[ltp] WD1600BEVE in Thinkpad T40p

[Leon Brokken]

Maciej Musial wrote:
> Hi,
> I've got ThinkPad T40p and i would like to buy larger HDD. I think
> about WD1600BEVE - does anyone use this (or another from this WD
> series) with ThinkPad T40p or ThinkPad T40? Will there be any problems
> with this hard drive? And what about Hidden Protected Area - can I
> move it from my drive to the new one? Or is there a way to create it
> on the new one?
>   
I have recently installed a WD1600BEVE in a T41. A problem is "clicking 
of the drive", or loading/unloading of the heads, as described here:

http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Problem_with_hard_drive_clicking

bash-3.1# smartctl -A /dev/hda|grep Load_Cycle_Count
193 Load_Cycle_Count        0x0032   197   197   000    Old_age   
Always       -       9046

And, after hearing a 'click':

bash-3.1# smartctl -A /dev/hda|grep Load_Cycle_Count
193 Load_Cycle_Count        0x0032   197   197   000    Old_age   
Always       -       9047

Cheers, Leon.