will SAMSUNG HN-M101MBB hard drive work in acer aspire 5536

Hello,

about 3 weeks ago, my wifes acer aspire 5536 laptop showed an unwelcomed 'operating system not found' on the screen. I have since removed the cover and felt and listened to the hard drive and it is definitely not even spinning up. either that, or it's the most calm, quiet hard drive ever. I think the hard drive failed.

I am considering purchasing the hard drive listed below for this acer aspire 5536 computer. will this hard drive work in this computer? I don't want to make the mistake of purchasing it and find out it doesn't work because it's too much capacity or LBA addressing is incorrect or some other reason. the expert advice I request is most appreciated.


here's links to newegg and info about the hard drive.

http://promotions.newegg.com/NEemai...MC-IGNEFL102612-_-EMC-102612-Index-_-E0-_-All

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...02612-Index-_-LaptopHardDrives-_-22152291-L0O

SAMSUNG Spinpoint M8 HN-M101MBB 1TB 5400 RPM 8MB Cache 2.5" SATA 3.0Gb/s Internal Notebook Hard Drive -Bare Drive

 

plodr,

thanks for pointing out the bad links and the reply.

this is the same thing, I think:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152291

I am hesitant to purchase until I hear from someone with more expertise than I have that they are sure (providing that the hard drive is not DOA) it will work.

 

plodr,

I will pass on this hard drive and wait for a 500g deal to occur

thanks.

 

On a 500GB drive, I prefer the WD Scorpio Black series. In addition to having generally good reviews, I've been using one for over two years without any issues (compared to an OEM Hitachi and a replacement Hitachi, each of which died within 6 months).

I also do not like "refurb" drives. My experience is they have a much higher failure rate than new drives.

Considering it takes at least a few hours to install Windows and all the security updates (not to mention all your data), it's worth spending a few extra bucks for a quality hard drive that has good user reviews.

 

If your bios has reset or the boot order changed somehow this can happen,enter bios del or F2 when the computer boots and check to see if the drive is recognised and it's size is reported correctly,if it is it's probably not the drive.

You can also connect a laptop drive to a desktop for testing.

Just basic troubleshooting before you buy a new drive.

 

thanks for the replies gman863, plodr, and Rikky

@Rikky,
good advice. I'll get a spare hard drive anyway

I've decided to go with this instead

Western Digital Scorpio Black WD3200BEKT 320GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache 2.5" SATA 3.0Gb/s Internal Notebook Hard Drive -Bare Drive

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...10112-Index-_-LaptopHardDrives-_-22136280-L0B