event log error crash/freezing

[justin wallace]

The device, \Device\Ide\iaStor0, did not respond within the timeout period.
I use windows 7 i crash freeze alot. i don't know why

 

[C12Friedman]

Sounds like hardware offhand. I'll suggest two programs to run to see if anything is reported as bad but before doing that, I will also suggest checking all your cables inside to make sure one (or more) hasn't become loose. First is Memtest86 the second, Seatools. Both are free programs. Run Memtest for a few passes (three to five) to check your ram's function, then run Seatools to check the health of your HDD(s).
I'm guessing between the two, you may find your issue

 

[justin wallace]

Im running the memtest86 overnight today, and then ima run the seagate, when i booted it did like a chkdsk scan took like 2 hours... i only have 378gb free of 465gb so idk. i read to run the memtest86 for 8 hours, im not sure what im looking for in the results though.

 

[justin wallace]

time 4h 45min interations 3 adrsmode 64bit pass: 6 errors 0 gonna run seatools now

 

[justin wallace]

its not reading my HDD, i went into bios and switched it to aehi or w/e its called
still nothing

 

[C12Friedman]

Hmm, something has occurred to me here... What is the make and model of your system (specs if home built) and how old is it?

 

[justin wallace]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
Home built windows 7 ultimate

 

[C12Friedman]

check your links - not getting far with them

 

[justin wallace]

sorry those links r old, p8z77-vlk, corsair 500watt, 560gtx ti, inte i3l 3220

 

[C12Friedman]

There are some HDD's that SeaTools won't work with but the manufacturers of those drives have their own diagnostics. If your HDD is WD or Hitachi or... , you can try their site for a diagnostics tool (I usually recommend Seatools first since it works on most HDDs)

 

[justin wallace]

I used the seatools download finder, http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148767 i was trying to find HDD. im not sure what WD or hitachi