getting DRDY at boot?

sillerd · 2014-06-13 05:44:36

keep getting this same error message when ever i boot into arch usb, dvd or cd all of them fail. any ideas?

Spider.007 · 2014-06-13 06:51:31

ATA bus errors are most likely caused by hardware problems. Do you have other os's running on this machine successfully?

Kartious · 2014-06-13 07:19:10

I would run smart checks on your drives.

sillerd · 2014-06-13 07:46:46

windows is running fine im using a h61h2-a2 deluxe motherboard if that helps. thinking it has something to do with my bios but can't figure out what.

Spider.007 · 2014-06-13 08:27:38

Did you find http://askubuntu.com/questions/230396/c … ce-at-boot ? It mentions the exact same error you're getting and suggests your cd/dvd player might be causing this; with a possible fix

sillerd · 2014-06-13 16:07:08

but why would it still give the error if i boot off a usb?

Lynden · 2014-06-13 22:51:42

Not sure if it's related, but I had a similar error and it turned out to be a faulty sata cable.

sillerd · 2014-06-14 11:43:31

yep... you were right disconnected sata from my dvd drive and viola... weird... but touche and thankyou.

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