Looking for a replacement hard drive cover??

Hello everyone, this is my introduction as well. I just acquired an x301 from a good friend who cracked the hard drive cover/door/whatever you call it. I've been searching online in vain and was wondering if anyone here knew where I could get a replacement part? Hopefully I find one because I don't really want to rig something up just to keep it closed and black duct tape would be soooo tacky haha. Many thanks in advance!
- Lay

http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/MIGR-70395.html
if you look at the hardware manual it should say the Part number for the cover.
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We're not "Apple Inc." here, just users like you.
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Making students totally dependent upon "Mother Support" for every little thing about their personal digital devices is a grave disservice to both the students and the people who provide the support. Support-mothered students do become life-long digital dependents, instead of taking the required time to learn enough about the care and feeding of their digital "pets" to sustain them. Entreprenurial students may choose to become 'experts' and actually help each other with their devices, and even make money doing it. Some students may even be inspired/coerced to pursue a career in tech support!!!
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Any reliable band should, I myself bought a 2.5" 750Gb Western Digital black before Christmas for $175 (should be cheaper now, no more floods in Thailand). I'm happy with its performance.
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