Pim Bliek <bliekp@pingwings.nl> writes: > Anyone else experienced this problem? Or maybe someone knows how I can dig > deeper into this problem? I am a bit lost... Yes. It turned out that the default DMA setting was too high on my machine (Asus A7n8x deluxe nforce2). Check it with hdparm -I /dev/hd? . My machine is stable with udma3 (was originally at udma5) Be sure to read hdparm man page before tinkering with it. HTH -- dominique.dumont@hp.com