larry@nstar.uucp (Larry Snyder) (08/26/90)
marc@dumbcat.sf.ca.us (Marco S Hyman) writes: >*** DEVICE ERROR: Uncorrectable data error in sector *** >*** Controller 0 (Adaptec AHA-1540 SCSI Host Adapter), DISK Drive 1, Absolute Sector # 40205 *** >*** DEVICE ERROR: Uncorrectable data error in sector *** >*** Controller 0 (Adaptec AHA-1540 SCSI Host Adapter), DISK Drive 0, Absolute Sector # 15201 *** Is it possible that your hard drive doesn't default to enabling the automatic hard disk bad sector relocation? I had a Miniscibe 9380S which defaulted with this off which produced errors - as Miniscribe in all their wisdom considered this to be enabled in the driver - not in the drives firmware.. -- Larry Snyder, Northern Star Communications, Notre Dame, IN USA uucp: iuvax!ndmath!nstar!larry -or- larry@nstar Public Access Unix Site (219) 289-0282 (5 lines/PEP/HST/Hayes-V)