Where is the motion sensor?

I know in all MacBooks, there is a sudden motion sensor, which stops the hard drive in case you drop it. I'm just wondering if it's in the hard drive or on the logic board or something because I'm thinking of upgrading my 160GB hard drive to a 320GB hard drive from macsales.com and I still want the sensor.

Logicboard. If it were in the hard drive, then it would be gone when you put in a new hard drive.

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Try the following to rule out a software problem:
- Reset the iOS device. Nothing will be lost
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least ten seconds, until the Apple logo appears.
- Reset all settings
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Background:
I replaced my superdrive with an optibay + ssd (OS is stored here) and I left the stock HD (home folder) in it's place.
Problem:
I guess I triggered the SMS the other day and now I can't access my HD (basically just hangs / takes forever to load anything) unless I disable SMS. Where would I clear the data / tell it that my HD is safe to use again. Restarted pram and reinstalled OS, but it didn't help.

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Is this even a problem worth bugging customer support about? Should I consider getting it fixed?
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Thanks,
Bryce

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Thank you for pointing me in the right direction!

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Okay folks, it's my turn to ask a question this time.
I worried about upgrading my hard drive, fearing that the Sudden Motion Sensor was built-in to Apple's OEM installed drives. I researched on the web prior to doing the upgrade (myself, by the way) and all sources pointed to the Sudden Motion Sensor being a "software"--for lack of a better term--feature that was independent of the hard drive, and regardless of what hard drive you have installed.
I trusted that information, and now that I have installed, successfully, a new 160GB Seagate 5400.3 hard drive?
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FROZE. And the entire machine locked up as well. (PC?).
Now don't get me wrong, anyone reading this. This Seagate drive is fabulous. It is the conflict with Sudden Motion Sensor that I'm trying to decipher!
So again, anyone out there with similar findings, be it a similar Seagate drive, or any other hard drive upgrade, let us know your findings. =)

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