[COLUG] HDD Followup and ongoing saga...

[Duane]

On Thu, 2006-08-10 at 23:49 -0400, Jim wrote:

> I would also consider the possibility that there is a problem 
> with the rest of the computer (perhaps the IDE interface), 
> the symptom of which appears as a bad drive. 
> 
> I would consider plugging one of the dead replacement drives 
> into a desktop PC, with a 2.5" to 3.5" adaptor, to see if it 
> shows signs of life. If so, likely your laptop has some other issue. 

The first hdd works, mostly, but has bad sectors, the second drive
appears to work fine, but the BIOS is reporting SMART errors, the third
drive just doesn't seem to do much. Three drives and three separate
problems.

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