Intermittent freezing

[Sarmad]

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>
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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.

 

[Tmagic650]

You forgot to list your power supply...

 

[Sarmad]

You forgot to list your power supply...

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.

 

[Tmagic650]

One of those Western Digital hard drives may be going bad, loading the SATA interface. Disconnect the drives and see if the freezing stops

 

[Sarmad]

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:

----------
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.

 

[Tmagic650]

Why are you quoting your original post, without doing anything suggested?

 

[Sarmad]

One of those Western Digital hard drives may be going bad, loading the SATA interface. Disconnect the drives and see if the freezing stops

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?

 

[Sarmad]

Why are you quoting your original post, without doing anything suggested?

Sorry that one was in error, didn't mean to quote my original post. Please ignore that one.

 

[Tmagic650]

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