Disk errors

[Gerard Seibert]

On Fri, 30 Sep 2005 20:08:15 -0400, Mike Jeays <Mike.Jeays at rogers.com>
Subject: Re: Disk errors
Wrote these words of wisdom:

> On Fri, 2005-09-30 at 16:48, Gerard Seibert wrote:
> > On Fri, 30 Sep 2005 16:31:58 -0400, Mike Jeays <Mike.Jeays at rogers.com>
> > Subject: Disk errors
> > Wrote these words of wisdom:
> > 
> > > I am getting one or two of these a day on a Western Digital 80GB disk
> > > How concerned should I be?  The machine seems reliable otherwise.
> > > 
> > > ad0: WARNING - READ_DMA UDMA ICRC error (retrying request) LBA=61092255
> > > ad0: WARNING - READ_DMA UDMA ICRC error (retrying request) LBA=61314367
> > > ad0: WARNING - READ_DMA UDMA ICRC error (retrying request) LBA=7139615
> > 
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> > On 9/30/2005 4:43:22 PM, Gerard Seibert Replied:
> > 
> > I am not sure what free disk diagnostic programs are available, but I
> > have used Steve Gibson's 'SpinRite' < http://grc.com > with great
> > success in the past. If there is something wrong with the disk or
> > controller, it will find it. Just run it at the highest level, level 5
> > I believe.
> > 
> 
> Thanks for the suggestion.  I didn't fancy spending $89 US on software
> to test a single 80GB disk, because I can buy a new one for about the
> same price.
> 
> I googled for free tools, and found DFT by Hitachi.  I downloaded the
> bootable CD version, and tested my disk with it.  DFT didn't report any
> errors, and so I will carry on using the disk, and make sure I have good
> backups.  The tool was easy to download and use, but I don't have any
> evidence about how good it is at finding errors - so far.
> 
> DFT can be found at:
> http://www.hgst.com/hdd/support/download.htm

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On 10/1/2005 6:07:18 AM, Gerard Seibert Replied:

Yes, it has gone up in price. I remember when version on first appeared.
It was only $19. if memory serves me correctly. I had not realized that
it had increased in price so dramatically, since as a registered owner
of a previous version I receive a discount on updates.

I have no knowledge regarding DFT.

BTW, does you drive support 'SMART', and is it enabled?

HTH