On Fri, 2004-06-18 at 20:33, James Wilkinson wrote: > What's hdg? You just mentioned the one IDE drive. I assume that you > have a CD or DVD attached: is that it? (If it is, then honestly, I'd > recommend taking it out altogether and seeing if you get similar > problems in another computer). > The serial ata disks are usually recognized as hde , hdf, hdg or hdh. Try to check the disk with the tool created by the manufacturer. It usually detects physical errors with the disk. Also , use smartctl -t long /dev/hdg , wait until the time it tells you and then smartctl -a /dev/hdg . Read carefully the results. If you get any value too close to the threshold , then send the disk to be replaced. -- Pedro Macedo
