I think the HD in my laptop is dieing on me :-(

Primary Master IDE controller is dropping down from U-DMA Mode 5 to PIO
mode. It's also made a couple of clunks.

It's never done that before- been running fine for a couple of years. SIS
650 based laptop, 20GB Toshiba HD.

Window XP Pro, SP1. Acer Travelmate 270, 1.14 BIOS.

Are there any utils that can track what the problem is? Perhaps Ontrack?

Oh yeah anyone tried a 40,60 or 80GB HD in a Acer Travelmate 270?

Can anyone recommend a reliable HD with a high MTBF rating? (leave the
laptop on practically 24/7)

Cheers

Go to Toshibas website and see if you can find so hard drive analyzer
tools like what Seagate and Western Digital Have for their hdds.
Another thing, it seems basic, but did you drop it, or at least bump
it around?

Go to Toshibas website and see if you can find so hard drive analyzer
tools like what Seagate and Western Digital Have for their hdds.
Another thing, it seems basic, but did you drop it, or at least bump
it around?