Will Samsung find out if i swap the harddrive?

Hello guys. I got my brand new Samsung Series 7 Gamer NP700G7C today and its working like a charm. I bought a samsung 830 ssd along with it so i can change out the first hdd for faster boot. I thought that simply changing harddrives would not affect my warranty. However, i called them just in case, and they said that I am not allowed to open the back cover at all or it would void my warranty (seriously?)

So the question is this: will Samsung find out if i open the back cover and swap the harddrive?

I will be using latex gloves and will store the original harddrive in an airtight bag. I'm just worried that they installed some kind of trigger that indicates that the cover had been opened once. (There's only one screw on the cover by the way)


ps. Also, does anyone knows if the "norton ghost data migration" software that comes with the ssd any good? does it clone the os, drivers, files and everything to the ssd?

 

Like you I wanted to fit an SSD and also replace the ODD with an HDD caddy. The only way to do it is by removing the bottom case, I accept in principle doing this will likely void the warranty. I wasn't going to wait 3 years till my warranty is up, the only option was to go ahead very carefully.

There are no security seals or secret tags to break, so by using the correct size screwdriver, and carefully unclipping the case, there will be no way to know its been opened. If it fails and needs service under warranty put it back as it was and it will look the same as when it was bought.

If it helps buy a set of mobile phone dismantling tools, all you will need to pry it apart and will save your finger nails. (99p delivered from China on eBay).

The plastic is strong, the clips well made, after you've taken it apart once I think like me you'll be confident it won't be an issue.

 

Wow thanks for the dismantling tool info btb32. I'm glad that someone has gone through this before. I feel more safer now