on Sat, Sep 13, 2003 at 12:18:22PM -0400, Tom Allison (tallison@tacocat.net) wrote:
> I need some help.
>
> I have a FIC SD-11 motherboard and a hard drive that keeps dumping out the
> above error whenever dma is enabled.
>
> hda: dma_intr: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
> hda: dma_intr: error=0x84 { DriveStatusError BadCRC }
>
> I am running kernel 2.4.14-2.4.22 and they have all seen this problem.
>
> Things that I've done so far:
> replaced the IDE cable, no affect.
> replaced the hard drive, no affect.
> replaced both hard drive and cable and still no affect.
>
> This system was moved into a new case (bigger with better ventalation)
> about a year ago. I'm not sure if this is related, but it's something that
> happened.
>
> I have two other machines with similar FIC SD-11 motherboards and they seem
> to be just fine.
>
> Right now I'm trying to figure out if this is either a bad motherboard or I
> have to start wrapping everything in aluminum foil.
Possibly a drive configuration error. hdparm may be able to work around
this, though this sort of error's fix is often elusive.
It's also not impossible that you're encountering a batch of bad disks,
so check message boards, and post your serial or batch number for
comparison.
Another possibility is a bad IDE controller. You might try plugging the
disk into an IDE cotroller add-in card to test this. Borrow if
possible, buy if necessary.
Peace.
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