Linux 2.6.20 x86_64 nforce 410 chipset ST3160811AS (Seagate 160GB SATA 2) sata_nv 0000:00:0e.0: version 3.2 ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LSA0] enabled at IRQ 23 ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:0e.0[A] -> Link [LSA0] -> GSI 23 (level, low) -> IRQ 23 PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:00:0e.0 to 64 ata1: SATA max UDMA/133 cmd 0xE800 ctl 0xE482 bmdma 0xE000 irq 23 ata2: SATA max UDMA/133 cmd 0xE400 ctl 0xE082 bmdma 0xE008 irq 23 scsi0 : sata_nv ata1: SATA link up 3.0 Gbps (SStatus 123 SControl 300) ata1.00: ATA-7, max UDMA/133, 312581808 sectors: LBA48 NCQ (depth 0/32) ata1.00: ata1: dev 0 multi count 16 ata1.00: configured for UDMA/133 scsi1 : sata_nv ata2: SATA link down (SStatus 0 SControl 300) ATA: abnormal status 0x7F on port 0xE407 I bought this HD today and it is working perfectly, but it's strange the last message. Should I worry about it? I saw many similar logs on Google, so I think it's harmless, right? Thanks! If you want hdparm -I: /dev/sda: ATA device, with non-removable media Model Number: ST3160811AS Serial Number: 9PT030VD Firmware Revision: 3.AAE Standards: Supported: 7 6 5 4 Likely used: 7 Configuration: Logical max current cylinders 16383 16383 heads 16 16 sectors/track 63 63 -- CHS current addressable sectors: 16514064 LBA user addressable sectors: 268435455 LBA48 user addressable sectors: 312581808 device size with M = 1024*1024: 152627 MBytes device size with M = 1000*1000: 160041 MBytes (160 GB) Capabilities: LBA, IORDY(can be disabled) Queue depth: 32 Standby timer values: spec'd by Standard, no device specific minimum R/W multiple sector transfer: Max = 16 Current = 16 Recommended acoustic management value: 208, current value: 0 DMA: mdma0 mdma1 mdma2 udma0 udma1 udma2 udma3 udma4 udma5 *udma6 Cycle time: min=120ns recommended=120ns PIO: pio0 pio1 pio2 pio3 pio4 Cycle time: no flow control=120ns IORDY flow control=120ns Commands/features: Enabled Supported: * SMART feature set Security Mode feature set * Power Management feature set * Write cache * Look-ahead * Host Protected Area feature set * WRITE_BUFFER command * READ_BUFFER command * DOWNLOAD_MICROCODE SET_MAX security extension * 48-bit Address feature set * Device Configuration Overlay feature set * Mandatory FLUSH_CACHE * FLUSH_CACHE_EXT * SMART error logging * SMART self-test * General Purpose Logging feature set * SATA-I signaling speed (1.5Gb/s) * SATA-II signaling speed (3.0Gb/s) * Native Command Queueing (NCQ) * Phy event counters Device-initiated interface power management * Software settings preservation Security: Master password revision code = 65534 supported not enabled not locked frozen not expired: security count not supported: enhanced erase Checksum: correct fraga@tux ~/src$ cat /proc/ioports 0000-001f : dma1 0020-0021 : pic1 002e-002e : w83627hf WDT 0040-0043 : timer0 0050-0053 : timer1 0060-006f : keyboard 0070-0077 : rtc 0080-008f : dma page reg 00a0-00a1 : pic2 00c0-00df : dma2 00f0-00ff : fpu 0170-0177 : 0000:00:0d.0 0170-0177 : libata 01f0-01f7 : 0000:00:0d.0 01f0-01f7 : libata 0290-0297 : pnp 00:0a 0295-0296 : w83627ehf 0376-0376 : 0000:00:0d.0 0376-0376 : libata 03c0-03df : vga+ 03f6-03f6 : 0000:00:0d.0 03f6-03f6 : libata 0500-0503 : ACPI PM1a_EVT_BLK 0504-0505 : ACPI PM1a_CNT_BLK 0508-050b : ACPI PM_TMR 0520-0527 : ACPI GPE0_BLK 0600-063f : 0000:00:0a.1 0700-073f : 0000:00:0a.1 0cf8-0cff : PCI conf1 2000-207f : motherboard 2080-20ff : motherboard 5010-5015 : ACPI CPU throttle d000-dfff : PCI Bus #04 dc00-dc1f : 0000:04:08.0 dc00-dc1f : ne2k-pci e000-e00f : 0000:00:0e.0 e000-e00f : sata_nv e080-e083 : 0000:00:0e.0 e080-e083 : sata_nv e400-e407 : 0000:00:0e.0 e400-e407 : sata_nv e480-e483 : 0000:00:0e.0 e480-e483 : sata_nv e800-e807 : 0000:00:0e.0 e800-e807 : sata_nv ffa0-ffaf : 0000:00:0d.0 ffa0-ffaf : libata fraga@tux ~/src$ cat /proc/interrupts CPU0 0: 166525 IO-APIC-edge timer 1: 603 IO-APIC-edge i8042 8: 2 IO-APIC-edge rtc 9: 0 IO-APIC-fasteoi acpi 12: 3 IO-APIC-edge i8042 14: 2 IO-APIC-edge libata 15: 19 IO-APIC-edge libata 18: 10852 IO-APIC-fasteoi nvidia 19: 561 IO-APIC-fasteoi eth0 20: 133 IO-APIC-fasteoi HDA Intel 21: 3 IO-APIC-fasteoi ehci_hcd:usb2 22: 3806 IO-APIC-fasteoi ohci_hcd:usb1 23: 5765 IO-APIC-fasteoi libata NMI: 80 LOC: 166397 ERR: 0 -- http://u-br.net Linux 2.6.20: Homicidal Dwarf Hamster gcc (GCC) 4.1.2 - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-ide" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html