On Sun, Apr 14, 2002 at 02:19:15AM +0800, csj wrote: | I'm having trouble with a new 60GB MAXTOR 4K060H3. The disk is | temporarily installed as /dev/hdb so I can copy over some files from | what hopefully will be my old disk. Can somebody interpret the error | messages below? Is the disk bad or is the problem something else (cable, | controller, etc)?
Does your disk have enough power? I had "problems" with a Maxtor disk about a year ago (a 2-year old disk at the time) and the real problem was the 110W power supply (Compaq =p) in conjunction with the 5 disks in the box. [snip nasty looking error messages] | Also, does anybody know of a Linux-based utility that can detect disk | errors (say, bad blocks) in terms lucid enough for a Windows tech person | to understand (say, a clone of Norton Disk Doctor)? In case my disk is | really bad, I'll need diagnostic proof to assert my need for a | merchandise replacement. Dig around on Maxtor's site. They have a DOS program (run from a floppy) to check the disk. They require output from it to process warranty claims. (at least, their website says so) Backup everything you want to keep first. When I tried it, I unplugged everything but the maxtor disk and got a "factory certified error free" message, but (knowingly) wiped all data from it in the process. I never did contact them because building a new machine with a real power supply fixed the problem :-). -D -- Python is executable pseudocode. Perl is executable line noise. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
