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From: James Broadhead <jamesbroadhead@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Does this drive need a funeral?
Date: Wed, 02 Nov 2011 16:52:47
Message-Id: CA+hid6EusU1_uObW9Usb9b-CJd88bLnoa23yq9xve7pH1xe+nA@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Does this drive need a funeral? by Dale
1 On 2 November 2011 01:17, Dale <rdalek1967@×××××.com> wrote:
2 > Dale wrote:
3 >>
4 >> Hi,
5 >>
6 >> For the first time in my life, I think I have a drive failing on me.  Here
7 >> is the info:
8 >>
9 >> <<<< SNIP >>>>
10 >>
11 >> What you folks think?  Can I fix it somehow?  I got a good shovel handy
12 >> just in case.
13 >>
14 >> Dale
15 >>
16 >> :-)  :-)
17 >>
18 > Nov  1 19:08:09 localhost kernel: ata4.01: status: { DRDY }
19 > Nov  1 19:08:14 localhost kernel: ata4: link is slow to respond, please be
20 > patient (ready=0)
21 > Nov  1 19:08:19 localhost kernel: ata4: device not ready (errno=-16),
22 > forcing hardreset
23 > Nov  1 19:08:19 localhost kernel: ata4: soft resetting link
24
25 I have RMA'd many drives upon seeing errors like this. I eventually
26 tracked it down to a faulty SATA cable. :-/

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