sata external disk, i/o errors

[Dan]

Marcel Janssen wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have two identical sata disks. One of them mounted externally.
>
> The internal disk is fine, the external disk seems to work well, but now and 
> then causes i/o errors which make the whole system go nuts (needs reboot to 
> recover).
>
> Anyone else seen such errors or knows what to about them ?
>
> regards,
> Marcel
>
>   
I'd guess loose cable. Check connections, replace cables, see if it helps.
-Dan