Hitachi DFT hangs - Causes and workarounds?
I've had this issue with a few laptops -- mostly HP/Compaqs. If the BIOS will let you change the hard drive mode from SATA/ACHI to IDE or 'compatible', this usually works, but don't forget to change it back! Windows doesn't usually like the change. Alternatives? I've heard that MHDD from www.hddguru.com is good (http://hddguru.com/content/en/software/2005.10.02-MHDD/), but I haven't tried it yet. With an HPaq, I usually just pull the drive and test it in a machine that isn't a complete piece.