From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Oct 1 10:12:12 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 061AF16A41F for ; Sat, 1 Oct 2005 10:12:12 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from gerard@seibercom.net) Received: from smtp3.suscom.net (smtp3.suscom.net [64.78.119.250]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4E92443D46 for ; Sat, 1 Oct 2005 10:12:11 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from gerard@seibercom.net) Received: from localhost (unknown [127.0.0.1]) by smtp3.suscom.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7CDE8210226 for ; Sat, 1 Oct 2005 06:12:08 -0400 (EDT) Received: from smtp3.suscom.net ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (smtp3.suscom.net [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id 14671-01-2 for ; Sat, 1 Oct 2005 06:12:01 -0400 (EDT) Received: from seibercom.net (ip148.217.susc.suscom.net [216.45.217.148]) by smtp3.suscom.net (Postfix) with SMTP id 78194210218 for ; Sat, 1 Oct 2005 06:12:01 -0400 (EDT) Received: from [192.168.0.2] ([192.168.0.2]) by seibercom.net (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id j91AC1Kq092067 for ; Sat, 1 Oct 2005 06:12:01 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from gerard@seibercom.net) Date: Sat, 01 Oct 2005 06:12:03 -0400 From: Gerard Seibert To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Sender: gerard@seibercom.net Organization: Seibercom.net In-Reply-To: <1128125295.687.6.camel@chaucer.jeays.ca> References: <20050930164322.0044.GERARD@seibercom.net> <1128125295.687.6.camel@chaucer.jeays.ca> Message-Id: <20051001060718.E223.GERARD@seibercom.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Mailer: Becky! ver. 2.22.02 [en] X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at suscom.net Subject: Re[2]: Disk errors X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 01 Oct 2005 10:12:12 -0000 On Fri, 30 Sep 2005 20:08:15 -0400, Mike Jeays 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 > > 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 > > > > ***** REPLY SEPARATOR ***** > > 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 ***** REPLY SEPARATOR ***** 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