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Have you run a drive fitness test on it? It will usually give you an idea if it's a mechanical failure.
how does a hard drive go "bad"?
like if its infected with some fatal virus or whatever
what makes it bad?
can you blank it and start over?
does anyone have a 40 or 60 gb laptop harddrive to sell/donate?
Have you run a drive fitness test on it? It will usually give you an idea if it's a mechanical failure.
two words............. "THE TROLLS"!!
http://spurstalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=37395
well thats the thing, the computer repair guy ran all these tests on everything, then he says the hard drive is bad and I need a new one.
So when I turn it on its just a black command screen I guess.
He probably ran a fitness test. If it failed that, you are usually boned. Very seldom the controller card can be replaced and it will work, but most of the time it's a mechanical breakdown that notebook drives are prone to because of the conditions they are subjected to (mostly the heat).
If there was anything really important on there you need, there's a good chance it could be recovered -- for alot of money -- but the drive itself is probably toast.
http://www.laptopshop.co.uk/laptop-hard-drives.htm
Detailed Specification for the FUJITSU MHT2060AT laptop hard drive
MHT-2060AT
A low profile 2.5” HDD that incorporates both head load/unload and FDB (Fluid Dynamic Bearing) technology. With 30GB per platter capacities of 20GB, 30GB, 40GB and 60GB are available all in a super-slim 9.5mm form factor.
The new mobile drives, the MHT2060 series feature the Ultra ATA 100 interface and offer increased performance over previous generations, which, coupled with their ruggedness, small size and low power consumption makes them ideal for a wide variety of applications including; industrial control systems, In-car systems, MP3 players, games machines and video applications as well as Notebook and compact desktop PC systems.
FUNCTIONAL SPECIFICATIONS
Formatted storage capacity : 60 GB
Form Factor : 2.5-inch x 9.5mm
Mounting : screws M3
Disks : 2
Heads (read/write) : 4
Track capacity (formatted) : 215,040 to 415,744 bytes
Bytes per sector : 512 bytes
Cylinders : 47,104
Sectors per track : 420 to 812
Seek time (track to track) : 1.5 typ. milliseconds
Seek time (average) : 12 typ. milliseconds (read/write)
Seek time (full track) : 22 typ. milliseconds (read/write)
Average latency time : 7.14 milliseconds
Rotational speed : 4,200 RPM
Recording density : 667,000 bits per inch
Track density : 79,800 tracks per inch
Data transfer rate (to/from media) : 19.4 to 38.1 MB per second
Data transfer rate (DMA mode 2) : 16.6 MB per second
Data transfer rate (PIO mode 4) : 16.6 MB per second
Data transfer rate (UDMA mode 2) : 33.3 MB per second
Data transfer rate (UDMA mode 4) : 66.6 MB per second
Data transfer rate (UltraATA) : 100 MB per second
Recording code : 48/50 MEEPRML
Interface : ATA - 6
Head positioning method : Rotary VCM Embedded Servo
Spindle start time : 3.5 seconds typical
Spindle stop time : 5 seconds typical
Data buffer size : 2048 KB
PHYSICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Power requirement Voltage : 5V ± 0.5%
Ripple : 100 mV P-P
Power requirement Spin up : 0.90A maximum
Power requirement Read/write : 2.3 W (typical)
Power requirement Idle (ready) : 0.65 W (typical)
Power requirement Sleep : 0.1 W (typical)
Height : 9.5 millimetres
Width : 70 millimetres
Depth : 100 millimetres
Weight : 0.098 kg
Ambient temperature (operating) : 5 to 55 degrees C
Ambient temperature (non-operating) : -40 to 65 degrees C
Gradient 20 degrees : C per hour
Relative humidity (operating) : 8 to 90 % RH (non-condensing)
Relative humidity (non-operating) : 5 to 95 % RH (non-condensing)
Maximum wet bulb 29 (Op.)/ 40 (Non Op.) : degrees C (non-condensing)
Vibration (operating) 9.8m/s^2 : (1.0G) (5 to 500Hz)
Vibration (non-operating) 49m/s^2 : (5.0G) (5 to 500Hz)
Shock (operating) 1,715m/s^2 : (225G) 2ms
Shock (non-operating) 7,840m/s^2 : (900G) 1ms / 1,176m/s^2 (120G) 11ms
Al ude (operating) : -300 to 3,000 metres
Al ude (non-operating) : -300 to 12,000 metres
Acoustic noise (at 1 metre idle) : 24 dBA typical
Acoustic noise (at 1 metre idle) : 2.7 bels
I'd go with a Seagate just for the warranty if nothing else. 5 years from date of manufacture, OEM or retail.
you have 20 Bucks?
http://www.bobjohnson.com/_store/Dis...odID=MK4006MAV
Toshiba MK4006MAV 4 Gig Laptop Hard Drive
This is a used 4 gig hard drive for laptops. Model number MK4006MAV. Comes with our 30 day warranty.
Price: $19.99
That's better, I think the shipping costs from the England might be a little steep.
Kinda like buying a spare tire off ebay for 1.00 Dollar, and spending 30.00 Dollars on shipping
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