Installing HD in mini voids warranty questions
Hello everyone -
I have a mid 2011 mini that was purchased in October of last year. I'm contemplating buying and installing a second HD. I've done HD installs/swaps before on previous older minis.
I am aware that doing my own install voids the warranty, but that was one year so it expired last month anyway. I am fully aware that if I break something while working on my machine, I will have to pay for the repair. My question concerns the 3-year extended Apple Protection Plan that I also purchased. On my older mini Apple covered replacing a Firewire Port that went bad within the 3-year extended period, but well after I had done my HD swap out.
Now, however, some people have been warning me that if I install a second HD in my new mini, I will loose all of the Extended Apple Protection Plan, including calls for tech support and any repair for any reason. Does anyone know if this is accurate? If so, does that mean that you cannot put in a second hard drive in a Mac mini? Or can you have it installed by some "professional" to avoid loosing the rest of your 3 years? If so, what professional installers would be recognized by Apple?
Thanks for any responses in advance. - Randy
Mac mini, Mac OS X (10.7.5), 2011; 2.7GHz i7; 8GB RAM; HD 6630M