[ltp] Is my T23 thinkpad hard drive failing?

[Cheryl Homiak]

Hi all.
I am running gentoo and kernel 2.6.11. I'm afraid, though, that my 
problem is probably hardware-related.

I get intermittent but pretty continuous sort of loud thrumming or 
growling noises from my T23. I also am getting some errors about journal 
aborting (am using ext3) and holes in directories. Is there any chance 
this could be somehow related to my kernel or does this sound like my 
hard drive is failing?

If it is my hard drive, have any of you been through this before? Can I 
take it to a local computer shop to get the hd replaced and/or find out 
what is wrong or would I have to send it in to IBM (I don't have any 
warranties or anything like that at this point). How much do T23 hard 
drives cost; this one is a 30gg.
Tia.



At this point the machine is still largely functional most of the time 
but I'm trying to make sure I have everything essential backed up in 
case the whole thing dies.


-- 
Cheryl

"Where your treasure is,
there will your heart be also."