Supposed HDD errors appearing in Event Viewer.

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  1. Posts : 1,375
    Ubuntu 12.10
       #1

    Supposed HDD errors appearing in Event Viewer.


    Hi guys,

    I just noticed while popping in the Event Viewer that I keep getting these errors about my Hard Drive. It always goes along the line of 'The driver detected a controller error on \Device\Harddisk1\DR1.' I keep getting these errors almost daily in the Event Viewer. I have posted the Event Viewer log if you would like to see the full log (It seems I can't upload .evtx files, so I compressed it into a .zip file). HDD Error.zip

    Help would be appreciated.

    Slasher
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  2. Posts : 880
    Windows 7 Professional 64bit
       #2

    I get those every time I plug-in a USB flash drive or hard disk. I think it has something to do with VirtualCD; I just ignore them. Do you have a VCD e.g. Daemon Tools running? Times coincide with USB stuff?

    If you want you can tell Windows to pop a message every time you get an error.
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  3. Posts : 369
    Windows 7
       #3

    SlasherIT said:
    Hi guys,

    I just noticed while popping in the Event Viewer that I keep getting these errors about my Hard Drive. It always goes along the line of 'The driver detected a controller error on \Device\Harddisk1\DR1.' I keep getting these errors almost daily in the Event Viewer. I have posted the Event Viewer log if you would like to see the full log (It seems I can't upload .evtx files, so I compressed it into a .zip file). HDD Error.zip

    Help would be appreciated.

    Slasher
    How old is the computer?

    If you want, go into the BIOS and usually you have a HDD check utility in there. See if it shows anything.

    Other than that, see if there are any updated drivers for your HDD.
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  4. Posts : 1,375
    Ubuntu 12.10
    Thread Starter
       #4

    @maxseven - Yes I use WinCDEmu, but that is not the cause of the problem. How would I find out if the problem is from plugging in USB HDD's?

    @motc7 - It's a December 2009 HP laptop (check the system specs). The BIOS is a restricted one... And there are no drivers for the HDD.
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  5. Posts : 880
    Windows 7 Professional 64bit
       #5

    SlasherIT said:
    How would I find out if the problem is from plugging in USB HDD's?
    Simply look at the clock, plug in a drive, and open-up Event Viewer and look for the error. Or have it open already and hit Refresh. Try this with any of the gizmos you plug-in to your USB port.

    BTW "Harddisk1" should correspond to whatever Disk Management shows you.
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  6. Posts : 1,375
    Ubuntu 12.10
    Thread Starter
       #6

    Ok fine then, I've narrowed down the problem to one of the External Hard Drives I have plugged in. What can I do next to fix this?
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  7. Posts : 880
    Windows 7 Professional 64bit
       #7

    But, how do you know anything is broken? AFAICT it's related to your virtual drive and there's no way to avoid the error. If you don't believe me, uninstall the WinCDEmu software and see if the problem goes away.

    If there is a "fix", I'd like to know about it too. But until then I just ignore it as it isn't hurting anything.
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  8. Posts : 1,375
    Ubuntu 12.10
    Thread Starter
       #8

    Dude, I already told you, its not my virtual drive. The Event Viewer kept pointing to Disk1, which is one of my external Hard Drives in the Disk Management (Disk 0 is my laptop HDD). My Virtual Drive does not run at all unless I tell it to do so. If something wasn't wrong, this would not be showing up as an Error under Event Viewer.
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  9. Posts : 26,863
    Windows 11 Pro
       #9

    I would download the diagnostic program from the manufacturer of your external. It should be able to tell you if there are problems with the external.
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  10. Posts : 1,375
    Ubuntu 12.10
    Thread Starter
       #10

    It's a Transcend StoreJet... I couldn't find a diagnostic program for it on the website.
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