Windows lockup problem

Anyone have this and fix it. I search around and it only happens like once a week. It locks up my computer for like 2 minutes with the hdd light staying solid. Any thoughts.....

Code:

Log Name:      System
Source:        iaStor
Date:          1/23/2011 7:22:02 PM
Event ID:      9
Task Category: None
Level:         Error
Keywords:      Classic
User:          N/A
Computer:      XXX-PC
Description:
The device, \Device\Ide\iaStor0, did not respond within the timeout period.
Event Xml:
<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
  <System>
    <Provider Name="iaStor" />
    <EventID Qualifiers="49156">9</EventID>
    <Level>2</Level>
    <Task>0</Task>
    <Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords>
    <TimeCreated SystemTime="2011-01-24T00:22:02.618797800Z" />
    <EventRecordID>110824</EventRecordID>
    <Channel>System</Channel>
    <Computer>Joe-PC</Computer>
    <Security />
  </System>
  <EventData>
    <Data>\Device\Ide\iaStor0</Data>
    <Binary>0F0005000100000000000000090004C00100000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000</Binary>
  </EventData>
</Event>

Thanks

 

Hmmm have you run any programs to check up on the hdd and/or something software/malware related?

Id run the chkdsk utility, Microsoft Security Essentials, and Active Hard Disk Monitor

 

running chkdsk now, i have no virus or malware problems

 

perhaps the hd is trying to stand by or something?

I'd check the power settings.. advanced tab..

 

did the full chkdsk on both my hdd's
I have a C300 128GB SSD and ST9500420AS 500GB HDD

Im running in high performance but will check power settings now.

Ok in high performance it says turn off hard disk.
20 mintues on battery and 20 mintues on plugged in
Could this be doing it?????

EDIT



My system disk shows up as my second hdd is that correct????

 

Hi antisniperspy
I would change the 'turn off hard disk' to never if I were you. Especially for de SSD. SSD controllers need or use the idle time to do their maintenance on the 'used nand' (garbage collection, trim). But you could check the Crucial forums for that. For a 'sandforce drive' like mine it definitely should be set to 'never'.

Yours digitally

 

Thanks i set it to never and will see if It ever comes back. Thank you for all your guys help. Anyone know why my system disk shows as my backup sdd??

 

It looks to me that your Seagate momentus is your system disk.

 

Werid because my OS is on the SSD and I only have games, backup files, paging, temp internet files on the other drive.

 

lol aye, that is weird. What does your windows Disk management show ??
Mine looks like this:

http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/3080/diskic.png


iemie

 

thanks for the pic but mine looks just like yours so I guess im good. Everything but the pagefile which I moved myself.

 

Aye then I guess you are good mate

 

Well after almost two months I happened again after a statup and went to open IE and it locked up for about a minute. When I checked the logs it was the same error. Any ideas, I looked up the firmware version I have it is

IDE\DiskST9500420AS_____________________________0002SDM1
IDE\ST9500420AS_____________________________0002SDM1
IDE\DiskST9500420AS_____________________________
ST9500420AS_____________________________0002SDM1

EDIT - Could this be my problem Problem ?????

 

I noticed my transfer rates improved after updating to v5 so I would go for it

 

I just updated and speed increase was about 10mb/s. Data seems to transfer between ssd and itself a little faster and noise is the same. I guess we will see if it happens in another 2 months.

 

which antivirus program do u run?

 

Could you give a little more details about which firmware you updated, where, what?

Thanks!

 

rappa - I run microsoft security essentials all uup to date.
jeprira - Fireware is in the link I posted in #13

 

Just had it happen two more times over the past week. It seems to happen randomly when I open up a brand new instance of Internet Explorer. Anyone else have any ideas. This is the only problem I have with this computer and I can usally figure out anything with computers.

EDIT wow this is really frustrating as it has happened twice in the past three hours.

 

Link to the problem if anyone has this.