write_dma error

[Chris Rees]

2009/4/18 mac.tc <raszobbi at gmail.com>:
> hi, can anyone tell me what this message is related to?
>
> WRITE_DMA UDMA ICRC error (retrying request) LBA=62939519
>
> drive/hardware failing?
> i am seeing a lot of it lately on a particular disk where i have tried a few
> different installs and don't always
> get this problem. i have seen it disappear after some painstaking before a
> reinstall this disk, like wiping the whole disk clean before install,
> checking geometry is right, but maybe coincidence?
> it is a sata300, 7.2 beta1 amd64 and i am thinking there is problem with the
> disk, but the error varied a bit with different installs (i.e. whether i see
> the error or not)

I'd be inclined to agree with you on the disk dying bit.... What disk
exactly is it?

Chris

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