MailoGroups wrote: >> Snip... >> Quite what the actual problem is, I don't know but I wouldn't be looking >> at changing batteries, I'd suspect some hardware incompatibility. >> > Have you actually replaced the hard drive? > Or at least run a decent disk checker on it (the one from Maxtor > excellent)? > > Installing a whole new OS on a flakey harddrive is a recipe for disaster. > > In my experience once drive start showing back sectors they usually go > bang pretty quickly. > 40-60GB laptop drive are pretty cheap these days and most laptops have > bays so they are easy to change. > It's a brand new Seagate Momentus 54200 2.5" Hard Drive, the old drive was faulty hence putting in this new one.
I will check the drive when my dad is back from holiday. Rob -- [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
