I've not suffered this problem but the University of Bristol Information
Services posts the following at
http://www.bris.ac.uk/is/services/computers/general/fujitsu.html :

BIOS update for MPG3102AT-E and MPG3204AT-E
It appears that there is a potential data loss problem with some 10GB and
20GB hard disks purchased by the University in the first half of 2001. The
hard disks

Fujitsu MPG3102AT-E
Fujitsu MPG3204AT-E
may suffer data loss after extended use if they are of an insufficient BIOS
revision. BIOS revisions 80C2 and later should be safe, according to
Fujitsu.

We have made available (to members of the University of Bristol) a UBCSDISK
boot disk to perform the flash upgrade, if required. This is available from
ftp://jmp.cse.bris.ac.uk/PUB/IBMPC/Utilities/UBCSdisk/FujitsuFlash/Fujitsu.DSK

This disk will determine if you require the BIOS upgrade and apply it if so.
However, please only use the disk on systems you believe are affected by
this problem.

Perhaps it could save you a bit of trouble...

Ray Hornung


>
> >We have a bunch of computers all with 10GB IDE Fujitsu hard disks.  Over
> >the past few months the hard disks have started to fail.  We can't see
the
> >hard disk in the BIOS and it doesn't matter what we do we cannot make it
> >appear.  The only way we have been able to rectify our hard disk failures
> >is by replacing them with new disks.  At first I thought this was just a
> >minor fault as it only happened to 5 computers, I now have over 30
> >computers with dead hard disks.  Is there any known fault with Fujitsu
IDE
> >hard disks, in particular the 10GB model?  Is there a way we can make
> >these apparent 10GB hard disks work again so that we don't have to buy
new
> >ones?
> >Grant.
>

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