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From: Roberto Zini <r.zini@strhold.it>
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Subject: Re: Error message: Timeout on fixed disk???
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BTors wrote:
> 
> We are running sco unix 5.0.5 and received the following error on our system:
> 
> wd0: timeout on fixed disk dev 1/43
> 
> I have looked for this message in the error message documentation and haven't
> found it.  Does anyone have any idea what this means?  Is it a hard drive
> problem or a controller problem.  This happened about 1.5 weeks ago and the
> system locked up and needed to be rebooted.  There was no messages in the
> syslog or other log files for the system.
> 
> Any advice on isolating what the problem is would be appreciated.
> 
> Thanks,
> Barbara Tors
> NHDOT

Hi .

If I'm not mistaken, I witnessed this particular message in the past;
as far as I know, the system is telling the user that communications
to the HD failed since it was unable to "reply back" in a timely
manner. 

This could be an evidence of an incoming HD failure; check with your
HD manufecturer to see if they have tools & utilities to diagnose
the device. Also, double check the operating environment; if the
device appears to operate in very hot/dusty environments, then it's
likely that some components go out-of-spec (ie, outside of the
guaranteed range of operations), thus giving the error message
you're seeing.

What about the IDE/EIDE cables ? Are you in the position to change
them and see if the problem goes away ?

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It's not clear from your message how often the problem occurred;
can you clarify, please ?

Last, can you disclose with us some additional details concerning
the HW being used ?

Hope this helps !

Best,
Roberto
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