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Old 02-21-2008, 06:12 AM
Jeroen Geilman
 
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Default Re: dma_intr error when booting

androtech wrote:
> I get this error when booting. While it goes on to boot after the ide0
> reset, I want to know what it means and if it is anything serious?


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It means the HD is encountering lots of CRC (read) errors.

As for serious - could be that it's dying, yes.
That's actually the most likely scenario.

Run a HD test proggie on it (which will stress it even more), but FIRST
be sure to backup anything and everything that's important!

Also, if the drive has SMART, emerge "smartmontools" and check the
values - it can tell you the exact number of errors the drive has
encountered, and how often these have occurred.
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