The National Enquirer reports at 10:13 AM -0400 5/25/04, Laurent Daudelin wrote:
>On 25/05/04 09:05, "gf sciacca" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > ok, so I'm just back from vacation. Still I find it strange that the > > continuous seeking occurs only under OS X. The drive model Nr. is > > IC25N040ATCS05-0 and was purchased by Transintl on July 7th, 2003. On the > > drive label, besides the "Warranty void if..." warning it says /May 03 > > > > What does OEM stand for by the way? > > > > cheers, gianfranco > > > >>> Since it's such a new drive, you probably still have warrantee on it. > >>> Notebook > >>> drives tend to have longer warrantees on them than desktop drives, which > >>> most > >>> of the time only have a year's warrantee. Contact Hitachi right >away and get > >>> an RMA for it. > >> > >> You took the words right out of my mouth, Michelle. > >> > >> I know my 40GB Hitachi (GNX) came with a 3 year warranty. However, if > >> gianfrancoo's drive was purchased as an OEM -- the actual meaning has > >> no real significance here -- that usually indicates that there is no > >> warranty included unless specifically stated. > >> > >> If gianfrancoo doesn't know whether his drive was an OEM, if he could > >> provide the Hitachi model# (such as: IC25N040ATCS05) and where he > >> bought it. Perhaps someone on the list will know whether it was OEM > >> or not. > >> > >> Bob > >I believe that "OEM" means 'Original Equipment Manufacturer". Yep. >Means some >original products from known companies that are sold to another manufacturer >to be part of a finished good from that last manufacturer. In your case, >Hitachi sells their drives to Apple, so the Hitachi is the OEM. What often >happens is that some resellers will get their hands on a batch of OEM >equipment that are similar to the retail version. However, since it's OEM, >it is much cheaper, since when a manufacturer like Apple goes to Hitachi and >ask for their price for like, say 100,000 drives, they get them way cheaper >than what you could get at any store. So, OEM equipment is the same than >retail, except it doesn't come into a nice packaging and is usually quite >cheaper. But, in your case, it's the same drive. To the consumer, it usually means that the device is a bare-bones device. Normally it will come with no manuals (yeah, I know, what's a user's manual these days), no "extras" that would normally be included, like installation screws or brackets/sleds etc, and often no warranty which means that you will need to deal with the vendor rather than the manufacturer concerning any problems. All, as Laurent states above, for a cheaper price. From your Model# above, I'd say you have a Travelstar 40GNX 40GB drive. If that's the case, then Transintl says it has a 3-year warranty: <http://www.transintl.com/store/category.cfm?Category=351&RequestTimeO ut=500> I was just reading recently where several people have had problems with that drive right about the 1-year mark. Sounds like you are just about at that time frame as well. I'm not trying to diagnose your problem. We're just discussing whether you have a warranty on the drive or not. P.S. I just ran down a spec sheet for your drive in case you are interested: <http://www.memorysuppliers.com/ibmtrav40at5.html> Bob -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
