Re: need some interpreting

From: John-Paul Stewart <jpstewart@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2006 20:06:09 -0400

Oliver Block wrote:

Hi, I got a kernel message that I don't understand.

Apr 29 00:24:19 kernel: hdc: drive_cmd: status=0x51 { DriveReady
SeekComplete Error }
Apr 29 00:24:19 kernel: hdc: drive_cmd: error=0x04 { DriveStatusError }

Those messages typically indicate that your hard drive is about to die. Check the SMART attributes (with 'smartctl') and/or the manufacturer's diagnostic utility to be sure. Make sure you have backups of any important data on that disk. It may continue to work for quite a while, it may not.
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