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[ebondefender]

Hi everyone! I broke another hard drive- this one's from my Alienware m11x R1. It's a 640GB Samsung Spinpoint HM640JJ, Rev. A. If anyone has any leads on a logic board, I would greatly appreciate it. The main signs of trouble are a couple of small beeps, then a regular steady beep every 1 sec. I completely dismantled my m11x as the mainboard was also shorted out, so the drive was unfortunately not the only thing that broke.

Thanks for any advice!
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If hard drives really were hard, they wouldn't break so much.

[ebondefender]

A minor update guys, this is actually the one that says "Spinpoint" on it and not "Momentus." (Why Samsung is using the same brand name as Seagate, I don't know...) For some reason when I checked ebay, a lot of the refurbished ones have a Momentus label though they are Samsung drives. Mine is dated 09.2010, but I'm not sure what firmware revision I have. I'll try to snap a photo of the label when I get home from work today. Later!
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If hard drives really were hard, they wouldn't break so much.

[wdmjys]

you can also try here: http://www.hddzone.com/samsung-pcb-c-5.html

Good Luck!

[ebondefender]

Thanks for the link! I didn't see any board on there, but I'll keep looking. I had purchased an identical drive (which ironically was also broken) and swapped its board out, but sadly mine has the "click-click" of death. I'm assuming I have a head crash of some kind.
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If hard drives really were hard, they wouldn't break so much.

[salvationdata]

What is the board nubmer on your board?

Just search on http://www.hddzone.com with the board number and you can also send email to them for help.

[ebondefender]

P2 Rev.2
20100825
A1B 2305

and then under that, on the "warranty void if removed" sticker:

MP4
NLZ6Q12NB
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If hard drives really were hard, they wouldn't break so much.

[salvationdata]

Contact HDDZone.com for help. They always provide good advises.