To continue with the story, I just got my MacBook Pro back from Apple (and there was much rejoicing).
Initial inspection looks good... the delete key is indeed in mechanical order. *BONG* ...and the machine powers up just fine.
Instead of being prompted for my login, however, I get the welcome-to-a-freshly-installed-mac-os-x screen... ?
Looking at the enclosed AppleCare Service Details I notice that:
Product serviced by replacing the following: 658-0290 ASSY, KYBD, M1 655-1282A DA SEAGATE 2.5" M-72 7200RPM SATA 100GBWha?!
Okay, replacing the keyboard assembly I get. But, replacing the hard drive???
A preemptive replacement due to a pending recall? Dropped it while servicing my machine?? Who knows...
Of course, there's no data lost. Had a backup, etc., etc. But, strange.
