On Wed, Feb 27, 2008 at 09:32:57AM -0500, Brian McKee wrote: > On 27-Feb-08, at 1:25 AM, Zach wrote: > > > >Two day ago I suddenly got lots of I/O and read errors which went to > >all consoles on my laptop (Latitude C600 running Debian testing > >release with Linux kernel 2.6.18) followed by loud clicking noises > >coming from the area where the HD is then the kernel panicked and the > >screen froze and I then heard several high pitched beeps and loud > >chirping noises like a cricket. This is the small ATA/IDE HD that came > >with the laptop (~8 years old, Hitachi Travelstar 08K0851, 20GB). I > >tried rebooting and it said it could not load the root filesystem and > >complained about error reading disk and input/output error and I > >heard beeping noises again - 2 quick very sharp beeps ~90 seconds > >after it tried loading the / filesystem. I booted into my Ubuntu Live > >CD and tried mounting the disk but it gave read error. So I went to a > >local computer shop and bought another HD and installed it in the > >laptop; I made sure the laptop had no power (battery is dead and I > >unplugged power cord) and I used latex gloves and had the laptop on a
Latex gloves carry static. Can fry the electronics. > >wen table when inserting the new drive into the side of the laptop. > >It's a Toshiba ATA disk, MK6026 GAX, 60GB, another $60 sigh. That > >drive also gave similar read, I/O problems so I suspect it is a bad > >hardware controller or maybe even the interface connection. Two drives > >both cannot be read. Has anyone ever heard of anything like this > >happening before (the HD is god but cannot be read due to fault in the > >system's hardware)? I hope whatever is wrong didn't damage the data on > >my drives. > > > > > It's odd that the new drive is unreadable as well. It's possible, > but the noises you mention make it sound like it was drive failure, > not controller failure. Drive failure then caused the controller to fail? Heard of that often on this list (as a warning). OTOH, laptops are funny with "security". Perhaps it thinks its been stolen. > > The best way forward you've already stated - grab an external drive > case and put the drive in that to see what happens. Since you have > a laptop drive, look for a 'slim' or 'small' or 'portable' case - > they are meant for use with laptop drives. You'll know one when you > see it - the box is too small to hold a regular 3.5" case. > Addonics makes them, ruggedized too. Your choise of connector: USB, Firewire, eSATA. Have you tried putting the drive in the freezer for 24 hrs, then install it and try before it warms up? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
