OK, I've checked the FAQ, I've done a search on the board, yet I'm
still clueless about three things.

1) How do I know if I'm failing the stress test when running the drivebuilder image?
2) How do I interpret all those statistics on the display during the stress test?
3) I'm occasionally seeing some stuff like the following scroll across my
hyperterminal screen.

Should I be concerned about these errors?
What do I do about them?
Do I need to exchange this (brand new) drive?
Do I just need to re-run the formatting?
Should I take a chill pill and assume that lack of smoke emanating from
the drive indicates it is passing the stress test?

Here are the errors I occasionally see scroll by:

Stressing /dev/hda: Spinning up.
hdstress.cpp 189 ( 29): Poll result=0 on fd=5
hdstress.cpp 189 ( 29): Poll result=0 on fd=5
Drive length is 78140160 blocks, seek testing
hda: read_intr: status=0x59 { DriveReady SeekComplete DataRequest Error }
hda: read_intr: error=0x40 { UncorrectableError }, LBAsect=25870016, sector=2587
0016
end_request: I/O error, dev 03:00 (hda), sector 25870016
Failed to read
: Input/output error
hdstress.cpp 189 ( 29): Poll result=0 on fd=5
Abnormal response (-3) errno=5 'Input/output error'
hdstress.cpp 189 ( 29): Poll result=0 on fd=5
Stressing /dev/hda: Spinning down.
hdstress.cpp 189 ( 29): Poll result=0 on fd=5
Stressing /dev/hda: Spinning up.
hdstress.cpp 189 ( 29): Poll result=0 on fd=5
hdstress.cpp 189 ( 29): Poll result=0 on fd=5
Speed checking /dev/hda3

I realize that with many of the poobahs "going Dutch" this weekend I may
be somewhat at a loss for suggestions here.

Send my regards to the low countries, all you fortunates at the big Empeg party!

music

P.S. Am I the only one to completely destroy one of the screws holding the
shock-mount cradle due to the extreme (factory) use of threadlock compound?
I dont think I'm that ham-fisted with a simple screwdriver....
Hopefully the screw is easily replaceable.
(No Amsterdam jokes, please.)