Fsck error

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Hello

I own a SPARC Ultra 10 workstation (standalone) and when issuing the fsck command I get the following output on fs C0t0d0s7:
Phase 1 (checks blocks and sizes):

dada warning: /pci@lf;0/pci@1, 1/ide@3/dad@0,0(dad1): ATA Transport failed:reason, `incomplete'>
Uncorrectable data error:Block C18E70
dada warning: /pci@lf;0/pci@1, 1/ide@3/dad@0,0(dad1):
disk not responding to selection.

Is the file system corrupt. If so, what can I do to rectify it?

Many tanks

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It sounds worse than the filesystem being corrupt, it sounds like the disk itself is on the way out. Back up what you can immediately!

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Also try reseating both ends of the cable going from the motherboard to the disk. If you moved the computer recently I may have moved ever so slightly.