Re: Is my hard disk dying?

[linux]

Jamie L. Penman-Smithson wrote:
Hi all,
Recently I've been seeing messages like this in kern.log:
Oct 16 14:42:42 oasis kernel: hda: dma_timer_expiry: dma status == 0x21
Oct 16 14:42:52 oasis kernel: hda: DMA timeout error
Oct 16 14:42:52 oasis kernel: hda: dma timeout error: status=0x58 { DriveReady 
SeekComplete DataRequest }
Oct 16 14:42:52 oasis kernel:
Oct 16 14:42:52 oasis kernel: hda: status error: status=0x58 { DriveReady SeekComplete 
DataRequest }
Oct 16 14:42:52 oasis kernel:
Oct 16 14:42:52 oasis kernel: hda: drive not ready for command
Oct 16 14:42:52 oasis kernel: hda: status error: status=0x58 { DriveReady SeekComplete 
DataRequest }
Oct 16 14:42:52 oasis kernel:
Oct 16 14:42:52 oasis kernel: hda: drive not ready for command
Oct 16 14:42:52 oasis kernel: hda: status error: status=0x58 { DriveReady SeekComplete 
DataRequest }
Oct 16 14:42:52 oasis kernel:
Oct 16 14:42:52 oasis kernel: hda: drive not ready for command
Oct 16 14:42:52 oasis kernel: hda: status error: status=0x58 { DriveReady SeekComplete 
DataRequest }
Oct 16 14:42:52 oasis kernel:
Oct 16 14:42:52 oasis kernel: hda: drive not ready for command
Oct 16 14:43:06 oasis kernel: ide0: reset: success
Oct 16 14:43:56 oasis kernel: hda: DMA disabled
..I tried disabling DMA on the drive, but the problems keep happening:
Oct 16 14:45:24 oasis kernel: hda: irq timeout: status=0xd0 { Busy }
Oct 16 14:45:24 oasis kernel:
Oct 16 14:45:59 oasis kernel: ide0: reset timed-out, status=0xd0
Oct 16 14:45:59 oasis kernel: hda: status timeout: status=0xd0 { Busy }
Oct 16 14:45:59 oasis kernel:
Oct 16 14:45:59 oasis kernel: hda: drive not ready for command
Oct 16 14:46:18 oasis kernel: ide0: reset: success
Oct 16 14:51:08 oasis kernel: hda: irq timeout: status=0xd0 { Busy }
Oct 16 14:51:08 oasis kernel:
Oct 16 14:51:43 oasis kernel: ide0: reset timed-out, status=0xd0
Oct 16 14:51:43 oasis kernel: hda: status timeout: status=0xd0 { Busy }
Oct 16 14:51:43 oasis kernel:
Oct 16 14:51:43 oasis kernel: hda: drive not ready for command
Oct 16 14:51:48 oasis kernel: ide0: reset: success
In addition, it keeps making alarming clicking sounds, so I'm assuming
that it's about the die on me. Considering that this laptop isn't even a
year old (10 months), it's annoying.
The drive itself is a Toshiba MK6021GAS. Leaving the laptop powered down
for a few hours seems to fix the problem, but it seems to reappear after a
week or two.
Any ideas, or suggestions?
Thanks,
 

I have a Hitachi disk giving the same error, googled for it. Used the 
manufacturers diagnostic tool and called tech support,
Result: Dead Disk.
Will be replaced by Hitachi. I recomend doing the same before it si too 
late. Back it up ASAP, preferably into a machine on your network and 
when you get a new disk just restore it.
ed.

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