[ltp] harddrive replacement

[Henrique de Moraes Holschuh]

On Mon, 09 Jul 2007, Matthias Redlich wrote:
> 1.) Hitachi's drive fitness test says "low system performance" and "Disposition code = 0x45" which does not help me at all. Furthermore the "Smart selftest" from pc doctor does not pass. Does anybody know what this probably means? Is it worth/possible to repair the disk?

It means the disk is going fast and hard down under. Backup all data *now*.

> 2.) As I've already mentioned I think that I'll need to buy a new harddrive. Which models do you recommend (about the same capacity and speed)? I'm looking for a disk which interacts with hdaps without a problem and has a low power consumption.

You need a drive which has exactly the same firwmware as one of those IBM
has issued firmware upgrades.  I had luck with the Hitachi 7200RPM 100G PATA
for my T43.

Either that, or just buy a drive from IBM or Lenovo.

-- 
  "One disk to rule them all, One disk to find them. One disk to bring
  them all and in the darkness grind them. In the Land of Redmond
  where the shadows lie." -- The Silicon Valley Tarot
  Henrique Holschuh