> > We have a P5W Delux at work which had various problems too. It is > running windows XP, and after about a week of time it stops booting. It > shows the splash screen of windows, and at the point it should change to > a higher resolution you just get a black screen. > > Sometimes in the event log it shows disks errors. This is with an SATA > disk. > > We've replaced the disk, still the same problem. We've replaced the > motherboard, power supply, and still have the same problem. > > I've also tried it using Debian (i386 netinst etch beta3), I've ran a > badblock read-only test, didn't find any problems. Then I ran a > read-write test, after a short time the disks basicly stops responding. > The led of the disk on the PC is constatly on, instead of most of the > time on, blinking. At that point, the tests only shows failed sectors. > > We've replaced the disk with an PATA disk, and didn't see a problem so > far. >
So ther might be a problem with the sata disk controller. I guess I would try to upgrade the BIOS as first thing. But my problem was actually entirely related to Linux : chnaging the kernel to a newer version does indeed fix the disk proble (although I admit, I haven't yet formatted the disk because it was too late last nigh I tried). > We also have an identical PC that doesn't show any problems. > > I really can't do any tests with this, since someone is using it. > OK. Thansk for the hint about the possible SATA disk problems. -- eric -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
