Applecare and user's hard drive data

All hypothetical (but this just happened to a HP Pavilion of my clients)
If my MacBook was dead and would not power on, could I REMOVE the hard drive and would Apple still service the MacBook under my 3 year Applecare plane?
If my MacBook was dead and would not power on, could I swap the hard drive with the SAME make and model hard drive and would Apple still service the MacBook under my 3 year Applecare plane?
If my MacBook was dead and would not power on, could I swap the hard drive with a DIFFERENT make and model hard drive and would Apple still service the MacBook under my 3 year Applecare plane?

eq2675 wrote:
All hypothetical (but this just happened to a HP Pavilion of my clients)
If my MacBook was dead and would not power on, could I REMOVE the hard drive and would Apple still service the MacBook under my 3 year Applecare plane?
I think in general Apple wouldn't likely service a machine without a hard drive. It's probably a case where all the parts for a working system need to be there in order to diagnose what the problem is. It would be beyond Apple's responsibility to temporarily install their own hard drive and remove it later.
If my MacBook was dead and would not power on, could I swap the hard drive with the SAME make and model hard drive and would Apple still service the MacBook under my 3 year Applecare plane?
I think that would be reasonable. In any case one should be able to install a hard drive (considered a DIY service) and receive warranty service if something else goes wrong. Most people replacing hard drives would save the old one and put it back in case service is needed. Read more.
If my MacBook was dead and would not power on, could I swap the hard drive with a DIFFERENT make and model hard drive and would Apple still service the MacBook under my 3 year Applecare plane?
Should be no problem. However - I know some people have tried this and Apple has decided (at their discretion) to replace the entire machine, or have ended up replacing the hard drive for whatever reason. Again - most people save the original drive if service is ever needed.

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