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Date:      Sat, 17 Nov 2001 17:03:48 -0500
From:      "David Loszewski" <stealth215@mediaone.net>
To:        "'Nils Holland'" <nils@tisys.org>, <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   RE: harddrive error
Message-ID:  <000601c16fb3$bd50c1e0$3000b1d8@sickness>
In-Reply-To: <20011117205613.R37932-100000@jodie.ncptiddische.net>

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Yea, I'm just using a normal 33/66 cable, I'd assume that it's 80 pin
since it's just a normal IDE cable.  This harddrive did work on one of
my other machines so I'll try the new cable when I get home.  Is FreeBSD
really sensitive when it comes to what cables you use??

Dave

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
[mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG] On Behalf Of Nils Holland
Sent: Saturday, November 17, 2001 3:03 PM
To: David Loszewski
Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject: Re: harddrive error

On Sat, 17 Nov 2001, David Loszewski wrote:

> Does this error mean that my harddrive is going? Or just that it has a
> few bad sectors? What can I do to fix it?
>
> Nov 17 15:35:55 suicidal /kernel: ad0s1a: UDMA ICRC error writing fsbn
> 1183935 of 67648-67659 (ad0s1 bn 1183935
> ; cn 73 tn 177 sn 39) retrying

This *could* mean that your data gets currupted while it tavels from
your
HD to your computer. Most likely cause: A problem with your IDE cable.

Are you using a 80-pin cable? For UDMA66 and up, this is neccessary.
Also,
there's only one drive formally allowed to operate in UDMA66 (or 100)
mode
on any given cable (although I have heard about cases where two devices
actually worked).

Keep in mind that this is just my guess. It could well also be a fault
with your HDD itself. The easiest way to find out if this is the case is
to try your HDD with a different cable, and if that fails, in a
different
machine (or at least with a different mainboard).

If your drive still produces these errors in a different machine using a
different IDE cable, it looks as if your drive has a serious problem. If
that is the case, backup your data as far as possible, and get a new
drive
(or send your current drive in for warranty service, if still
applicable).

Greetings
Nils

Nils Holland
Ti Systems - FreeBSD in Tiddische, Germany
http://www.tisys.org * nils@tisys.org


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