[Bulk] [CentOS] hda dma seek errors

[Ralph Angenendt]

Rohan Walsh wrote:
> I used these errors as a good reason to buy a bigger drive and the new
> drive had the same error messages. After testing with seagates tool, I
> can find no problem with either drive. I disable dma as a temporary
> solution, but I think it is not a drive fault in my case. Do back up :)

Looks like the data cable to the drive is either broken or too long. At
least if you see CRC errors - these normally happen on the transport
medium and not within the drive itself.

Ralph
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