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From: Michael Beckmann <petzi@zit.th-darmstadt.de>
To: Stefan Esser <se@zpr.uni-koeln.de>
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Subject: Re: Disk or controller or driver failure ?
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> } Are these signs of a dying disk or is it the controller ? Or might it be 
> } a driver problem ? Has anyone seen this before ?
> 
> Well, I'd take those messages to mean what they say:
> 
> HARDWARE FAILURE: Random positioning error.
> 
> This is an extended error code, returned by the hard disk,
> and printed by the generic SCSI code.
> 
> Make backups !

Every day !

> PS: You may want to check the power supply, too. This 
>     could be caused by an out of spec 12V supply ...

All I have is a digital voltmeter. I could only check if the voltage is 
correct; not if there are "brownouts" or something. But thanks a lot for 
this hint. You might be right. Maybe I'll have to change the power supply 
(build my machine into another housing).


Michael