I have some warnings on each SCSI disc: ... [ 30.724410] scsi 0:0:0:0: Direct-Access SEAGATE ST318406LW 0109 PQ: 0 ANSI: 3 [ 30.724419] scsi0:A:0:0: Tagged Queuing enabled. Depth 32 [ 30.724435] target0:0:0: Beginning Domain Validation [ 30.724446] target0:0:0: Domain Validation Initial Inquiry Failed <-- [ 30.724572] target0:0:0: Ending Domain Validation [ 30.729747] scsi 0:0:1:0: Direct-Access FUJITSU MAH3182MP 0114 PQ: 0 ANSI: 4 [ 30.729754] scsi0:A:1:0: Tagged Queuing enabled. Depth 32 [ 30.729771] target0:0:1: Beginning Domain Validation [ 30.729780] target0:0:1: Domain Validation Initial Inquiry Failed <-- [ 30.729908] target0:0:1: Ending Domain Validation ... no idea whatever this is related but buffered disk reads are 2.XX MB/sec and the box is somewhat laggy. hdparm -t on sda and sdb reports : /dev/sda: Timing buffered disk reads: 8 MB in 3.26 seconds = 2.46 MB/sec /dev/sdb: Timing buffered disk reads: 8 MB in 3.56 seconds = 2.25 MB/sec My IDE discs are fine. Please let me know if you need my config or any other informations. Gabriel - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-scsi" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html