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On my current system I had a 2TB HDD from Segate, after 2 years Windows started to restart on boot, so I formatted and installed ubuntu. All worked great but after a while I would get I/O errors, something about /temp, the system would still be usable you just couldn't start any new tasks. I tried to use the SMART test and it failed executing the test. I tried it on a different computer and it still had issues so I thought it started failing.

I replaced it with a new CROSAIR Force GS SSD.

Now my system keeps getting blue-screens about once every 1-2 days (the computer runs 24/24h), and seem to be hdd related:

  • CRITICAL_OBJECT_TERMINATION STOP: 0x000000F4 (during windows update)
  • KERNEL_DATA_INPAGE_ERROR STOP: 0x0000007A (during idle at 3am, nothing reported in event viewer)

Is my Mother Board failing? or other Hardware? or am I so unlucky that my new SSD started to fail in the first day?


UPDATE

Memory check didn't return anything suspicious. Computer restarted a few times since then (seen an other STOP: 0x000000F4) and a new one:

  • please insert proper boot device and reboot (also ahci detection takes a lot of time)

Again it's still working after a reboot, so I decided to switch the hdd at an other configuration to see if it's the hdd or the system (MB, RAM, source, etc.), I'll come back with results in a few days.

UPDATE 2

It's the ssd, I've moved it to a different system and after a day I got the same :

  • KERNEL_DATA_INPAGE_ERROR STOP: 0x0000007A
  • followed by a bios error, no boot device detected (entered in bios after and couldn't see the ssd, after a restart it went back to normal)

so I'll ask a new question: How to prove that the HDD/SSD is the problem? What tests can I make so I can get it to fail consistently as now it fails randomly..

Stefan Rogin
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    KERNEL_DATA_INPAGE_ERROR can occur because of HDD or RAM. Have you checked your RAM for errors? Press Win+R, type mdsched.exe, hit enter. Also check HDD with CheckDisk (read here). – Jet Jun 20 '14 at 08:55
  • the hdd is brand new, I'm thinking it should be ok. But I'll do a CheckDisk just to be sure. – Stefan Rogin Jun 20 '14 at 09:16
  • I was also thinking to not be the power supply or the MB that might be causing my hdds to fail, but in Bios all voltages seem stable and consistent. – Stefan Rogin Jun 20 '14 at 09:20
  • I have never in 20+ years working with computers heard of software causing I/O errors. If you are getting I/O errors then its likely caused by hardware. The new problem is likely caused by a driver conflict. Can you boot into safe mode? – Ramhound Jun 20 '14 at 10:53
  • @Ramhound The new ssd boots and usually works just fine, I'm working on it right now. I just have a BSOD every once in a while and the only new hardware on my computer is the ssd, and I had Windows 7 before on the old drive, so the only driver that could be misbehaving should be the ssd's. – Stefan Rogin Jun 20 '14 at 11:08
  • Verify you have no memory problems run MemTest86+ – Ramhound Jun 20 '14 at 11:11
  • ok it's set for next reboot (I'm guessing mdsched.exe should do the same as MemTest86+) – Stefan Rogin Jun 20 '14 at 11:13
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    KERNEL_DATA_INPAGE_ERROR means the system was unable to read from the paging file, which points to a disk access problem. The other errors indicate the same issue. See also: https://superuser.com/questions/1219285/computer-doesnt-boot-up-shows-pxe-error-and-or-operating-system-not-found – bwDraco Jun 15 '17 at 03:39

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And final answer to:

  • Am I so unlucky that my new SSD started to fail in the first day?

Is Yes!

The guys from the store were nice enough to accept it back and send another.

Stefan Rogin
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