on Sat, Sep 13, 2003 at 12:18:22PM -0400, Tom Allison ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > I need some help. > > I have a FIC SD-11 motherboard and a hard drive that keeps dumping out the > above error whenever dma is enabled. > > hda: dma_intr: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error } > hda: dma_intr: error=0x84 { DriveStatusError BadCRC } > > I am running kernel 2.4.14-2.4.22 and they have all seen this problem. > > Things that I've done so far: > replaced the IDE cable, no affect. > replaced the hard drive, no affect. > replaced both hard drive and cable and still no affect. > > This system was moved into a new case (bigger with better ventalation) > about a year ago. I'm not sure if this is related, but it's something that > happened. > > I have two other machines with similar FIC SD-11 motherboards and they seem > to be just fine. > > Right now I'm trying to figure out if this is either a bad motherboard or I > have to start wrapping everything in aluminum foil.
Possibly a drive configuration error. hdparm may be able to work around this, though this sort of error's fix is often elusive. It's also not impossible that you're encountering a batch of bad disks, so check message boards, and post your serial or batch number for comparison. Another possibility is a bad IDE controller. You might try plugging the disk into an IDE cotroller add-in card to test this. Borrow if possible, buy if necessary. Peace. -- Karsten M. Self <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://kmself.home.netcom.com/ What Part of "Gestalt" don't you understand? Geek for hire: http://kmself.home.netcom.com/resume.html
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