Kernal_stack_inpage_error?

[Miller]

For the first time ever, after my computer has suddenly restarted with a quick blue screen and then failed to recognise my HDD until I turn off my comp and just turn it back on, I could actually read the message and write down what it said.

The points of interest were:

Kernal_stack_inpage_error

0x00000077

And there was one long beep from my motherboard (not very loud).

Any insight? I googled it and it said it might be a result of defective hardware, but I'd like to not have to replace it (I finally got all my info on it after an unwanted reformatting). x_x

Any help appreciated. Thanks.

 

[starhawk]

this sounds like your OS is totally corrupted. do a clean install and that'll clear things up real quick.

 

[Miller]

Well, this happened before I had to reformat. Is there anything else that may be causing it?

Should I just get a new HDD?

Also, is there a way I can reinstall my OS WITHOUT losing my data? ;\

One more thing, looking back on a previous post I made about this problem and a solution someone offered, I feel I should point out that this happens completely randomly, and I can go anywhere from a few hours to a few weeks before it happens.

Heh, another thing: I just used a Western Digital 'Data Lifeguard Diagnostics" program from their website, and it's called a WD-WCAEP1076404, it's 200gb, and according to the SMART disk info (whatever that is) everything checks out.

 

[starhawk]

well... that means your hard drive is perfectly fine.

i have a list of three suspects:

(1) bad ram
(2) lousy psu
(3) borked kernel

 

[Miller]

I'll check out the first two...how would I figure out if I have a bad kernal?

Also, do you think it might be a bad RAM slot (DIMM or SIMM or whatever they are)? Would switching the RAM to different slots possibly fix the problem?

[Edit] Coincidentally, both my RAM and my PSU are made by Ultra. Maybe they're at fault.

 

[slowbiznatch]

Heh, another thing: I just used a Western Digital 'Data Lifeguard Diagnostics" program from their website, and it's called a WD-WCAEP1076404, it's 200gb, and according to the SMART disk info (whatever that is) everything checks out.

Did you do the "Full Media" scan on your disk? That will tell you if your disk has any errors (bad sectors, I/O problems, etc).

 

[slowbiznatch]

Also, read this KB article. 9 times out of 10 this is caused by a bad block in the paging file. If this is the case, WD diagnostics should recognize it. If a bad block/sector is found, replace the drive.

 

[Miller]

Alright, I'll do a scan and figure it out.

Out of curiousity, what is the harm of a bad block in the paging file? Obviously there's the annoying random restarts, but since they can be fixed with a reboot, is there really any harm that can come from it?

Thanks for all of your help guys.

[Edit] Just ran a quick disk scan (didn't do the extended one), apparently it checked out (gave me a big ol' green check mark). I also clicked the other option (SMART information or something, not really sure), and that was green checks across the board too. I'm rather confused. I sent an e-mail to Western Digital as well.

Again, thanks for all of your help.

 

[slowbiznatch]

Alright, I'll do a scan and figure it out.

Out of curiousity, what is the harm of a bad block in the paging file? Obviously there's the annoying random restarts, but since they can be fixed with a reboot, is there really any harm that can come from it?

Thanks for all of your help guys.

[Edit] Just ran a quick disk scan (didn't do the extended one), apparently it checked out (gave me a big ol' green check mark). I also clicked the other option (SMART information or something, not really sure), and that was green checks across the board too. I'm rather confused. I sent an e-mail to Western Digital as well.

Again, thanks for all of your help.

You'll need to do the full media scan to check for bad blocks. I think the quick test only does basic I/O tests and checks SMART (which is near useless).