Will replacing the battery in my MBP void the Apple Care Warranty?

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Will replacing the battery in my MBP void the Apple Care Warranty?

I have a 15 inch 2010 Macbook Pro. I'd like to replace the hard drive, and I've found various videos and sites with instructions. There are two questions that I can't seem to answer though. Are there certain brands or speeds I will need to use, and does replacing the hard drive void the three year Apple Care I bought with the MBP?

MacBook Pro 2010, Book G4, Mac OS X (10.6.5)

Posted on Feb 28, 2011 9:22 AM

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varjak paw

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Feb 28, 2011 9:47 AM in response to jjohnsen00

Replacing the hard drive does not void the warranty nor AppleCare, though if you cause any damage doing the replacement, that could void the warranty, and of course the warranty will not cover the third-party hard drive. Replacing the battery, as your subject line says, will void the warranty, the battery not being user-replaceable if you do indeed have the 2010 MBP.

Others here can probably comment re. drive type; brand won't matter unless there is a cable for the thermal sensor in the MBP as there is in some other systems in which case drive would have to be of the same brand for the cable connector to match up.

Regards.

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