HDD failing on Fusion Drive iMac?

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HDD failing on Fusion Drive iMac?

Hey there. I have a 21,5 iMac Late 2012 with Fusion Drive. It looks like the HDD is failing. I have this warning appearing in my SMART diagnostic program:

193 Load Cycle Count Life-span online 991,408 1 0 1 1.0% Warning

Should I be worried now? It shows only 1% of life indicator left. This has to be not a good sign..

Posted on May 1, 2016 6:37 AM

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rkaufmann87

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May 1, 2016 8:26 AM in response to geomerlin

Don't be worried, be prepared! If you haven't already, backup! Then take the computer to your local Apple Store or Apple Authorized Service Provider and have them replace the HD for you. Consider replacing it with a SSD.

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