![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() When you say, "Your perspective lacks critical thinking", obviously I disagree - my thought processes are entirely logical. Unless one's been living under a rock, they should have heard of Apple's fight against the MMWA and the right to repair consumers have, instead of consumers being required to send their devices in to Apple's repair centers, considering Apple's been fighting this for ~2 years at this point. The right to root an Android phone or Jailbreak an iPhone without voiding the warranty.The right to swap out PC components, and the right to disassemble a laptop to replace components, without it voiding the OEM's warranty.The right to add aftermarket accessories, electronics, or parts to vehicles without having those modifications void the vehicle's warranty.The right to fix a product you own without having it void a warranty.The MMWA is not some obscure law, as all have enjoyed it's benefits: When it comes to the law, no one should care what another person's opinion is, but what the law actually states. Placing your perspective in a different scenario highlights it's major problem, as it would be the same as saying a disabled individual should rely on the compassion of an employer to meet the needs of their disability rather than relying on the ADA.Can you find a single instance in which a warranty was denied, even though the denial violated the Magnusson-Moss Warranty Act ? If you cannot, you can't prove a negative. ![]() Your perspective lacks critical thinking. Far better to have an agreement before the action than rely on the law to get your rights observed. If you get access to the Hard Drive then you can test the SMART values with various tools and Seagate have their own which can be powered from a USB with DOS or in Windows Opens a new windowĮven if the HD is fine then marcmontour will still need another HD to hold all the data. Whilst taking it apart is relatively easy, many of these enclosures have plastic clips which can break and can be a source of annoyance although they do not affect its function. I am hoping that if you can get an agreement with Seagate to open the case up, then that stops any arguments down the line. Perhaps Seagate can make arrangements with you that gets you what you want: they are a good Company". Just to clarify my thoughts when I said, "Strictly speaking opening it up should not void the warranty provided you have not done any further damage but that is difficult to prove and not worth the trouble. Parroting, versus verifying, is why the myth that rooting one's Android phone exists, as few ever bothered to actually read a device's warranty, which explicitly states what does void the warranty and system level access is not one of them (common sense should have prevailed with the question "how could it be?").Unfortunately, warranty void information is too often parroted without verification of what a warranty says and whether the warranty terms are in line with the Magnusson-Moss Warranty Act The burden of proof, since 1975, squarely lies upon the issuer, not the consumer. Please read the Magnusson-Moss Warranty Act law, as any manufacturer who denies a warranty claim must be able to irrefutably prove whatever was done damaged a product before they deny a warranty claim.See my above reply, as "Warranty Void if Opened" stickers/policies and terms are illegal & unenforceable (since 1975), with the FTC reaffirming this on 2018.04.11 If you open it up to get direct access to your hard drive (and have another hard drive to put the data on) you risk voiding your warranty. ![]()
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