I've replaced many a hard drive in an iMac, it's usually a 1 hour job not including data recovery and restoration.
Regards Sam -- MacAmbulance Sam Mullen 07747778022 i...@macambulance.co.uk On 5 Aug 2011, at 13:58, Chris Webb <ch...@macservice.co.uk> wrote: > > Assuming its the aluminium 27", the glass front window has to come out to get > a replacement disk in. This either means the repair has to be carried out in > a 'clean' room or by someone with the patience of a saint (not me!) and lint > free gloves. > > On the rare occasions I've had to put a new drive in one of these, I send it > over to Maidstone to my local AASP, MicroSpot. > > 'Fraid I don't know where an AASP close to Crawley would be.I'm loath to say > 'Solutions' but quite happy to say CanCom! > > Chris Webb . Partner > MacService > Woodside, Brightling Road > Robertsbridge, East Sussex, TN32 5EL > t: 01580 881212 > f: 01580 881313 > m: 07770 960632 > e: ch...@macservice.co.uk > w: www.macservice.co.uk > > On 5 Aug 2011, at 13:08, Paul Howard wrote: > >> Hi all, >> >> Many thanks for the info on Diskwarrior. I purchased it (and a firewire 800 >> cable which was not easy to find locally) and tried to run the repair using >> Target Disk Mode. Initially the drive refused to repair saying there was a >> hardware error, but after leaving it attached for 30 mins the status changed >> and it said the repair was possible. >> >> The repair took about 30 mins and the log showed lots of errors that were >> fixed. Initially the machine ran fine, but over the last day or so it has >> started locking up again for 30 secs to 5 mins at a time before becoming >> responsive again. >> >> I think the time has come to get the drive replaced. >> >> I would rather support a local, independent repairer if possible, so any >> suggestions on the best place to take it for repair? >> >> Many thanks, >> >> -- >> Paul Howard >> >> web: phoward.com | twitter: @phowardcom >> >> tel (UK): +44 (0)1293 738158 | mobile (UK): +44 (0)7903 505153 | tel >> (US) : +1 251 243 0058 >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Sussex Mac User Group" group. >> To post to this group, send an email to smug@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> smug+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Sussex Mac User Group" group. > To post to this group, send an email to smug@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > smug+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To post to this group, send an email to smug@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to smug+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB.
