On Fri, Aug 14, 2009 at 2:22 PM, John Jason Jordan<joh...@comcast.net> wrote:
> I had exactly the same problem with a Compaq R3240. Except I could > never get the connection to stay fixed permanently. I got a new disk > and it had the same problems. I shimmed the disk into its bay to make > sure the connection was tight, but to no avail. It would appear to work > OK for maybe a month or so, and then I'd get corruption. I became good > friends with fsck. Eventually I gave up and bought a new computer. > _______________________________________________ Hmmm, after looking up that computer, it looks like it's roughly the same thing as this HP. And since they're the same company I wonder if I'll have the same problem with the same outcome you did... Oh well, I'll just hope for the best and deal with it as it comes. I will go so far as to attempt resoldering of the connector onto the motherboard. Since everything else works so well. Thanks for the warning! Erik _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug