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From: Wojciech Puchar <wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl>
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Subject: Re: Issue with freebsd 6.2 and disk drives
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> I was getting the following error flooding my dmesg:
>
> ad4: TIMEOUT - WRITE_DMA retrying (1 retry left) LBA=*********
>
> so they replaced all the hardware in the box.  Still, with entirely different 
> hardware, I am getting the same error:
>
> ad4: TIMEOUT - WRITE_DMA retrying (1 retry left) LBA=106848207
>
> The hard drive in the new box is:
>
> ad4: 76319MB <Seagate ST3808110AS 3.AAD> at ata2-master SATA150

almost all hardware or SATA cables?

I had such problem many times. SATA cables are very touchy just try 
monting cables again etc...

install smartmontools to look at drive but i don't think drive isn't OK