From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Mar 30 01:35:27 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 255AD16A400 for ; Fri, 30 Mar 2007 01:35:27 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from web@3dresearch.com) Received: from smtp.3dresearch.com (dorabella.3dresearch.com [66.167.251.2]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EC14B13C46E for ; Fri, 30 Mar 2007 01:35:26 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from web@3dresearch.com) Received: from cherubino.3dresearch.com (27.mars6.xdsl.nauticom.net [209.195.153.252]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by vmail.3dresearch.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2E0A599126 for ; Thu, 29 Mar 2007 21:35:26 -0400 (EDT) Received: from doncurzio.3dresearch.com (doncurzio.3dresearch.com [10.61.70.3]) by cherubino.3dresearch.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 47A7454A4 for ; Thu, 29 Mar 2007 21:35:24 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <6.2.1.2.0.20070329201951.03cecd60@imap.telissant.com> X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 6.2.1.2 Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2007 20:34:42 -0500 To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org From: web@3dresearch.com In-Reply-To: References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed Subject: Re: Is this a hard drive crash? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2007 01:35:27 -0000 At 11:03 AM 3/29/2007, you wrote: >Janos Dohanics wrote: > >>I also ran the Seagate drive utility which found no problems with the >>drive. When the same kind of crash happened again, I thought the problem >>may be the IDE controller, I have replaced the motherboard. >>Now it crashed again with the new motherboard - and I don't know what >>should I do next: should I just replace an apparently good hard drive? > >If you know the drive is good (e.g. by testing it in another machine), the >first thing you should replace is the power supply. Weird drive behavior >is often a sign of weak PSUs. FWIW, I tested the power supply with an inexpensive power supply tester; it checked out. I guess I should replace it, nonetheless... >>Also, if this is just a hard drive crash, shouldn't the system keep >>going? > >So, you're saying that if a drive starts giving invalid or >noninterpretable communications back to the IDE controller, causing the >controller to wedge, which possibly brings down the PCI bus on which it's >connecte, tied to the front side bus and the CPU, the OS should just >continue? On what? I guess you make a good point: the fact that the system wedges, points to something other than the drive. Still, it's always the same drive that quits... Janos Dohanics