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    What original 250GB 7200rpm HDD in M15X?

    Discussion in 'Alienware M15x' started by chrisc007, Nov 3, 2011.

  1. chrisc007

    chrisc007 Notebook Enthusiast

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    A few months ago I bought a used M15x. Got it at a reasonable price. The owner insisted he removed the hard drive as it had confidential info on there. I tried to talk him into letting me buy it with the HDD, but no deal - so I bought it without the drive and put in a micro SSD drive.

    Unfortunately, the mobo has blown (shorting out the power adapter). The M15x is still under warranty but I don't have the original HDD and I want to put an identical HDD in it before I contact Dell to repair the laptop.

    Can anyone tell me what make/model HDDs Dell used in the M15x. All I know is that it was a 250GB 7200rpm drive.

    Also, like an idiot, when I installed the Micro SSD drive, the HDD caddy wouldn't fit properly (I bought Micro SSD rather than 2.5 because I got it for a bargain price and just used a Micro to standard Sata adapter), I put the caddy to one side and now I can't find it. Does anyone have a spare HDD caddy for a Dell M15x available for sale? I'm based in the UK.
     
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    khetik Notebook Deity

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    Mine is the seagate momentus. I attached a screenshot of hwinfo64, it has the name, model, and everything.
     

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    chrisc007 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I had a feeling Dell generally used Seagate Momentus drives in their laptops - thanks. I'll order one now :)
     
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    Ldmoose Notebook Consultant

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    Any 2.5" sata drive will work
     
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    Jdpurvis Notebook Evangelist

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    I replaced my HDD with a 500 GB Momentus. I do not think the original drive was a Momentus, but I have it at home and will check tonight and let you know. I will also check on the caddy.

    Good luck,

    Joe
     
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    My machine came with WD Scorpio Black 320 GB drive - series WD3200.

    It is a standard 2.5" drive. I can't find a spare carrier - I suspect I used it for the Momentus drive.

    Joe
     
    Jdpurvis, Nov 5, 2011
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