From: chris.pollock1948@gmail.com   
      
   I see this periodically, here is the rest of it from /var/log/messages:   
      
   Jul 21 08:40:32 localhost kernel: ata1: lost interrupt (Status 0x58)   
   Jul 21 08:40:32 localhost kernel: ata1.01: exception Emask 0x0 SAct 0x0 SErr   
   0x0 action 0x6 frozen   
   Jul 21 08:40:32 localhost kernel: ata1.01: failed command: WRITE DMA   
   Jul 21 08:40:32 localhost kernel: ata1.01: cmd ca/00:08:3f:80:15   
   00:00:00:00:00/f0 tag 0 dma 4096 out   
   Jul 21 08:40:32 localhost kernel:         res 40/00:00:4f:4f:c2/   
   0:00:00:00:00/00 Emask 0x4 (timeout)   
   Jul 21 08:40:32 localhost kernel: ata1.01: status: { DRDY }   
   Jul 21 08:40:32 localhost kernel: ata1: soft resetting link   
   Jul 21 08:40:32 localhost kernel: ata1.00: configured for UDMA/100   
   Jul 21 08:40:32 localhost kernel: ata1.01: configured for UDMA/133   
   Jul 21 08:40:32 localhost kernel: ata1: EH complete   
   Jul 21 08:41:29 localhost kernel: ata1.01: exception Emask 0x0 SAct 0x0 SErr   
   0x0 action 0x6 frozen   
   Jul 21 08:41:29 localhost kernel: ata1.01: BMDMA stat 0x5   
   Jul 21 08:41:29 localhost kernel: ata1.01: failed command: WRITE DMA   
   Jul 21 08:41:29 localhost kernel: ata1.01: cmd ca/00:08:c7:c0:50   
   00:00:00:00:00/f6 tag 0 dma 4096 out   
   Jul 21 08:41:29 localhost kernel:         res 58/00:08:c7:c0:50/   
   0:00:00:00:00/f6 Emask 0x2 (HSM violation)   
   Jul 21 08:41:29 localhost kernel: ata1.01: status: { DRDY DRQ }   
   Jul 21 08:41:29 localhost kernel: ata1: soft resetting link   
   Jul 21 08:41:29 localhost kernel: ata1.00: configured for UDMA/100   
   Jul 21 08:41:29 localhost kernel: ata1.01: configured for UDMA/133   
   Jul 21 08:41:29 localhost kernel: ata1: EH complete   
      
   I'm a bit confused as to what this means. The system boots fine with no errors   
   that I can see.   
      
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