I have been experiencing the same problem with my hard drive. I believe the problem is that is is simply reaching the end of its life as I have had it running solid for the last year and have had it for 3 years before that.
If anyone can give me a more optomistic diagnosis, I would be very happy... John. Daniel Mashao wrote: > > What do the following errors mean: > > hda: dma_intr: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error } > hda: dma_intr: error=0x40 { UncorrectableError }, LBAsect=1640763, > sector=103023 > 0 > end_request: I/O error, dev 03:06, sector 1030230 > hda: dma_intr: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error } > hda: dma_intr: error=0x40 { UncorrectableError }, LBAsect=1640763, > sector=103023 > 0 > end_request: I/O error, dev 03:06, sector 1030230 > > This occurs on two machines. Where, other than in the code, can I get > information on these error messages? And what are the implications of the > messages? > > /------------------------------------------------------------------------------/ > Daniel J. Mashao > Electrical Engineering [EMAIL PROTECTED] > University of Cape Town http://www.ee.uct.ac.za/~daniel > Rondebosch, 7700, S. Africa (w) 27+21+650 2816 (h) 27+21+705 8469 > /------------------------------------------------------------------------------/ > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null