On Friday, 10 March 2006 11:52, Jim MacBaine wrote: > Hello, > > one of my hard drives seems to be dying. To me as a layman this looks > as if the disk should be returned to the shop where I bought it. Is > this right? > > ata1: translated ATA stat/err 0x51/40 to SCSI SK/ASC/ASCQ 0x3/11/04 > ata1: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error } > ata1: error=0x40 { UncorrectableError } > ata1: translated ATA stat/err 0x51/40 to SCSI SK/ASC/ASCQ 0x3/11/04 > ata1: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error } > ata1: error=0x40 { UncorrectableError } > ata1: translated ATA stat/err 0x51/40 to SCSI SK/ASC/ASCQ 0x3/11/04 > ata1: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error } > ata1: error=0x40 { UncorrectableError } > ata1: translated ATA stat/err 0x51/40 to SCSI SK/ASC/ASCQ 0x3/11/04 > ata1: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error } > ata1: error=0x40 { UncorrectableError } > ata1: translated ATA stat/err 0x51/40 to SCSI SK/ASC/ASCQ 0x3/11/04 > ata1: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error } > ata1: error=0x40 { UncorrectableError } > sd 0:0:0:0: SCSI error: return code = 0x8000002 > sda: Current: sense key=0x3 > ASC=0x11 ASCQ=0x4 > end_request: I/O error, dev sda, sector 145661514 > > It is a Seagate Barracuda 7200.8 SATA drive with 200 GB capacity and > a member of a raid5 md device. > > Shouldn't the md driver kick mark this drive as faulty and kick it out > of the array? After I noticed the error in the syslog, I had to mark > it faulty manually with mdadm. > > Regards, > Jim
Since it's a Seagate you're in luck, because they have a carry-in warranty replacement policy. I have seen these kinds of errors before, shortly before my Barracuda died a tragic death. It is most likely to be the drive. Get it swapped out. cheers Duncan ___________________________________________________________ Yahoo! Photos NEW, now offering a quality print service from just 8p a photo http://uk.photos.yahoo.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]