Problem with 600GB VelociRaptor.

[Synomenon]

I just received a new 600GB VelociRaptor. Trying to wipe it, but keep getting errors. Tried wiping it with DBAN first, but it immediately terminates with a non-fatal error.

When I try Killdisk I get this:

(AHCI and native IDE mode for SATA enabled in BIOS):

Killdisk's main screen quickly scrolls up to be replaced by what's in the image.



When I disable AHCI and change SATA to legacy IDE mode it does the same thing except the errors come more slowly:

I had my original 600GB VelociRaptor replaced because the exact same thing was happening with that one. Anyone have any idea what's going on here?
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[sub.mesa]

Check the SMART output for UDMA CRC Error Count or other errors, and check the cabling since that could be an issue. Other than that looks like a strange error you should not get.

 

[Synomenon]

It was the SATA-III port. There's nothing wrong with the port since it works with my other drives. The 600GB VelociRaptor just doesn't want to work on either of those SATA-III ports. I moved it to a SATA-II port and it's working fine now.

 

[Old Hippie]

It was the SATA-III port. There's nothing wrong with the port since it works with my other drives. The 600GB VelociRaptor just doesn't want to work on either of those SATA-III ports. I moved it to a SATA-II port and it's working fine now.

Weird.