Apple Recall MacBook Air sold between
June 2012 - June 2013
Posted by: easypccare.co.uk - High Wycombe on 18th October 2013 @ 23.50
Apple has determined that certain 64GB and 128GB flash storage drives used in the previous generation of
MacBook Air systems may fail. These systems were sold between
June 2012
- June 2013.
If you own a mid-2012 MacBook Air, and the SSD was was made by Toshiba
then there’s a chance that it could die on you and take all your data with it. This recall only applies to 64GB and 128GB flash drives.
The 256GB drive manufactured by Samsung are not experiencing the same issue.
How do you find out if your MacBook Air is affected? For starters, you can check how much built-in storage it has.
If you drive is 256GB no need to worry. If your drive is 64GB or 128GB and you purchased your MacBook Air
between June 2012 and June 2013.You will need to find out if your drive may be affected, go to the
Mac App Store,
click on Updates and choose the MacBook Air Flash Storage Firmware Update 1.1. The firmware update will test your drive to see if it is affected.
IMPORTANT: If your drive is affected, we strongly recommend that you do not install any operating system updates or new applications.
We also recommend backing up your data on a regular basis until you receive a replacement drive.
Click here for
information on backing up your MAC Hard Drive.
easypccare.co.uk offer a range of solutions for MAC including training, contact us for more information.
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