If you want something, then you have to make it yourself.

Built in a Dell D630, was a little tricky because the disk was thinner than the old. The laptop now runs much faster and round (about 100 MB / s transfer rate) The only thing that bothers me is the APM - Advanced Power Management, which results in an audible click (because the heads are parked briefly). You can turn it off and then the hard drive is noticeably quieter. Search at Google for "APM hdparm Acer" and "stuttering, Freezes & Lags [Tutorial + solution] - initiated by" click on and follow the instructions there, tested with Windows. 7

Since the evaluation of cschoene I am disturbed, I have at Schwanthaler Computer ordered after I asked if this OEM goods and sell them informed me that you do not sell OEM goods and I had 2 years warranty. The delivery time was really ordered Top, Friday and not a day later, the hard drive was there. Unfortunately turned out at the guarantee check at Western Digital out which is the delivered hard drive "Out of Region", ie in Germany, I have no guarantee, snacked a bit and then I found out that the true guarantee of China - Great!
A message sent to Schwanthaler computer as this may be, was communicated to me that I've got 2-year warranty on them. After I wrote then that I would rather like to turn to Western Digital when what is to me a return receipt was sent in response. So you can also make customer service.

Immediately after the warranty check (11/08/2014) I have turned me to Western Digital and on 17.11.2014 the guarantee on Germany has been transferred.

How To:

1. Search at Google for "Western Digital Warranty"

2. If "WD Support / Warranty & RMA Services" link (the first hit should be)

3. Lower right click "Email Support"

4. Click "Join Now" button to register

5. Log on to the "Email Support" page (email and password) if you are not yet logged in.

6. Go with the mouse on "WD Quick Links" and then on support cases.

7. Right "Create a new support case" at the bottom of

8. In "Enter the product name or model number" WD5000LPVX and "WD5000LPVX | WD Blue Mobile
Select Hard Drive 500 GB ".

9. "Select the reason for the case of" select "warranty and product replacement".

10. When entering Subject "CHANGE REGION + WARRANTY UPDATE" (originally had something else in the subject but apparently is internal to Western Digital the right subject)

11. describe the problem with the "Symptoms":

- Where buy

Specify the serial number of the hard drive -

- Guarantee checked out of region has been displayed

- Ask the warranty on Germany to transfer.

12. Click "Next" on

13. You should definitely call the case and a copy of the invoice upload (WD Quick Links-> Supportfälle-> In the case number klicken-> File Upload) or the whole takes longer because you then get an email where you will be asked to upload this.