Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!image.soe.clarkson.edu!news From: dave@sun.soe.clarkson.edu (Dave Goldblatt) Newsgroups: comp.unix.i386 Subject: Re: Device errors -- on formatting a second disk Message-ID: Date: 17 Dec 89 23:55:46 GMT References: <5609@uhccux.uhcc.hawaii.edu> <654400002@cdp> <1989Dec7.190957.5768@virtech.uucp> Sender: news@sun.soe.clarkson.edu Reply-To: goldblat@interlan.interlan.com Organization: Clarkson University, Potsdam NY Lines: 28 I missed the precusor to this thread, so please bear with me.. :-) In article <654400002@cdp>, steve@cdp.UUCP writes: > > > *** DEVICE ERROR: Uncorrectable data error in sector *** > > *** Controller 0 (Primary AT Hard Disk), Disk 0 Absolute Sector # nnnnnn > I get innumerable device errors, but with a "sector not found" error instead when I try to format my second drive in the system (actually, the errors spew out if I try to format, verify, or anything else). I get errors all over disk 0, which I know to be good. I've been completely unsuccessful in adding this drive. It's a Seagate 151 (42M) in an Everex 386/25 runing 386/ix 2.0.2 -- everyone here's puzzled, and it's driving me nuts! Any help will be greatly appreciated.. (email preferred; our network feed is dicey) -dg- -- "You can twist perceptions * Dave Goldblatt goldblat@interlan.com Reality won't budge..." * Diagnostic Engineering - Rush * Racal InterLan * Boxborough MA (508) 263-9929