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Comment by chrisrhoden | Hacker News Reader

As a PSA, if you can get the model number, the following SSDs are checked for in the update package:

    TS064E - Revisions TPSABBF0 and TPVABBF0
    TS128E - Revisions TPSABBF0 and TPVABBF0

That is all.

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A quick way to apparently find hardware model/revision information (OSX 10.8.5):

Select "About this Mac" from the apple menu, and click on "More info..."

Click on "System Report" and select the SATA/SATAExpress page. Model and revision numbers for each installed hard drive appear to be reported here.

(edit: presumably drives connected via USB are similarly described in the appropriate page of the diagnostics/report)

Prior to updating firmware to 1.1 mine SSD was listed as: TS128E - TPVABBF0 But after updating the firmware now it is listed as: TS128E - TQAABBF0 But i am not redirected to apple website after installation and reboot. Am i suppose to take it to the store?

As I mentioned in the comment, those are the models and revisions that are checked for in the package. It may be the case that those are the models that are eligible to receive the firmware update, rather than that all of them are in the failing set.

Thanks for the clarification.

I had mine replaced under warranty 3 weeks ago and looks like they replaced it with one of those being recalled. I can't reboot right now for the firmware update, but the system report tells me I have a TS128E TPVABBF0.

I'm surprised they didn't know 3 weeks ago that this was a defective disk. My local Apple store didn't have it in stock so they had to order it from Apple, it's not like it was an old disk they used to replace mine.

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