Re: Disk problems

Michael,

On Monday, 2026-03-30 11:15:23 +0100, you wrote:

> ...
> I am not an expert on storage devices, but if this were a desktop the 
> fist thing I would do is to change or reseat the SATA cable.  Given this 
> is a laptop I would still consider reseating its SATA connector and any 
> ribbon cable if present.

Good suggestion.  So I laid my laptop upside down on my desk and removed
its cover.   This drive is  located in some  sort of compartment  of the
chassis, its head in the socket to the left and two rubber "feet" press-
ing against the compartment's right end.   This did not look too stable,
and less so  when I again  turned the laptop  into its working position,
causing gravity  to slightly slant the drive.  Maybe these rubber "feet"
softend or shrunk.   I fixed that by padding the compartment's right end
a bit, so the rubber "feet" now get a somewhat better grip.

Up to now this worked, though two successful resumes from hibernation do
not really make a reliable statistic ...

Anyway: thank you Michael for looking into this "smartctl" output :-)

Sincerely,
  Rainer