Who has had their Hard Drive replaced before!?

Hey everyone I just want to know if you have had your hard drive replaced before. If so please tell us what symptoms your computer had and a little about the process and also the cost of having someone do it for you. Thank you in advance for your comments.

I just had mine replaced. My apps were all running fine. The main tell I have noticed as my dorm tech guy is unusual noises coming from the drive. If a higher pitched sound is coming from the left side then normal, it seems to be reading and writting when not in use, or like mine it sounded like a buzz saw was running, then likely a hard drive problem. Luckily for me I had 17 days left on my apple care, but a new hard drive shouldnt cost to much, and if your familiar with taking apart computers you can do it yourself...

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Hey chukrking,
Thanks for the question, and welcome to Apple Support Communities.
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http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3147
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