On Tue, Apr 21, 2020 at 06:50:03PM -0600, Ralph Katz wrote: > On 4/21/20 1:05 PM, deloptes wrote: > > to...@tuxteam.de wrote: > > > >> No, but a connector. And depending on the mechanical environment, > >> those sometimes loosen too. > > > > Yes noticed on few that if disk is not mounted properly it starts sliding > > out. So reinserting the disk after checking connector states and mounting > > it properly could be leading to such problems in theory. > > > > Even with the service manual, I am totally intimidated by the fragile, > paper-thin components in modern laptops. I was unable to disconnect the > drive cable from the board; did not want to exert excess pressure.
I know. You need the right combo of determination and patience. And then, you still sometimes break things :-) I have little choice, because, among my friends, I'm the "computer guy" and don't want to disappoint them. So I get some practice... > So I > was unable to get to the disk itself to remove/reinsert it. But I was > able to press hard on the cable connector, if that makes any difference > to the existing connection. A service visit is probably going to be > needed for this. Next time you get a refurbished Thinkpad. Extracting hard disk is just one screw :-) > I received a private email about using smartctl, but as mentioned in my > original post, weekly long tests and drive error logs show no errors at all. I see. Tom Dial has posted something to the same effect. His observation that the errors seem to cluster about repeated inodes hints at a faulty (part of) the hard disk (unless it's just a statistical thing about your operating system always hitting the same small set of files). > Thanks for your help guys! You're welcome! Cheers -- t
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