. From there they'll usually add on extra costs depending on what exactly needs to be replaced.

[Wrench]

Man apple sucks.. They always overcharge.

[wwidgirl]

argh. tried to use my friend's install disc to install os but it won't let me! "this of cannot be installed on this machine" or something like that!!!!!!!!! what to do?

[coldstream1]

Apple install discs that come with computers are tied to that particular model. You need a OS 10.4 install disc. Available from Apple or from other sources.....

[wwidgirl]

[coldstream1]

Are you familiar with BitTorrent? You can find Tiger (and almost anything else) by doing a little searching.

Like here for example: http://thepiratebay.org/details.php?id=3344152

[Wangja]

IBM? Dell? Compaq?

Anything but Apple?