Hard Disk error: Do I need to reinstall Windows?
I am getting a hard disk error; this is it from the event log:
“An error was detected on device \Device\Harddisk0\D during a paging operation.”
(System is XP Pro Sp 2)
Does "D" mean it’s the D drive? (In reality, I have my drive in two partitions, C for the OS and D for storing files.)
The error repeats itself with about 10 in a row, usually once or twice a day.
I have run Spinrite 6 and it found no errors. The Windows installation is about 1 month old, a brand new hard drive and new system. A Samsung 250 GB SATA / 3 GBs hard drive. There appear to be no other errors in the system logs.
The system itself is an EPOX Nvidia 4 chipset with a Sempron 64 / 2800 +. All my data is backed up but I hate the thought of having to format the disk and reinstall Windows and all my programs.
My other thought is that it’s a permanent error and reinstalling Windows won’t make a difference. In that case I will have to call Samsung and get the drive replaced under warranty.
“An error was detected on device \Device\Harddisk0\D during a paging operation.”
(System is XP Pro Sp 2)
Does "D" mean it’s the D drive? (In reality, I have my drive in two partitions, C for the OS and D for storing files.)
The error repeats itself with about 10 in a row, usually once or twice a day.
I have run Spinrite 6 and it found no errors. The Windows installation is about 1 month old, a brand new hard drive and new system. A Samsung 250 GB SATA / 3 GBs hard drive. There appear to be no other errors in the system logs.
The system itself is an EPOX Nvidia 4 chipset with a Sempron 64 / 2800 +. All my data is backed up but I hate the thought of having to format the disk and reinstall Windows and all my programs.
My other thought is that it’s a permanent error and reinstalling Windows won’t make a difference. In that case I will have to call Samsung and get the drive replaced under warranty.
even though the drive is new it could still be defective, which some of those support threads indicate
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FriarTuk, I tried resetting the page file as you suggested and no luck.
Samsung has a patch on their website because they have admitted to a problem with this drive (I give them lots of credit for admitting it.) -- The Samsung model number is SP2504C.
The patch did not work, still the error 51 after that.
garycase: thanks good info.
The MoBo is an EPOX EP-8NPA - SLI and it supports SATA II (3 GBs), the drive is SATA II.
I will try the jumper, I can't remember if the drive came with one, is it a jumper like those that go on the old PATA drives?
So the problem is on my D partition, would it help for me to delete the partition and then restore the data? I have Acronis TrueImage which I really like, it's reliable so I’ll make an image of C.
Samsung has a patch on their website because they have admitted to a problem with this drive (I give them lots of credit for admitting it.) -- The Samsung model number is SP2504C.
The patch did not work, still the error 51 after that.
garycase: thanks good info.
The MoBo is an EPOX EP-8NPA - SLI and it supports SATA II (3 GBs), the drive is SATA II.
I will try the jumper, I can't remember if the drive came with one, is it a jumper like those that go on the old PATA drives?
So the problem is on my D partition, would it help for me to delete the partition and then restore the data? I have Acronis TrueImage which I really like, it's reliable so I’ll make an image of C.
Yes, it's just a small jumper like you use on PATA drives (you could "steal" one from an old drive if you need one); and there's a set of pins on the drive that limits the transfers to SATA-150. This can sometimes improve stability even if both the drive and motherboard are SATA-II devices ==> if it helps here you should get a higher quality cable (or just leave the jumper in place).
Imaging C: (and safely storing it on another drive) is certainly a good idea ==> as I noted before that makes replacing the drive very simple.
Imaging D:; deleting the partition; recreating the partition; doing a full format (so any defective areas are re-mapped); and then restoring the partition from the image is also a good idea. It may very well resolve the problem.
Imaging C: (and safely storing it on another drive) is certainly a good idea ==> as I noted before that makes replacing the drive very simple.
Imaging D:; deleting the partition; recreating the partition; doing a full format (so any defective areas are re-mapped); and then restoring the partition from the image is also a good idea. It may very well resolve the problem.
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Well, I changed the Jumper to SATA I, Tried chkdsk, tried disabling paging on D but it still happened.
I noticed that the error only occurs after the computer starts up and never after that unless I restart again and then it reappears.
garycase, I will next try the formatting of D and if that works, but i not, I think for piece of mind, I am just going to return the drive under warranty and get a new one.
mwnnj: I like the idea of RAID 0, if I get the drive replaced, I will see what they send me and then try to match it to create the raid 0.
I noticed that the error only occurs after the computer starts up and never after that unless I restart again and then it reappears.
garycase, I will next try the formatting of D and if that works, but i not, I think for piece of mind, I am just going to return the drive under warranty and get a new one.
mwnnj: I like the idea of RAID 0, if I get the drive replaced, I will see what they send me and then try to match it to create the raid 0.
also use the mfg drive diagnostics on a boot cd to check the drive
these address your issue
http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/12946/?o=140
http://forums.windrivers.com/showthread.php?p=595296#post595296
http://www.mcse.ms/archive58-2004-6-792443.html
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;885352 (read cause & resolution - weird?)