0x7a and 0xF4 BSOD

Arc said:

Also the SATA cable doesn't lock into place in the hard drive, it's very loose.

It should be nicely tightened by a lock clip. Some cables (cheaper ones) dont have the lock clip, but they also are properly tightened when attached.

And it may be the source of the issue.

It has a lock clip but it doesn't lock when I use it with my 3.5 inch drive, I tried it on a hard drive from my laptop and it locked just fine.

Do you think its worth an RMA?

Arc said:

Change the cable. Get one that is rightly applicable for a desktop HDD (3.5 inch as you said).

When the SATA cable is properly fit, let us know how the computer is running.

Had another 0x7A, I think my hard drive is failing, It started doing a loud clicking sound a couple days ago. The sound happens at random but I've never heard it do that before.

I cloned my hard drive and I'll probably RMA it this week.

Here is the mini dump - Attachment 323106

Arc said:

TehEspada said:

Had another 0x7A, I think my hard drive is failing,

The crash dump supports your thinking.

Code:

Debugging Details:
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ERROR_CODE: (NTSTATUS) 0xc000000e - A device which does not exist was specified.

DISK_HARDWARE_ERROR: There was error with disk hardware

BUGCHECK_STR:  0x7a_c000000e

CUSTOMER_CRASH_COUNT:  1

So let us know the situation after applying the replacement disc.

I replaced my 3.5 inch with a 2.5 inch I had laying around, I cloned the drive and ended up getting the same blue screen on a different hard drive. Not sure if it's software related or maybe a different component?

Here is the new BSOD - Attachment 323272

Arc said:

So the Hitachi Travelstar is the HDD to which the SATA cable clips perfectly?

As the same BSOD continues with this one too, can you change the SATA cable itself?

I have one coming in the mail but I have 2 cables that I've been switching between and been getting the same problem with both.

And yes the cable locks into the Hitachi drive fine.