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Warning: disk write error in file FILENAME.EXT
Occurs on: 68, 86, and 286.
Meaning: This error message will appear only on a WORKSTATION. This is
the only operating system error message that does not appear
on the file server console. This error indicates that the
read-after-write verification of a hard disk write failed when
the file server was attempting to write the file named
"FILENAME.EXT" to disk. When ever the hard disk is written
to, the data is immediately read back and verified to be the
same as what was written. If this error occurs, the file
server console displays the corresponding error message:
"Write Error: dir = ssss file = FILENAME.EXT vol =
VOLUMENAME." See the file server error message for more
information. This is not a fatal error.
This error will never occur if HOTFIX is activated on the disk.
HOTFIX will automatically redirect the bad sector to an alternate
good sector on the disk and rewrite the data. This is not a fatal
error but it does indicate that the noted file is corrupt on the
disk.
Cause: This error could be caused by a location on the disk that has
gone bad and can no longer retain data correctly. This error
could also be caused by faulty electronics on the Disk
CoProcessor Board (DCB), the disk controller or the hard disk
itself.
Solution: If the user is still in the application program when he
receives this error on the workstation, he should attempt to
save the file again under a different file name. The
original file will be corrupt. The original file should not
be erased because another disk write may try to utilize the
same bad area on the disk. Rename the file to a name that
denotes that it is bad and discontinue using it. If the
information in the file must be retrieved, attempt to copy it
to another file. The VREPAIR utility may also be used on the
file server to diagnose and repair file problems.
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