Why are YOU repairing this thing?
Something is broken. Let Dell fix it.
Bob
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So I own a Dell Inspiron M5010, which came equipped with a 320GB, 5400
RPM Samsung Spinpoint M7 (HM321HI) HDD. After about 3 months, the HDD
became unusable due to a high count of bad sectors (>500). I've
replaced the broken HDD with a brand new, identical HDD which reached a
bad sector count of over 250 in ~1 month. I have then upgraded the HDD
to a 500GB, 7200 RPM Samsung Spinpoint M7 (HM500JI); at the moment it
has 166 bad sectors in about 2 months of usage. I did not use the laptop
under harsh conditions, it is not filled with dust, it did not suffer
mechanical shocks. What should I be on the lookout for?
The current HDD temperature varries from 42-45 when idling to ~52-54
when playing a video game or using it extensively and the CPU
temperature is always above 59 degrees Celsius, even when first booting
up the laptop.
Also, the original power supply stopped working after 4 months since
I purchased the laptop and I have replaced it with another 90W power
supply.
Fun fact: a few (1-
sectors were being marked as "bad" almost
every time the song changed in an Youtube playlist; not always, but most
of the time.
Discussion is locked
Yes, it wasn't even half year old when I had to replace the first HDD. I was abroad and I didn't have access to any Dell authorized shops therefore I had to replace the HDD myself and I lost the warranty.
By the way, I have the M5010 with an AMD Phenom II Quad-Core P920 CPU.
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