2001-03-16 00:38:16

by Kirill Kozmin

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Subject: Re[4]: VIA686A chipset crash under 2.4.2-ac20

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>> >> kernel: hda: dma_intr: error=0x84 { DriveStatusError BadCRC }
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>> MH> this can only be caused by bad cable/config. is it 18", with both ends
>> MH> plugged in?
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>> Do you mean 40-pin E-IDE cable?

MH> 40-conductor cables are only valid to use up to udma33, but 80c cables
MH> will *always* help, and can be used in any mode. but equally important
MH> is that the cable must never be longer than 18", with both ends plugged in
MH> (no stub).

I measured the cable and it is aprox. 45cm (18") and it is 80c.
It has also 3 connectors, two of them are in use (on the ends), and
one is free (in the middle). I also checked the connections on
motherboard and on disk, they are both ok.

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