Partition check a kernel panic

[Mike]

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Partition check:
hdb: read_intr:error=0x10 {SectorIdNotFound}, LBAsect=0, sector=0
hdb: read_intr:status=0x54 {DriveReady SeekComplete DataRequestError}
end_request: I/O error, dev 03:40 (hdb), sector 0
    unable to read partition table
autodetecting RAID arrays
autorun ...
... autorun DONE
attempt to acces beyond end of device
03:41: rw=0, want=2, limit=0
EXT2-fs: unable to read superblock
attempt to acces beyond end of device
03:41: rw=0, want=33, limit=0
isofs_read_super: bread failed, dev=03:41, iso_blknum=16, block=32
Kernel panic:VFS:unable to mount root fs on 03:41
...a nic