Windows errors

[Daioh]

so I finally got my new build up and running with windows 7 professional 64bit

One of the main problems ive been having are these errors coming up in my windows event viewer
most consistently it has been this error: "The driver detected a controller error on \Device\Ide\IdePort1."

I have no idea what exactly is causing this
my motherboard is a ASUS P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3, cpu is a intel i7 2600k,
harddrive is a 1TB WD caviar black, gpu is a radeon hd 6950, ram is 8gb corsair vengence lp,
and the psu is a corsair TX750m.


any suggestions on what i could do to fix this would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Daioh]

Well your Motherboard does not have a IDE header so I have to guess that your SATA controler is set to IDE mode. I would be thinking of swapping SATA headers but I would first download "Data Lifeguard Diagnostic for Windows" from the WD website and running diagnostic programs and checking your SMART report. Then I would be monitering your voltages (speedfan).

Ok, so i donwloaded that and ran a quick test on my harddrive and got this error in the first 8 seconds "06-Quick Test on drive 1 did not complete! Status code = 07 (Failed read test element), Failure Checkpoint = 97 (Unknown Test) SMART self-test did not complete on drive 1!"

Does this mean my hdd failed or that maybe it has to do with my motherboard recognizing it as an IDE?

 

[Daioh]

1) It looks like your Hard drive is starting to fail. I would Swap the SATA data cable to it ,or reseat it and rerun the test again, if it fails again I would be looking to backup my data and RMAing the drive.

2) I would check your BIOS to see if your SATA controler is set to IDE Mode. You may want to change that if you will be loading windows again.

I just replaced the harddrive. Figured it was a lost cause because it was brand new and running terribly. learned my lesson on ordering harddrives online. Really appreciate this though man i had no idea about that Data Lifeguard Diagnostic. Saved me from wasting anymore of my time.

 

[Daioh]

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[nikorr]

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