On Tue, Apr 21, 2020 at 08:33:18PM +0200, deloptes wrote: > to...@tuxteam.de wrote: > > >> How old, and what color are your sata cables? [...] > > > > I know you like the red ones :-) > > > > But this is a laptop, so... > > > > That said, given the log errors, I'd try first to reseat, then to > > change the laptop's disk. This looks like flaky connector/hardware > > But this is laptop - what kind of sata cable do you have there? None!
No, but a connector. And depending on the mechanical environment, those sometimes loosen too. > This notebook if not in warranty needs being opened up and inspected in > detail. Perhaps first try replacing the disk only. Given a good backup (!) taking out & reseating the disk is halfway to replacing, that's why I recommended that first. Of course, if the laptop is so critical that you can't afford taking that chance... > Such errors are common for spinning disks. Can't imagine newer notebooks > have such anymore, but who knows. I'd expect an error in the disk itself to be more persistent, but that kind of errors can be idiosyncratic indeed. Some off-spec thing getting triggered by low voltage; temperature; whatnot. > The others (SDD) usually just die, but could be also there a bad capacitor > or whatever. Exactly: it's a whatever :) Cheers -- t
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