Qosmio F60 - HDD has failed

My F60 Qosmio HDD has failed due to owner abuse.....it has the following info and looking for guidance for a Toshiba replacement HDD:
MK6465GSX HDD2H81 B UL02B
Need to know what variants on the HDD2H81 B & UL02 B numbers can be used....??
There seems to be S, T etc etc of each number which I know nothing...
Thanks

HDD replacement is not big deal. What you need is compatible SATA HDD that you can get in every computer store.
How to replace HDD on Qosmio F60 you can see here .
One more thing: you can use new SSD. I have upgraded my P500 and it is simply amazing how fast my notebook is.

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