is my hard drive dying?

[Brian Beck]

On Friday 11 April 2003 10:02, Dan Egli wrote:
> Brian Beck wrote:
> > here is a copy from the system logs / any ideas?
> >
> > Apr 11 07:44:40 localhost kernel: hda: dma_intr: status=0x51 { DriveReady
> > SeekComplete Error }
> > Apr 11 07:44:40 localhost kernel: hda: dma_intr: error=0x84 {
> > DriveStatusError BadCRC }
>
> [ repetetion deleted]
>
> > Apr 11 07:53:44 localhost kernel: blk: queue c03be900, I/O limit 4095Mb
> > (mask 0xffffffff)
> > Apr 11 07:53:44 localhost kernel: hdb: DMA disabled
> > Apr 11 07:53:44 localhost kernel: ide0: reset: success
>
> Quite possibly your hard drive has developed some bad sectors that linux
> is trying to read from. I would recomend downloading the drive
> diagnostic tool from your hard drive manufacturer's web site and run a
> full diagnostic (including surface scan!) on the hard drive.

I have run their quick test and it is showing OK status. I do need to run 
their stress test, The hard drive is a 40gig IBM 5yr warranty, it is near one 
year old now.


  I checked the wifes computer that I have redhat 9 running on and there is no 
errors at all reported for the hard drive. 

i forgot to spell check that last post sorry.

Brian