>   cmdide0:0:0:wait timed out
>   wd0a:device timeout writing fsbn 931104 of 931...... retrying
>

Ultra5's come with "40 pin" IDE ribbon cables; they're not rated for Ultra 
ATA mode.

If the U5 wasn't such a dinosaur, I'd recommend you pick up some nice 
round cables, but in this case, any "80 pin" cable works.

~BAS

>
> this is what i see when i try to use the onboard interface a lot.
> unless it failed to retry, it's usually ignorable (except for the
> pause it causes.)  i tend to avoid the onboard IDE for anything
> except boot devices and backup devices -- my OS and data live on
> sata or ata100 controllers these days.  (archives of this list
> have several discussions about what myself and others have been
> using.)
>
>
>
> .mrg.
>

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 	-lava

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