On Friday 02 July 2004 04:09, H.E. wrote: > My harddrive is causing me real trouble. I hope you could help me.
> dma_intr: status=0x49 { DriveReady DataRequest Error } > dma_intr: error=0x04 { DriveStatusError } > I don't believe my harddrive is failing because it is rather new, and I > read on debian mailing list archive that this "DriveStatusError" error > without any other error means that my harddrive doesn't understand a > command, and is ignoring it. > > I'm using an intel motherboard with i815 chipset. > The harddisk involved is WDC WD600JB-00CRA1 I had a very bad experience with that range of Western Digital's Caviar drives - specifically the 40GB and the 60GB versions. three drives failed after less then 2 months of operation and had to be replaced, one after another (it might have been funny if it wasn't so sad: "Hi- I'm here to replace the drive again. yes, this one doesn't work either, can I get another?". taught me not to shop for harddrives at the supermarket ;-). I finally got a Samsung and I'm a happy camper :-) -- Oded ::.. If you do not think about the future, you cannot have one. -- John Galsworthy ================================================================= To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]