Re: Is it safe to ignore UDMA BadCRC errors?

[Ed Sweetman]

Eric D. Mudama wrote:
> On Tue, Dec 30 at  6:38, Jonathan Kamens wrote:
>
> > I replaced the cable with a brand new one and I'm still getting the
> > CRC errors.  What now?
>
>
> Do you know if you're doing reads or writes when the errors occur?
>
> What motherboard/chipset are you using with this drive?
>
> Is the environment especially warm?

CRC errors can easily be caused by the cable being close to a magnet or 
high electricity source.   Watch out for the case speaker and any other 
speakers around the cable.  Also, make sure you're using S.M.A.R.T to 
check the drive, itself, for problems.

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