[SOLVED] BSOD caused by dying HDD?

**stressfreesoul** · 07-13-2008, 02:34 AM

I got my first BSOD last night. Whilst Im not a noob or new to the scene, I still need answers!!
I believe it could have been caused by one of my IDE hard disks that are RAIDed. It runs at least 20 celsius higher than the other one and has started making slightly louder noises than usual, up to last night.
I went to shut down and all I heard was a whine reducing in tone as it went on. By this time I had already turned the monitor off, so I switched it back on to find the BSOD. Heres a vague description...

{the usual windows has shutdown to prevent damage}
then

MACHINE_CHECK_EXCEPTION
then the usual

BLAH BLAH BLAH ETC ETC ETC

Technical Information:
***STOP: 0x0000009c (0x00000000, 0xBAB4c050, 0B2000040, 0x00000800)
Then there was a phsical mem dump (weird thing is, I cant seem to find any error reports or mem dump reports in windows, is this normal?)

Anyway guys, tell me what you think, Is it that naughty old RAIDed disk thats causing this? The only other new addition to the computer is Avast and I doubt that could do it.

dai · 07-13-2008, 04:26 AM

see if these help
[SOLVED] STOP: 0x0000009C and loads of problems
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/329284

**stressfreesoul** · 07-13-2008, 06:03 AM

Well. Its not happened again. I should add though, I was switching my UV cathodes off as I set it to shutdown, so maybe it was just a voltage spike?
I looked over devmgmt, and found I dont have any of those drivers mentioned, but should I have an Nvidia IDE driver, as opposed to the generic one in the pic below?

**stressfreesoul** · 07-13-2008, 06:07 AM

I think The drive I am referring to is on its way to HD heaven though, cos it sits at 56 celsius most of the time and its right in front of the intake fan (as opposed to a steady 32 on the matching one)

dai · 07-13-2008, 06:47 AM

run the makers diognostic utility on it

thomas2388 · 08-21-2008, 06:30 PM

I also have this error, and havent found a solution yet, just made a post a few minutes ago on what happening with mine, so mine problem might be with one of my HDDs aswell...

**stressfreesoul** · 08-21-2008, 07:28 PM

I had eventually worked out that it was a voltage spike on the cable the HDD was plugged into. It just happened to be the same rail as my UV cathode was plugged into, so when I turned it off, dink went my HDD. I've recently started to get file system errors on it too so its getting chucked once it dies completely.

07-13-2008, 02:34 AM	#1 (permalink)
stressfreesoul Inspector Gadget... Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Yorkshire/County Durham Posts: 1,248 OS: XP My System Blog Entries: 7	[SOLVED] BSOD caused by dying HDD? I got my first BSOD last night. Whilst Im not a noob or new to the scene, I still need answers!! I believe it could have been caused by one of my IDE hard disks that are RAIDed. It runs at least 20 celsius higher than the other one and has started making slightly louder noises than usual, up to last night. I went to shut down and all I heard was a whine reducing in tone as it went on. By this time I had already turned the monitor off, so I switched it back on to find the BSOD. Heres a vague description... {the usual windows has shutdown to prevent damage} then MACHINE_CHECK_EXCEPTION then the usual BLAH BLAH BLAH ETC ETC ETC Technical Information: ***STOP: 0x0000009c (0x00000000, 0xBAB4c050, 0B2000040, 0x00000800) Then there was a phsical mem dump (weird thing is, I cant seem to find any error reports or mem dump reports in windows, is this normal?) Anyway guys, tell me what you think, Is it that naughty old RAIDed disk thats causing this? The only other new addition to the computer is Avast and I doubt that could do it. __________________ Finish the project. We'll buy you a new family.

07-13-2008, 04:26 AM	#2 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 41,805 OS: vista 32x ultimate retail	Re: BSOD caused by dying HDD? see if these help [SOLVED] STOP: 0x0000009C and loads of problems http://support.microsoft.com/kb/329284 __________________

07-13-2008, 06:03 AM	#3 (permalink)
stressfreesoul Inspector Gadget... Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Yorkshire/County Durham Posts: 1,248 OS: XP My System Blog Entries: 7	Re: BSOD caused by dying HDD? Well. Its not happened again. I should add though, I was switching my UV cathodes off as I set it to shutdown, so maybe it was just a voltage spike? I looked over devmgmt, and found I dont have any of those drivers mentioned, but should I have an Nvidia IDE driver, as opposed to the generic one in the pic below? __________________ Finish the project. We'll buy you a new family.

07-13-2008, 06:07 AM	#4 (permalink)
stressfreesoul Inspector Gadget... Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Yorkshire/County Durham Posts: 1,248 OS: XP My System Blog Entries: 7	Re: BSOD caused by dying HDD? I think The drive I am referring to is on its way to HD heaven though, cos it sits at 56 celsius most of the time and its right in front of the intake fan (as opposed to a steady 32 on the matching one) __________________ Finish the project. We'll buy you a new family.

07-13-2008, 06:47 AM	#5 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 41,805 OS: vista 32x ultimate retail	Re: BSOD caused by dying HDD? run the makers diognostic utility on it __________________

08-21-2008, 06:30 PM	#6 (permalink)
thomas2388 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 2 OS: XP	Re: BSOD caused by dying HDD? I also have this error, and havent found a solution yet, just made a post a few minutes ago on what happening with mine, so mine problem might be with one of my HDDs aswell...

08-21-2008, 07:28 PM	#7 (permalink)
stressfreesoul Inspector Gadget... Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Yorkshire/County Durham Posts: 1,248 OS: XP My System Blog Entries: 7	Re: BSOD caused by dying HDD? I had eventually worked out that it was a voltage spike on the cable the HDD was plugged into. It just happened to be the same rail as my UV cathode was plugged into, so when I turned it off, dink went my HDD. I've recently started to get file system errors on it too so its getting chucked once it dies completely. __________________ Finish the project. We'll buy you a new family.