phil818

I have the HP Pavilion N5425 laptop, running XP, and a Belkin USB 2.0 cardbus. An external HDD is connected to this cardbus adapter.

Lately, I am having a lot of computer problems related to the external HDD.

I had the Blue Screen system crash. ATAPI.SYS address F73F9B20 base at F73F2000 Datestamp 41107b4d error.

Now, I am getting windows delayed write failed. Windows was unable to save all the data for the file errors. It is a network problem. I cannot update a file on my external drive. The only way to establish connection is to unplug/plug the USB 2.0 external drive.

Since ATAPI.SYS is The process IDE/ATAPI Port Driver belongs to the software Microsoft® Windows® Operating System or Standard IDE/ESDI Hard Disk Controller or Controller disco rigido IDE/ESDI standard by Microsoft Corporation. It appears that the problems are related.

I have already confirmed that I have the latest USB 2.0 cardbus driver from the Belkin website. C:\Windows\system32\drivers\atapi.sys shows that I have version 5.1.2600.2180. This driver is outdated, but I could not find the latest driver to download from the MS site.

Please help.

Thanks.

mike2020learnin

hello ,

now what i need to do is go to your (device manager)

now once there you will want to select from the toolbar of the window(veiw) then a drop down menu / from it you will select (show all hidden devices)

now if you see any (red or yellow) quotation marks , make a note of what they

now go to the (event veiwer) this is thru the (administrator tools) in the control panel
here you will find 3 to 4 subcatagories

you will want to check each of them for this is where windows keeps track of all errors
now you will want to make notes of the errors that have been recorded ( you do not have to make notes of double entries just of the dates of their happenings & how many there is)
you will get more information on the errors if you (right) click them / then select properties

then get back to us


Mike

phil818

Hi:

Checking my device driver, I see a red x on Network adapters, Cisco System VPN Adapter. This should not be related to my external HDD. I believe that it was used previously when I was connected to a company database.

I had a connection problem again today. Under Event Viewer, System. I see Warnings on disk. Event ID: 51. The description was “An error was detected on device \Device\Harddisk1\D during a paging operation.” It was related to a file name: loLogMsg.dll File Version 5.1.2600.0

Thanks.

mike2020learnin

hello again,

do you have a Windows Xp cd, not the restore cd's that come with some systems, the cd will have the Windows logo & 3D hollowgram/image on it

if you do not maybe you can barrow one from a friend/family member/co-worker as long as it is the same version that is on your system

if you have (Windows XP Home Ed. sp2 ) then the cd will have to be that / if you have a cd with (Windows XP Home Ed. )you will have to slipstream (SP2 ) onto a disk that you create

this also applies to (Windows XP Professsional )

http://www.helpwithwindows.com/Windo...p2-bootcd.html

now if you do have the Windows XP cd with sp2 please follow these steps

--------------------------------------------

performing a (sfc) system file checker

It is a scan that checks the core files & dlls of the (os) operating system and replaces them if they are corrupt or missing with the correct original version

start

#1 then select (run) , then press enter
a window will open
#2 type in ( cmd ) then press enter
another window will open
#3 type in ( sfc )then press enter
another window will open
#4 type in (sfc /purgecache) then enter / your pc will work like crazy / this helps in rebuiding the cache file (notice the space between (sfc & /)
#5 type in (sfc /scannow ) then press enter ( notice the space between the (sfc & / )

now a scan will start , have your (Windows XP software disk ready ) your pc may ask for this disc when it starts or during the scan( so you must sit with the pc while this scan functions ) , if it does then incert the cd into one of your cd/rom/player's , your pc will then reconnize it and continue , you will then have to minimize the splash screen for the cd to see the scan , when the scan is finished you will need to close the cd and all open windows , then remove the cd

you will then need to do a ( Disk Cleanup ) , then empty the caches & temp files thru the (Internet Options) , then do a defrag

restart your pc

then do a defrag again after the reboot

then get back to us

Mike