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    Dell Laptop Hard drive issues xps m1330

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by alynch75, Apr 19, 2008.

  1. alynch75

    alynch75 Notebook Evangelist

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    Can anyone tell me what brand or brands does dell use (hard drives) in the xps laptops. i ask this because I purchased a refurb and think the hard drive was swapped out. It has a 160gb segate momentus in it. My buddy has an xps m1330 but he has figitsu... then my coworker has a Hitachi in his. this seems strange to me. shouldn't they all be the same brand please advise.
     
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    nizzy1115 Notebook Prophet

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    No, they use what ever is cheapest at that given moment it is made. Prices change daily for dell, and they buy what is cheapest for them. Same with their ram.
     
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    alynch75 Notebook Evangelist

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    well just to be on the safe side is there a way they can give me the serial number to the hard drive that was originally in the system when it was built
     
    alynch75, Apr 19, 2008
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    powerpack Notebook Prophet

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    Safe side of what?

    Yea they heep it with the CPU and RAM serial #'s, oh and also the USB serial #'s. No just kidding, highly doubt they keep track of placement of individual #'s. It would serve no effective purpose for them. They likely deal in what I would call "lots", insofar as they could give you information about the HDD that was say 1 of a thousand of which they know the serial numbers but not which was put in a particular notebook.

    But what is the sinister nature of the "they swapped out", I am missing something here?
     
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  5. alynch75

    alynch75 Notebook Evangelist

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    the hard drive is making a cliking noise. The compter has a t9300 core 2 duo so I know its a fairly new refurb from dell outlet.. its just strange that the hard drive is making this clinking noise. a few time the I got an error at boot up that says boot disk failed. I don't know how to fix. that is why i need to know if the hard drive in the system is the original hence it may be the reson it was sold to me on the outlet store. or i need to find if they let consumers get warranty replacemnt from driver maker or pc builder
     
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    Amol APH! NBR Reviewer

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    Cestuila Notebook Guru

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    Hi,

    You might be interested in promoting this idea.

    Good luck with your clicking issue.
     
    Cestuila, Apr 19, 2008
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  8. booji

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    Did you buy a warranty package when you bought the system from Dell? In any case, you should have recieved at least a 1 year warranty with the notebook. You should just call technical support and ask for a hard drive replacement.
     
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    alynch75 Notebook Evangelist

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    i have 2 year accidental damage warrnty with 2 year warranty
     
    alynch75, Apr 20, 2008
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