disk error

[ditmx6]

Could anyone out there tell me why I keep getting this error in my event viewer in win2kpro?

Event Type: Error
Event Source: Disk
Event Category: None
Event ID: 11
Date: 8/4/2002
Time: 8:33:51 AM
User: N/A
Computer: MY-LAPTOP
Description:
The driver detected a controller error on \Device\Harddisk1\DR1.
Data:
0000: 03 00 22 00 01 00 72 00 .."...r.
0008: 00 00 00 00 0b 00 04 c0 .......À
0010: 01 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........
0018: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........
0020: 00 de 8b 6d 02 00 00 00 .Þ‹m....
0028: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........
0030: 00 00 00 00 28 00 00 00 ....(...
0038: 02 8f 00 00 03 08 04 00 .�......
0040: 28 00 01 36 c5 ef 00 00 (..6Åï..
0048: 40 00 @.

I think that the first one is referring to my pcmcia card that's a 2 gig toshiba hard drive. I also get this disk error which I believe is referring to my 40 gig internal hard drive:

Event Type: Error
Event Source: atapi
Event Category: None
Event ID: 5
Date: 8/4/2002
Time: 1:34:26 AM
User: N/A
Computer: MY-LAPTOP
Description:
A parity error was detected on \Device\Ide\IdePort0.
Data:
0000: 0f 06 10 00 01 00 64 00 ......d.
0008: 00 00 00 00 05 00 04 c0 .......À
0010: 03 00 00 80 00 00 00 00 ...€....
0018: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........
0020: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........
0028: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........
0030: 00 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 ........

Is anyone familiar with parity errors? The specs for the laptop that I have can be found at http://www.amazinglaptops.com/prostar-5694specs.htm

Thanks
ditmx6

[mjc]

What was on this laptop when you bought it?

Also if it is new, why don't you try taking this up with the manufacturer's support for warrnaty work/replacement?

I think you have some sort of actual hardware problem with the drive controller....DS could be another symptom of this problem.

[ditmx6]

My laptop didn't come with any OS on it. I installed Win2kPro and it had the 40 gig drive and the PCMCIA card came with it as well. I was going to take it up with the manufacturer on Monday as a last resort. Any ideas on how I could fix this myself?

[mjc]

Sounds like it possibly may be a motherboard problem.....not a DIY item on a laptop.

You can possibly try a fresh install, making sure you have the chipset drivers you need for the chipset/OS version.

[ditmx6]

Would I have to reinstall Win2kPro? Or can I just reinstall the chipset drivers?

[mjc]

Try the chipset drivers first, then if that doesn't help a whole fresh install of 2K.