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I do get failed to unmask ide errors every once in a blue moon but I know the drives are good. So maybe an ide header or bad filesystem? I did have to re-solder the header a year or so ago but I haven't touched it since so there shouldn't be any cold solder joints. Any suggestions?


"Failed to unmask IDE" is definitely hardware trouble of some kind. It's due to one of the things on this list. Something as simple as a loose cable or an intermittent cable crimp, or as complicated as a failing chip on the motherboard.
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