I have a 2011 A1286 that is back for the 3rd time due to hard drive failure. Partition is unrecoverable. I have tried EasUS and Disk Drill so far. My question is, is it possible for a board or cable to be causing this recurring problem? I have replaced the drive 3 times like i said. Thanks for any help in advance.
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2011 A1286 repeating hard Drive Failure
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cable failure could be easily diagnosed with SMART. check for CRC errors, this counter shows controller <--> HDD data line errors. if smart is ok, next step is to change it to SSD. it could be simply the customer's behavior - i hade one with a habit of tapping rhythms on the palmrest. 
also, for HFS+ repair I strictly recommend you Disk Warrior, this utility works literally like a charm when diskutil fails.
also, for HFS+ repair I strictly recommend you Disk Warrior, this utility works literally like a charm when diskutil fails.
dukefawks Inwerp Sector errors when hooked via USB adapter to PC running HD Tune. https://photos.app.goo.gl/XXqigPwwqYZorZ773
Like I said this is the third hard drive I have changed for this customer in a years time and I am getting suspicious of what could be the cause. So I thought I would run it by you guys. It is possible that its something they are doing. I know that their kid uses it but they swear that it just sits on a desk and he is very careful.
Good idea on switching them to SSD, I may just do that. I have heard of Diskwarrior I just never bit the bullet on paying the 120 for it. If its that much better than all the free stuff then I may as well do that also.
Thanks again for the replies and have a great day!
Like I said this is the third hard drive I have changed for this customer in a years time and I am getting suspicious of what could be the cause.
So I thought I would run it by you guys. It is possible that its something they are doing. I know that their kid uses it but they swear that it just sits on a desk and he is very careful.Good idea on switching them to SSD, I may just do that. I have heard of Diskwarrior I just never bit the bullet on paying the 120 for it. If its that much better than all the free stuff then I may as well do that also.
Thanks again for the replies and have a great day!