Ubuntu 11.04 natty
fresh boot - errors are during boot sequence

Linux linux 2.6.38-11-generic #50-Ubuntu SMP Mon Sep 12 21:17:25 UTC 2011 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

# hdparm -i /dev/sdd
/dev/sdd:
 Model=ST32000542AS, FwRev=CC37, SerialNo=5XW0S99F
 Config={ HardSect NotMFM HdSw>15uSec Fixed DTR>10Mbs RotSpdTol>.5% }
 RawCHS=16383/16/63, TrkSize=0, SectSize=0, ECCbytes=4
 BuffType=unknown, BuffSize=unknown, MaxMultSect=16, MultSect=off
 CurCHS=16383/16/63, CurSects=16514064, LBA=yes, LBAsects=3907029168
 IORDY=on/off, tPIO={min:120,w/IORDY:120}, tDMA={min:120,rec:120}
 PIO modes:  pio0 pio1 pio2 pio3 pio4 
 DMA modes:  mdma0 mdma1 mdma2 
 UDMA modes: udma0 udma1 udma2 udma3 udma4 udma5 *udma6 
 AdvancedPM=yes: unknown setting WriteCache=enabled
 Drive conforms to: unknown:  ATA/ATAPI-4,5,6,7

10-12 08:54:20 ata8: SATA max UDMA/133 abar m1024@0xfbafe400 port 0xfbafe780 irq 22

10-12 08:54:20 ata8: softreset failed (1st FIS failed)
10-12 08:54:20 ata8: SATA link up 3.0 Gbps (SStatus 123 SControl 300)
10-12 08:54:20 ata8.15: Port Multiplier 1.1, 0x1095:0x5744 r33, 3 ports, feat 0x1/0x9
10-12 08:54:20 ata8.00: hard resetting link
10-12 08:54:20 ata8.00: SATA link up 3.0 Gbps (SStatus 123 SControl 320)
10-12 08:54:20 ata8.01: hard resetting link
10-12 08:54:20 ata8.01: SATA link down (SStatus 0 SControl 320)
10-12 08:54:20 ata8.02: hard resetting link
10-12 08:54:20 ata8.02: SATA link down (SStatus 0 SControl 320)
10-12 08:54:20 ata8.00: ATA-8: ST32000542AS, CC37, max UDMA/133
10-12 08:54:20 ata8.00: 3907029168 sectors, multi 0: LBA48 NCQ (depth 31/32)
10-12 08:54:20 ata8.00: configured for UDMA/133
10-12 08:54:20 ata8: EH complete
10-12 08:54:20 scsi 7:0:0:0: Direct-Access ATA ST32000542AS CC37 PQ: 0 ANSI: 5
10-12 08:54:20 sd 7:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg5 type 0
10-12 08:54:20 sd 7:0:0:0: [sdd] 3907029168 512-byte logical blocks: (2.00 TB/1.81 TiB)
10-12 08:54:20 sd 7:0:0:0: [sdd] Write Protect is off
10-12 08:54:20 sd 7:0:0:0: [sdd] Mode Sense: 00 3a 00 00
10-12 08:54:20 sd 7:0:0:0: [sdd] Write cache: enabled, read cache: enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA
10-12 08:54:20 sdd: sdd1
10-12 08:54:20 sd 7:0:0:0: [sdd] Attached SCSI disk

10-12 08:56:49 ata8.01: failed to read SCR 1 (Emask=0x40)
10-12 08:56:49 ata8.02: failed to read SCR 1 (Emask=0x40)
10-12 08:56:49 ata8.15: exception Emask 0x4 SAct 0x0 SErr 0x400001 action 0x6 frozen
10-12 08:56:49 ata8.15: SError: { RecovData Handshk }
10-12 08:56:49 ata8.00: exception Emask 0x100 SAct 0x1f SErr 0x0 action 0x6 frozen
10-12 08:56:49 ata8.00: failed command: WRITE FPDMA QUEUED
10-12 08:56:49 ata8.00: cmd 61/00:00:00:b0:fc/04:00:01:00:00/40 tag 0 ncq 524288 out
10-12 08:56:49 res 40/00:10:00:b8:fc/00:00:01:00:00/40 Emask 0x4 (timeout)
10-12 08:56:49 ata8.00: status: { DRDY }
10-12 08:56:49 ata8.00: failed command: WRITE FPDMA QUEUED
10-12 08:56:49 ata8.00: cmd 61/00:08:00:b4:fc/04:00:01:00:00/40 tag 1 ncq 524288 out
10-12 08:56:49 res 40/00:10:00:b8:fc/00:00:01:00:00/40 Emask 0x4 (timeout)
10-12 08:56:49 ata8.00: status: { DRDY }
10-12 08:56:49 ata8.00: failed command: WRITE FPDMA QUEUED
10-12 08:56:49 ata8.00: cmd 61/00:10:00:b8:fc/04:00:01:00:00/40 tag 2 ncq 524288 out
10-12 08:56:49 res 40/00:10:00:b8:fc/00:00:01:00:00/40 Emask 0x4 (timeout)
10-12 08:56:49 ata8.00: status: { DRDY }
10-12 08:56:49 ata8.00: failed command: WRITE FPDMA QUEUED
10-12 08:56:49 ata8.00: cmd 61/00:18:00:bc:fc/04:00:01:00:00/40 tag 3 ncq 524288 out
10-12 08:56:49 res 40/00:10:00:b8:fc/00:00:01:00:00/40 Emask 0x4 (timeout)
10-12 08:56:49 ata8.00: status: { DRDY }
10-12 08:56:49 ata8.00: failed command: WRITE FPDMA QUEUED
10-12 08:56:49 ata8.00: cmd 61/00:20:00:c0:fc/04:00:01:00:00/40 tag 4 ncq 524288 out
10-12 08:56:49 res 40/00:10:00:b8:fc/00:00:01:00:00/40 Emask 0x4 (timeout)
10-12 08:56:49 ata8.00: status: { DRDY }
10-12 08:56:49 ata8.01: exception Emask 0x100 SAct 0x0 SErr 0x0 action 0x6 frozen
10-12 08:56:49 ata8.02: exception Emask 0x100 SAct 0x0 SErr 0x0 action 0x6 frozen
10-12 08:56:49 ata8.15: hard resetting link
10-12 08:56:59 ata8.15: softreset failed (1st FIS failed)
10-12 08:56:59 ata8.15: hard resetting link
10-12 08:57:05 ata8.15: SATA link up 3.0 Gbps (SStatus 123 SControl 300)
10-12 08:57:05 ata8.00: hard resetting link
10-12 08:57:05 ata8.00: SATA link up 3.0 Gbps (SStatus 123 SControl 320)
10-12 08:57:05 ata8.01: hard resetting link
10-12 08:57:06 ata8.01: SATA link down (SStatus 0 SControl 320)
10-12 08:57:06 ata8.02: hard resetting link
10-12 08:57:06 ata8.02: SATA link down (SStatus 0 SControl 320)
10-12 08:57:06 ata8.00: configured for UDMA/133
10-12 08:57:06 ata8.00: exception Emask 0x1 SAct 0x0 SErr 0x0 action 0x0 t4
10-12 08:57:06 ata8: EH complete