Analabha Roy wrote:
> Hi,
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> I have a Seagate ST336607LW SCSI hard drive where I've installed my Linux
> (FC3) & windoze root partitions. It is a 68 pin HD with no internal
> termination. My scsi controller is an SIIG AP-20 PCI adapter (50 pin with
> internal auto-termination). I connected my scsi card to my scsi hard drive
> as follows:
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> 50 pin ribbon
> 50-pin card---------------->50-pin terminator-->50-68 pin adapter-->SCSI
> Drive
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> The hdd is on a dedicated connection to the power supply (no other devices
> chained to it along that power cable).
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> Occasionally , irrespective of whether I'm on windoze or linux, the hdd
> makes a sickening "click" sound, shuts down (I can hear it) and spins up
> again. My entire compu freezes & I have to hard-reset.
>
> I checked the cable connections & they seem pretty tight, so I'm rather
> confused as to what's up. Is the termination bad? IS the HD overheating
> (it's typically at around 50 deg celcuis, & the operating limit is 54 deg,
> I'm getting an extra case fan that should cool it down further)? Is there
> something wrong with the controller? Is the hard drive itself busted (no
> badblocks or anything like that, and I ran Seagate's diagnostics on the HD
> and there were no errors).

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though the drive could be bad...
i'd try another cable.

if you have another scsi drive you could try that in the machine
to eliminate any possible controller problem