A:AnswerHAving the same issue --- I believe when picking up the laptop from the right side, it pulls the HDD away from the connector. I had to open the lid and re-seat the HDD.
A:AnswerYou can add a m.2 drive and keep the data drive in
I have the Samsung 2tb m.2 as a os drive and the the original hd 2tb as a back drive for my videos and it works great