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Hard Disk Utility Error Messages,
Continued
Operation Errors
Message Explanation
Address Mark Not
Found
The address mark (initial address) on the hard disk
could not be found.
Attachment Failed to
Respond
No response from the hard disk drive.
Bad ECC on Disk
Read
When the hard disk drive utility writes to the disk, it
also calculates an ECC (Error Correction Code)
value for the data being written. This ECC value is
written to the drive and then read back. The value
read back is different from the one calculated.
Bad Sector Flag
Detected
An operation was performed on a sector flagged as
bad.
Controller Has
Failed
A diagnostic command issued to the controller failed.
Drive Not Ready
An operation on the hard disk drive timed out. The
hard disk drive utility waited beyond a preset
specified time limit.
Drive Parameter
Activity Failed
A reset command was sent to the controller followed
by drive parameters. Using these parameters, the
controller did not get a response from the hard disk.
Make sure the drive type is correct.
ECC Corrected Data
Error
The ECC value (explained above) read from the disk
is not the same value written to the disk. The data is
not correct. An attempt was made to correct the
data, but the ECC value is not corrected.
Requested Sector
Not Found
The requested sector could not be found.
Reset Failed
The reset command did not properly reset the hard
disk.
Seek Operation
Failed
A seek command failed. A seek operation is the act
of finding a particular sector on the hard disk.
Undefined Error -
Command Aborted
An unidentifiable error condition occurred.
Write Fault on
Selected Drive
A write fault occurred during the write operation on
the hard disk drive.
