What Type Of Hard Drive Do I Have & Backing Up.

I just got an email from Apple that says I have a Seagate Hard Drive that my fail and it is on recall.  Call them to set up for a hard drive replacement.  This raises questions for me I hope I can get answers here for.
1.  How can I check to see if I actually have a Segate Drive?
I assume it is somewhere here, but not sure where:
"Apple Logo > About This Mac > More Info"
2. I am told that to swap the hard drive I will need to bring in all of my original install disc plus any other software  I ordered with it (Final Cut Express in my case).  So what is the best way to back everything up so when I get it back  I will not have to re-type all of info for my emails, contacts, passwords and WEP for wifi, ect, ect.
3. Will Time Machine remember everything or will there still be some items that will require re-entering?
4. I have a 1TB internal drive that currently only has about 95 GB being used. Can I use a 400 GB external Passport that is MacJournaled as a Time Machine Backup?
5. What about security issues, since I assume Apple will keep my old seagate drive they recalled.  Should I ask for it back or actually trust them to dispose of the data properly?
6. Any other tips before I begin this process is apprecitaed.  I am trying to do this with as little headaches as possible.
Thanks.

Open Disk Utility which will display that information. However, since you were notified you should have the drive in question.
I would suggest a cloned backup of the drive on an external HDD:
Clone using Restore Option of Disk Utility
  1. Select the destination volume from the left side list.
  2. Click on the Restore tab in the DU main window.
  3. Select the destination volume from the left side list and drag it to the Destination
      entry field.
  4. Select the source volume from the left side list and drag it to the Source entry field.
  5. Double-check you got it right, then click on the Restore button.
Destination means the external backup drive. Source means the internal startup drive.
After cloning use OPTION booting to startup from the clone:
Boot Using OPTION key:
  1. Restart the computer.
  2. Immediately after the chime press and hold down the "OPTION" key.
  3. Release the key when the boot manager appears.
  4. Select the external backup disk.
  5. Click on the arrow button below the icon.
Now erase your internal drive:
Drive Preparation
1. Open Disk Utility in your Utilities folder.
2. After DU loads select your internal hard drive (this is the entry with the mfgr.'s ID and size) from the left side list. Click on the Erase tab in the DU main window.
3. Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.) Click on the Security button, check the button for Zero Data - one pass - and click on OK to return to the Erase window.
This will remove all traces of your information from the drive as if it were new from the factory.

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