[Thinkpad] This is... interesting

[Michael Geary]

>    I found the Seatools diagnostic and it locks up after trying
> to test the bad disk.  It sees the disk geometry OK and all
> that but locks up as soon as a test occurs.
> 
>    I'm not too concerned about the data loss, as the important
> stuff was saved.   But I'm really weirded out that the disk
> could effect the system across reboots.  Have others seen
> things like this?

Yes, I saw similar behavior once with a really bad drive. Nothing wrong with
your computer, just the drive.

-Mike