iastor.sys related BSOD

How much free space do you have on your C partition?
Post the full Device Manager window, we might see something there that will help us.
/QUOTE]
650GB is available.
 

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Thanks, Greg. Doing that now. Last night was date night so had to wait until I got to work.

So if I cannot find a drive to install it on? Like it has been happening, I will need to wipe the C: drive? I tried it last night before I disconnected my data drive and it found my data drive but not the C: drive.

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How do I set SATA to ahci? i've looked for the option in BIOS but no luck.
 

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Notebook HD is seen in BIOS. I went into boot order and saw Notebook HD as an option to move up or down.
 

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SATA controller settings if there should be nearby the HD and storage listings.

If you have two installed HD's then they should both be listed under HD's or Storage, where you should be able to set one as Primary to show up in BIOS Boot order.

Then set Notebook HD first to boot in BIOS setup, then trigger the DVD or Flash stick to boot using the F9 one-time BIOS boot menu key at boot.

How are you disabling the data drive during install - in BIOS setup? If so make sure the remaining HD is set Primary and first to boot. If possible physically remove the other HD and all other peripherals.

If it shows up in BIOS then it should show up on the installer drives screen. If not wipe it and format an Active partition to give it every advantage of being seen.

If that fails I'd boot the HD maker's HD Diagnostic extended CD scan to test the HD, followed by a full Disk Check from installer Command Line.
 
There is no SATA listings.

I disconnected the data drive physically.

Should I do a "clean all" from diskpart?

Also, I was ale to do a minimal system recovery from f11. Is there any benefit of a clean install over this? I tried doing the minimal recovery thursday but was not able to complete d/t a BSOD. So I guess this is progress.

Thanks for your time and assistance.

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Clean All is fine but that's not Diskpart Clean Command advised about six times now.

I also advised earlier to look for a newer BIOS update and reset the BIOS to defaults.

Minimal recovery as I write in the Clean Reinstall tutorial is comparable, but in your case something is corrupting operations across the HD. To get the cleanest slate to confirm that it's not software interfering you should clean the disk. If it then perists you need to look at hardware with the HD Diagnostics and memtest from Troubleshooting Win7 .
 
I guess I don't understand the difference between "clean all" and a "wipe".

I've checked the intel site and no updates were avail for BIOS.

BIOS has been reset to default in f10 at the startup screen.

I've also reun memtest and diagnostics with no problems found.
 

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Install this driver from Intel, then try to create recovery disks again and continue with Greg's advice.
Intel® Rapid Storage Technology
do i install yhr f6flpy or the iata_enu? or both?

Jim

Install the iata_enu.exe, english language file.
Download and double click to install, follow instructions.
Let us know if this won't install.

The 'IDE ATA/ATPI controllers' section is missing from your Device Manager snips.
It should be between 'Human Interface Devices' and 'Imaging devices'.

If it's missing from your BIOS this is a problem.
What is your BIOS version number?


Is this the correct HP support link for your laptop?
Software & Driver Downloads - HP Pavilion dv7t-7000 CTO Quad Edition Entertainment Notebook PC
Your HP BIOS updates can be found at the above link.

Find and D/L your Laptop's 'Maintenance and Service Guide'.
Make sure you use the right model number for your laptop, this one may not be the exact model, I'm using it as a reference for now.
Manuals for HP Pavilion dv7t-7000 CTO Quad Edition Entertainment Notebook PC
Page 96 will show you how to upgrade your BIOS.
 

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External eSATA Seagate 500GB SATA2 7200rpm,
External WD USB 500GB
Install this driver from Intel, then try to create recovery disks again and continue with Greg's advice.
Intel® Rapid Storage Technology
do i install yhr f6flpy or the iata_enu? or both?

Jim

Install the iata_enu.exe, english language file.
Let us know if this won't install.

The 'IDE ATA/ATPI controllers' section is missing from your Device Manager snips.
It should be between 'Human Interface Devices' and 'Imaging devices'.

If it's missing from your BIOS is a problem.
What is your BIOS version number?

Is this the correct HP support link for your laptop?
Software & Driver Downloads - HP Pavilion dv7t-7000 CTO Quad Edition Entertainment Notebook PC
Your HP BIOS updates can be found at the above link.

I installed it and it is still not showing up in device manager.

I honestly don't know if thats the one. I bought it off ebay. the link is: NEW! HP DV7T i7-3610QM

BIOS in system information is listed at Insyde F0A., 5/2/12
SMBIOS: 2.7
 

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I have added another link for your Maintenance and Service Guide in my last post, D/L the manual and go to page 96 for update BIOS information.

This is the BIOS version and date from the HP link: 2012-05-11 , Version:F.0A, 6.27M
The version number is the same but, the date is different. Probably fixed something in it.

This can be due to a problem in Win7 or BIOS.
Can you post a picture of your BIOS page, maybe we can find where the SATA options are located.
 

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My BIOS page when I hit f10 at startup?
 

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Yes we can start there.

May have just found the answer.

You cannot change the BIOS setting from ACHI to IDE.

The default is ACHI and it can't be changed to anything else.

Normally the only HP notebooks that allow this setting to be changed are business notebooks.
OEMs do limit the BIOS, I have never seen a BIOS without a RAID-AHCI-IDE option before but, it does not surprise me that HP would have removed the option from BIOS, as changing it is not allowed.

The below step won't be necessary if you can locate the target HDD when you boot to the Win7 installer.
Follow Greg's good advice, he has done this many times.

The missing 'IDE ATA/ATPI controllers' section in Device Manager is probably an OS issue.
Run System File Checker.
SFC /SCANNOW Command - System File Checker
Use Option Two, and #2 To Scan and Repair System Files
If it says it can't fix files with errors, re-boot and run it a minimum of three times with re-boots after each run.
It does the repairs when re-booting.

Are you still having any BSoDs?
Post the complete files if you have any crashes.
 
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External eSATA Seagate 500GB SATA2 7200rpm,
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This happened today. Will scan today and try to repair. Last time I tried a clean install, it was not able to find the C: drive. I just completed a minimal system recovery on Friday.
 

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SFC /scannow shows no problems.
 

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Open your Device Manager in the View tab select 'Show Hidden Devices', see if it shows the 'IDE ATA/ATPI controllers' section.

Six crashes on 24th all the same.
Code:
STOP 0x100000D1: DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL
Probably caused by : iaStorA.sys ( iaStorA+5bca8 )
IMAGE_NAME:  iaStorA.sys
FAILURE_BUCKET_ID:  X64_0xD1_iaStorA+5bca8
From the information in the System Event Log, these have been caused by the CPU overheating.
This is not uncommon with i7 CPUs in laptops.
Clean the dust out of the laptop.
Get a Laptop cooler to help reduce the heat.
Always keep the laptop on a well ventilated surface, never on a cloth surface.

Use Real Temp , to check the CPU temps when at idle, under load and/or testing.
Let us know the minimum and maximum temps you get.


In Greg's post #29:
Diskpart Clean Command

...clean command, the data on the HDD is only marked as being deleted instead and is only written over when new data is written/saved to the same location on the HDD next.

...clean all command (secure erase) to do the above and also have each and every disk sector on the HDD written over and zeroed out completely to securely delete all data on the disk to help prevent the data from being able to be recovered.
Clean All takes longer, the clean command will do the job required.
Clean All on a 750GB HDD will take about 3 hours.


From your System Events Log:
This is indicating your CPU is overheating.
Have you opened it up and cleaned it out?
Code:
Event[813]:
  Log Name: System
  Source: Microsoft-Windows-Kernel-Power
  Date: 2012-09-22T22:17:41.356
  Event ID: 89
  Task: N/A
  Level: Information
  Opcode: Info
  Keyword: N/A
  User: S-1-5-18
  User Name: NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM
  Computer: JimGirvin-HP
  Description: 
ACPI thermal zone ACPI\ThermalZone\TZS0 has been enumerated.             
_PSV = 376K             
_TC1 = 0             
_TC2 = 50             
_TSP = 0ms             
_AC0 = 0K             
_AC1 = 0K             
_AC2 = 0K             
_AC3 = 0K             
_AC4 = 0K             
_AC5 = 0K             
_AC6 = 0K             
_AC7 = 0K             
_AC8 = 0K             
_AC9 = 0K             
_CRT = 393K             
_HOT = 378K             
_PSL - see event data.

Event[816]:
  Log Name: System
  Source: Microsoft-Windows-Kernel-Processor-Power
  Date: 2012-09-22T22:17:44.522
  Event ID: 26
  Task: N/A
  Level: Information
  Opcode: Info
  Keyword: N/A
  User: S-1-5-18
  User Name: NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM
  Computer: JimGirvin-HP
  Description: 
Processor 0 in group 0 exposes the following:

2 idle state(s)
13 performance state(s)
8 throttle state(s)

Event[817]:
  Log Name: System
  Source: Microsoft-Windows-Kernel-Processor-Power
  Date: 2012-09-22T22:17:44.522
  Event ID: 26
  Task: N/A
  Level: Information
  Opcode: Info
  Keyword: N/A
  User: S-1-5-18
  User Name: NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM
  Computer: JimGirvin-HP
  Description: 
Processor 1 in group 0 exposes the following:

2 idle state(s)
13 performance state(s)
8 throttle state(s)

Event[818]:
  Log Name: System
  Source: Microsoft-Windows-Kernel-Processor-Power
  Date: 2012-09-22T22:17:44.522
  Event ID: 26
  Task: N/A
  Level: Information
  Opcode: Info
  Keyword: N/A
  User: S-1-5-18
  User Name: NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM
  Computer: JimGirvin-HP
  Description: 
Processor 2 in group 0 exposes the following:

2 idle state(s)
13 performance state(s)
8 throttle state(s)

Event[819]:
  Log Name: System
  Source: Microsoft-Windows-Kernel-Processor-Power
  Date: 2012-09-22T22:17:44.522
  Event ID: 26
  Task: N/A
  Level: Information
  Opcode: Info
  Keyword: N/A
  User: S-1-5-18
  User Name: NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM
  Computer: JimGirvin-HP
  Description: 
Processor 3 in group 0 exposes the following:

2 idle state(s)
13 performance state(s)
8 throttle state(s)

Event[820]:
  Log Name: System
  Source: Microsoft-Windows-Kernel-Processor-Power
  Date: 2012-09-22T22:17:44.522
  Event ID: 26
  Task: N/A
  Level: Information
  Opcode: Info
  Keyword: N/A
  User: S-1-5-18
  User Name: NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM
  Computer: JimGirvin-HP
  Description: 
Processor 4 in group 0 exposes the following:

2 idle state(s)
13 performance state(s)
8 throttle state(s)

Event[821]:
  Log Name: System
  Source: Microsoft-Windows-Kernel-Processor-Power
  Date: 2012-09-22T22:17:44.522
  Event ID: 26
  Task: N/A
  Level: Information
  Opcode: Info
  Keyword: N/A
  User: S-1-5-18
  User Name: NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM
  Computer: JimGirvin-HP
  Description: 
Processor 5 in group 0 exposes the following:

2 idle state(s)
13 performance state(s)
8 throttle state(s)

Event[822]:
  Log Name: System
  Source: Microsoft-Windows-Kernel-Processor-Power
  Date: 2012-09-22T22:17:44.522
  Event ID: 26
  Task: N/A
  Level: Information
  Opcode: Info
  Keyword: N/A
  User: S-1-5-18
  User Name: NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM
  Computer: JimGirvin-HP
  Description: 
Processor 6 in group 0 exposes the following:

2 idle state(s)
13 performance state(s)
8 throttle state(s)

Event[823]:
  Log Name: System
  Source: Microsoft-Windows-Kernel-Processor-Power
  Date: 2012-09-22T22:17:44.522
  Event ID: 26
  Task: N/A
  Level: Information
  Opcode: Info
  Keyword: N/A
  User: S-1-5-18
  User Name: NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM
  Computer: JimGirvin-HP
  Description: 
Processor 7 in group 0 exposes the following:

2 idle state(s)
13 performance state(s)
8 throttle state(s)
Same events on Date: 2012-09-24T09:17:28.827,
Date: 2012-09-24T09:46:57.232
Date: 2012-09-24T10:04:12.078
Date: 2012-09-24T10:10:17.236
Date: 2012-09-24T10:18:26.048
Date: 2012-09-24T10:26:06.298
Date: 2012-09-24T10:32:08.142

This error event is recommending updating your BIOS.
Code:
Event[2789]:
  Log Name: System
  Source: ACPI
  Date: 2012-09-24T14:08:50.500
  Event ID: 13
  Task: N/A
  Level: Error
  Opcode: N/A
  Keyword: Classic
  User: N/A
  User Name: N/A
  Computer: JimGirvin-HP
  Description: 
: The embedded controller (EC) did not respond within the specified timeout period. This may indicate that there is an error in the EC hardware or firmware or that the BIOS is accessing the EC incorrectly. You should check with your computer manufacturer for an upgraded BIOS. In some situations, this error may cause the computer to function incorrectly.
 
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Computer type
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Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
76~2.0
OS
Windows 7 Ult x64 - SP1/ Windows 8 Pro x64
CPU
Intel Core i5-3570K 4.6GHz
Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-Z77X UD3H, f18
Memory
8GB (2X4GB) DDR3 1600 Corsair Vengeance CL8 1.5v
Graphics Card(s)
Sapphire HD 7770 Vapor-X OC 1GB DDR5
Sound Card
Onboard VIA VT2021
Monitor(s) Displays
22" LCD Dell
Screen Resolution
1680x1050
Hard Drives
Samsung 840Pro 128GB SSD,
Seagate Barracuda 500GB SATA2 7200rpm 32MB cache, Seagate Barracuda 1TB SATA2 7200rpm 32MB cache,
PSU
Corsair HX650W
Case
Cooler Master Storm Scout
Cooling
Corsair H80 2x12cm Noctua NF P12 , 2x14cm case fans
Keyboard
Logitech Wave
Mouse
CM Sentinel
Internet Speed
Dismal
Antivirus
Avast
Browser
Opera Next
Other Info
Haswell laptop: HP Envy 17t-j, i7-4700MQ, GeForce 740M 2GB DDR3, 17.3" Full HD 1920x1080, 16GB RAM, Samsung 840 Pro 128GB, 1TB Hitachi 7200 HDD,
Desktop: eSATA ports,
External eSATA Seagate 500GB SATA2 7200rpm,
External WD USB 500GB
Same BSOD today. I'm searching now to figure out how to update my BIOS.

I cleaned the dust out of my PC today. Still 4x BSOD, same things.

Jim
 

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