AppEvent.Evt / Delayed Writer Failed Error

[joehorror]

Hey Guys! So a few weeks back I was having some major issues with my comp and I figured it was time to start replacing parts in my Dimension 3000. I replaced the 512mb memory for 1GB chips, my 160mb HDD for a 500mb HDD and the stock power supply and CPU fan.

Anyhow, new hardware is in and I'm still getting the same issues. My comp locks up and I get an error notice, Delayed Write Failed. Then I'm forced to either restart the comp or I get a BSOD. I normally get the Delayed Write Failed error when I'm running a program that takes alot of memory.

Help? I'd hate to see this brand new HDD get trashed. I have no idea what could be causing these errors and I don't know where to start.

 

[strategic]

check whether the "Enable write caching on disk" is turned on. If it is, turn it off.

 

[joehorror]

Done and done. I'll be sure to hit this thread up if the issue persists.

 

[strategic]

Done and done. I'll be sure to hit this thread up if the issue persists.

Are you saying it was 'on' and you turned it 'off' or was it already 'off'?

 

[joehorror]

It was checked (on) and I unchecked (turned it off). Unfortunately after rebooting and running my DVD Decrypter to rip a DVD, the comp crashed again with this info.

Delayed Write Failed

\Device\HarddickVolume1\Windows\system32\config\AppEvent.Evt

 

[strategic]

This one is going to take a little studying. I know this error happens (although it shouldn't) on external drives. Now I am assuming you are using Windows XP, (correct me if I'm wrong) is the DVD external or are you using an external drive of some sort. Also, you say you're rippinng a DVD which means you're writing to the Hard drive, hopefully it's just a driver for the hard drive. You also say you use a program that takes a lot of memory, what are your system specs and what is your pagefile size?

 

[joehorror]

This one is going to take a little studying. I know this error happens (although it shouldn't) on external drives. Now I am assuming you are using Windows XP, (correct me if I'm wrong) is the DVD external or are you using an external drive of some sort. Also, you say you're rippinng a DVD which means you're writing to the Hard drive, hopefully it's just a driver for the hard drive. You also say you use a program that takes a lot of memory, what are your system specs and what is your pagefile size?

1. Windows XP Pro SP3
2. I was ripping a DVD from my internal DVD burner/drive. I do use an external drive though. I started using it after my comp began crashing and before I swapped out all my hardware.
3. I was ripping the disc to my HDD.

I'll get the full specs for my comp for you shortly. I can tell you that I swapped out my 512MB RAM for 1GB RAM and my WD 160GB HDD for a 500GB HDD.

 

[joehorror]

Okay here are the specs:

Dell Dimension 3000:
2GB RAM
Disk Drive WDC (465 GB, IDE)

I also use an external WD HDD 1TB Elements 20.

 

[joehorror]

Any idea of what I may be able to run to diagnose what might be the cause of this issue? I can't really pinpoint when it started happening (before the new HDD) but it was either during my switch from IE to Firefox (I know that sounds stupid), when I started using USB memory sticks and when I loaded up a Blackberry info management program. I'm still using the mem-sticks and Firefox, I never reinstalled the Blackberry program with this new HDD so I've been able to rule that out.

 

[strategic]

CHeck your drivers on the manufacturers support page to see if there are any known issues-there may be updates. Another possibility would be the cable. Memory could also cause this, but if you say the error came up before swapping memory, I doubt it. Maybe you should do a memtest anyway to rule it out. https://www.techspot.com/vb/all/windows/t-62524-Tutorial-How-to-use-Memtest.html . Disabling write caching didn't help, so re-enable it.

 

[joehorror]

I'll do a mem test. I also re-enabled caching. The error did indeed happen again as well. The code was:

\Device\HarddiskVolume1\$Mft