Getting Disk Read Error

suraswami · Jul 28, 2010, 06:48 PM

"A Disk Read Error Occurred. Press CTRL+ALT+DEL to restart "

Thats the error I get, it occured once in a while but recently started to occur frequently. Not sure if its the Hard Disk that is failing. I ran chkdsk, WD disk checking utilities and HD Tach disk speed checking and all seems to be fine. If this error occurs I have to shut down the machine, turn off power and then turn it back on. Will once again start to work fine.

Here is hardware

Mobo: Gigabyte 740G version 1.0
CPU: X2 BE2400
RAM: 2 x 2GB DDR2 800 Crucial Ballistix
HDD: WD Blue 160GB SATA 8MB cache
Video card: Power Color 2600XT
PSU: Antec Earthwatts 380W
OS: W7 Prof 64bit.

Changed SATA ports, seem to work fine but suddenly I get this error. Thought ram is crapping out at that speed, so set the ram at DDR2 667 and voltage at 1.9V.

CPU is slightly overclocked to 2.5Ghz from 2.3 and at 1.2v. The board and cpu has been working fine in my 2K3 server for almost a yr 24/7 and before that crunching 24/7 for BOINC for about 6 months.

Only thing changed is the RAM. Earlier it had a regular crucial DDR2 667 2 x 2gb ram.

Haven't updated the bios, its still in default bios that came with the board, never had a issue so didn't have a need.

My suspect is Ballistix ram.

Or is the board or CPU slowly dying? HDD is about 1 yr old, used sparingly before, but now used for OS about 3 months now.

I don't have a spare SATA drive to test it, have to go buy one.

So just want few suggestions/troubleshooting tips.

timta2 · Jul 28, 2010, 06:56 PM

What is the S.M.A.R.T. looking like on the drive?

suraswami · Jul 28, 2010, 07:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by timta2

What is the S.M.A.R.T. looking like on the drive?

On the WD diagnostics it said the drive is ok. Any particular reading you are looking for?

timta2 · Jul 28, 2010, 08:11 PM

Quote:

On the WD diagnostics it said the drive is ok. Any particular reading you are looking for?

Not one in particular. I was thinking that maybe if you looked at the specifics of the S.M.A.R.T. report you might notice something odd. Like maybe the drive was having a problem spinning up or something ("Spin Retry Count", "Spin Up Time", etc). Maybe you could try delaying the HD if your bios has that option.

Have you tried running Memtest for a while? That would help eliminate the memory as being suspect.

suraswami · Jul 28, 2010, 08:31 PM

Tonight i will try memtest. if possible i will post a screen shot of smart report tonight.

suraswami · Jul 29, 2010, 05:08 AM

Here is the Smart readings screen shot.

laszlo · Jul 29, 2010, 09:40 AM

i had a similar issue a few days ago due oc and solved with lower clocks

suraswami · Jul 29, 2010, 02:31 PM

I put in a new board. Seems ok for now. Lets see if the error comes back.

slyfox2151 · Jul 29, 2010, 02:47 PM

i think it might be a cable problem, try a new cable might fix it...

else drop the fsb by 5-10 or so and see if that stops it.

suraswami · Jul 29, 2010, 04:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by slyfox2151

i think it might be a cable problem, try a new cable might fix it...

else drop the fsb by 5-10 or so and see if that stops it.

Too late, already changed the mobo, seems to be working stable for now. Used the same cable, HDD, Ram and power connection from PSU. Nothing else changed. Even set the FSB and Ram to the same setting as before.

Jul 28, 2010, 06:48 PM	#1
suraswami Eligible for custom title Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Irvine, CA Posts: 5,173 (1.73/day) Thanks: 865 Thanked 608 Times in 538 Posts System Specs	Getting Disk Read Error "A Disk Read Error Occurred. Press CTRL+ALT+DEL to restart " Thats the error I get, it occured once in a while but recently started to occur frequently. Not sure if its the Hard Disk that is failing. I ran chkdsk, WD disk checking utilities and HD Tach disk speed checking and all seems to be fine. If this error occurs I have to shut down the machine, turn off power and then turn it back on. Will once again start to work fine. Here is hardware Mobo: Gigabyte 740G version 1.0 CPU: X2 BE2400 RAM: 2 x 2GB DDR2 800 Crucial Ballistix HDD: WD Blue 160GB SATA 8MB cache Video card: Power Color 2600XT PSU: Antec Earthwatts 380W OS: W7 Prof 64bit. Changed SATA ports, seem to work fine but suddenly I get this error. Thought ram is crapping out at that speed, so set the ram at DDR2 667 and voltage at 1.9V. CPU is slightly overclocked to 2.5Ghz from 2.3 and at 1.2v. The board and cpu has been working fine in my 2K3 server for almost a yr 24/7 and before that crunching 24/7 for BOINC for about 6 months. Only thing changed is the RAM. Earlier it had a regular crucial DDR2 667 2 x 2gb ram. Haven't updated the bios, its still in default bios that came with the board, never had a issue so didn't have a need. My suspect is Ballistix ram. Or is the board or CPU slowly dying? HDD is about 1 yr old, used sparingly before, but now used for OS about 3 months now. I don't have a spare SATA drive to test it, have to go buy one. So just want few suggestions/troubleshooting tips. __________________ 2 Servers Multiple VMs including WHS on VM, capacity 3.5 TB HDD Family Machine - W7 Ultimate 64bit, ECS 780G, Phenom II X3 720BE @ 3.1Ghz- 1.38V, 4GB DDR2 800 ram, Sapphire 4670 512MB, 600W Ultra X pro, Xigmatek HDT-S1283 "Oh please, the only thing more resilient than an Indian is a cockroach. Not even nukes can stop their immune systems" - TheMailMan78

System Name:	Red Spy
Processor:	Phenom II X6 1045T @ 3.4 Ghz with 1.34v
Motherboard:	Gigabyte MA790GP-UD4H
Cooling:	SilenX DT 4 Pipe + 120mm fan, 1 x 120mm Blue LED, 1 x 140mm Green LED, 'CRAB' LED Ram cooling Fan.
Memory:	Crucial DDR2 800 4GB + Kingston DDR2 800 4GB
Video Card:	Sapphire 6970 2GB
Hard Disk:	Patriot TorqX 2 64GB SSD - OS, WDC Black - 1TB Storage, OCZ Vertex 3 120GB SSD - Games
Optical Drive:	1 Samsung 18X DVDRW + 1 Asus 12X BluRay Writer
CRT/LCD Model:	AOC 23" 1080P LCD
Case:	Xion Case with 140mm Green LED Fan
Sound Card:	Built-in RealTek
PSU:	ULTRA X3 600W Modular
Software:	Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit
Benchmarks:	Benchmark - who cares, Plays BF3 @ High settings with Avg 65 fps.

Processor:	Intel i7 930 @4.0Ghz @1.26v (HT On/LLC Off)
Motherboard:	Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD7
Cooling:	Swiftech H20 (w/Custom External Rad Enclosure)
Memory:	6GB (3x2GB) G.Skill Trident 2000Mhz
Video Card:	EVGA GTX 480 (@900/1800/2000)
Hard Disk:	x2 WD VelociRaptor 300GB (Raid 0) / x1 WD Black 1TB
Optical Drive:	LiteOn LH-20A1H + Pioneer DVR-115
CRT/LCD Model:	Samsung BX2440 (24" LED Backlit)
Case:	Cooler Master 690 (w/Mods)
Sound Card:	Creative X-Fi Titanium
PSU:	Corsair 750-TX
Software:	Windows 7 Ultimate (x64)

System Name:	Red Spy
Processor:	Phenom II X6 1045T @ 3.4 Ghz with 1.34v
Motherboard:	Gigabyte MA790GP-UD4H
Cooling:	SilenX DT 4 Pipe + 120mm fan, 1 x 120mm Blue LED, 1 x 140mm Green LED, 'CRAB' LED Ram cooling Fan.
Memory:	Crucial DDR2 800 4GB + Kingston DDR2 800 4GB
Video Card:	Sapphire 6970 2GB
Hard Disk:	Patriot TorqX 2 64GB SSD - OS, WDC Black - 1TB Storage, OCZ Vertex 3 120GB SSD - Games
Optical Drive:	1 Samsung 18X DVDRW + 1 Asus 12X BluRay Writer
CRT/LCD Model:	AOC 23" 1080P LCD
Case:	Xion Case with 140mm Green LED Fan
Sound Card:	Built-in RealTek
PSU:	ULTRA X3 600W Modular
Software:	Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit
Benchmarks:	Benchmark - who cares, Plays BF3 @ High settings with Avg 65 fps.

Processor:	Intel i7 930 @4.0Ghz @1.26v (HT On/LLC Off)
Motherboard:	Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD7
Cooling:	Swiftech H20 (w/Custom External Rad Enclosure)
Memory:	6GB (3x2GB) G.Skill Trident 2000Mhz
Video Card:	EVGA GTX 480 (@900/1800/2000)
Hard Disk:	x2 WD VelociRaptor 300GB (Raid 0) / x1 WD Black 1TB
Optical Drive:	LiteOn LH-20A1H + Pioneer DVR-115
CRT/LCD Model:	Samsung BX2440 (24" LED Backlit)
Case:	Cooler Master 690 (w/Mods)
Sound Card:	Creative X-Fi Titanium
PSU:	Corsair 750-TX
Software:	Windows 7 Ultimate (x64)

Jul 28, 2010, 06:56 PM	#2
timta2 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA Posts: 788 (0.40/day) Thanks: 94 Thanked 106 Times in 97 Posts System Specs	What is the S.M.A.R.T. looking like on the drive?

Jul 28, 2010, 08:31 PM	#5
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Jul 29, 2010, 05:08 AM	#6
suraswami Eligible for custom title Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Irvine, CA Posts: 5,173 (1.73/day) Thanks: 865 Thanked 608 Times in 538 Posts System Specs	Here is the Smart readings screen shot. __________________ 2 Servers Multiple VMs including WHS on VM, capacity 3.5 TB HDD Family Machine - W7 Ultimate 64bit, ECS 780G, Phenom II X3 720BE @ 3.1Ghz- 1.38V, 4GB DDR2 800 ram, Sapphire 4670 512MB, 600W Ultra X pro, Xigmatek HDT-S1283 "Oh please, the only thing more resilient than an Indian is a cockroach. Not even nukes can stop their immune systems" - TheMailMan78

Jul 29, 2010, 09:40 AM	#7
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Hard Disk:	Excelstor 160Gb;Seagate 500Gb
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Sound Card:	Audigy SE soft modded to X-Fi Extr.Audio with Z-5500
PSU:	Cooleer Master RP M520
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Jul 29, 2010, 02:31 PM	#8
suraswami Eligible for custom title Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Irvine, CA Posts: 5,173 (1.73/day) Thanks: 865 Thanked 608 Times in 538 Posts System Specs	I put in a new board. Seems ok for now. Lets see if the error comes back. __________________ 2 Servers Multiple VMs including WHS on VM, capacity 3.5 TB HDD Family Machine - W7 Ultimate 64bit, ECS 780G, Phenom II X3 720BE @ 3.1Ghz- 1.38V, 4GB DDR2 800 ram, Sapphire 4670 512MB, 600W Ultra X pro, Xigmatek HDT-S1283 "Oh please, the only thing more resilient than an Indian is a cockroach. Not even nukes can stop their immune systems" - TheMailMan78

Jul 29, 2010, 02:47 PM	#9
slyfox2151 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 2,522 (1.56/day) Thanks: 57 Thanked 530 Times in 472 Posts System Specs	i think it might be a cable problem, try a new cable might fix it... else drop the fsb by 5-10 or so and see if that stops it. __________________ “it's still EA.. they will F* it up. F*ing up games is the only thing they do consistently.” -TRIPTEX_MTL

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