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Date:      Tue, 2 Oct 2001 08:06:51 -0400 (EDT)
From:      Matthew Emmerton <matt@gsicomp.on.ca>
To:        Sean Kelly <smkelly@zombie.org>
Cc:        questions@FreeBSD.ORG, smkelly@creighton.edu
Subject:   Re: IDE errors
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.21.0110020805430.7785-100000@xena.gsicomp.on.ca>
In-Reply-To: <20011001233126.A41490@edgemaster.zombie.org>

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On Mon, 1 Oct 2001, Sean Kelly wrote:

> Can anybody decode this error for me?  LIke, what does it mean? 'bn', 'cn',
> 'tn', 'sn'...  And what is status=59 error=40?
> 
> This is the third IBM DeskStar 75GXP 60gb I've had "die" with this.  All
> three make horrid grinding noises too.  I've been RMA'ing them, and the
> returned drive works for a while, then continues the problem.  Any ideas
> what else it could be other than busted drives?  I've seen it on multiple
> motherboards, so it isn't that...

If you're hearing "horrid grinding noises", it's definitely the
drive.  Make sure you've got adequate cooling for your drive - IBM drives
like to run HOT.

--
Matt Emmerton




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