Matheus Izvekov wrote: >> * unstable power supply (this is quite common) >> * faulty cable or poorly seated connectors >> * faulty drive or controller (seems rare) > > Tried everything, short of trying the hd on another controller, but > the problem persists. Weird, ICH7 + 7200.7 combination is very widely tested. Can you please post the result of "hdparm -I /dev/sdX" and "smartctl -a /dev/sdX" where sdX is the offending drive? So, if you connect the drive to a different port of the controller using a different cable, the problem follows the drive, right? Thanks. -- tejun - 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