On Saturday 05 October 2002 16:43, Arjan van de Ven wrote:
> > hdc:hdc: dma_intr: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
> > hdc: dma_intr: error=0x84 { DriveStatusError BadCRC }
>
> BadCRC errors are a cable issue. The drive sends its data and includes a
> crc checksum; the controller receives the data and notices the data is
> corrupted via the checksum.
>
> Are you sure you have an 80 ribbon cable (as opposed to a 40 ribbon
> one)? Is it one of those ultra-long cables?
40-wire cables work, they're just slower.
In _my_ experience, CRC errrors are dead drives.
If you can, swap the two maxtors around and see whether the problem goes with
the drive.
>
> Greetings,
> Arjan van de Ven
