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Intermittent freezing

Discussion in 'Windows BSOD, Freezing, Restarting Help' started by Sarmad, Nov 18, 2012.

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  1. Sarmad Newcomer, in training Posts: 30

    Intermittently, my PC freezes for a few minutes then it becomes usable again. This issue is infrequent, maybe once or twice a day, but annoying when it does so. In the System Event logs, the error message is:

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    Log Name: System
    Source: iaStor
    Date: 18/11/2012 12:29:32
    Event ID: 9
    Task Category: None
    Level: Error
    Keywords: Classic
    User: N/A
    Computer: Black_Widow
    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="2012-11-18T12:29:32.518898100Z" />
    <EventRecordID>504316</EventRecordID>
    <Channel>System</Channel>
    <Computer>Black_Widow</Computer>
    <Security />
    </System>
    <EventData>
    <Data>\Device\Ide\iaStor0</Data>
    <Binary>0F0028000100000000000000090004C011111111090004C0010000000000000067452301EFCDAB89010000000000CCCC2A00B0CD80032040000000003C000000030000004526C2E80300000091CF42FB</Binary>
    </EventData>
    </Event>
    ------------

    When looking this up on the Net, explanations to this error description suggest a an faulty storage device or controller, but how can I tell from this error message (or any other way) which particular device is causing this, or if there is any other cause of this?

    My system specs: motherboard = Asus P8Z68 Deluxe; CPU = i7-2600K; 16 GB RAM; Operating system = Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit; system drive = 120GB Corsair Force Series 3; two additional Western Digital hard drives; graphics card = 1536MB MSI GTX 580 Twin FrozR II/OC.

    Let me know if any other information is needed in order to rectify this.

    Thanks.
  2. Tmagic650 TS Ambassador Posts: 18,737   +62

    You forgot to list your power supply...
  3. Sarmad Newcomer, in training Posts: 30

    My PSU is Corsair AX Professional Gold 1200 W. I think that's more than enough to drive my system. :)

    I forgot to mention, when I get the temporary freeze, my HD light is continuously on during those few minutes.
  4. Tmagic650 TS Ambassador Posts: 18,737   +62

    One of those Western Digital hard drives may be going bad, loading the SATA interface. Disconnect the drives and see if the freezing stops
  5. Sarmad Newcomer, in training Posts: 30

  6. Tmagic650 TS Ambassador Posts: 18,737   +62

    Why are you quoting your original post, without doing anything suggested?
     
  7. Sarmad Newcomer, in training Posts: 30

    Is there a way I can find out from the logs which hard drive is going bad, without the trial-and-error of removing any to see which resolves the issue? The issue is very intermittent and infrequent, so it could be days before I decide I've found the correct drive that way?
  8. Sarmad Newcomer, in training Posts: 30

    Sorry that one was in error, didn't mean to quote my original post. Please ignore that one.
  9. Tmagic650 TS Ambassador Posts: 18,737   +62

    Just unplug one hdd at a time. They are SATA so they have a power cable and a data cable. You need to disconnect both cables. Because of the nature of this problem, you have to run with one hdd for a while then reconnect it and run with the other disconnected until the error BSOD happens