These damn STOP error messages

[kristian sordo]

Over the past two months my computer has gotten several different STOP errors at
>startup. The most recent reads:
>STOP: 0x00000024 (0x001902FA, 0xF7924638,OxF7924338,0xF73DA81E)
** ntfs.sys - address F73DA81E base at F73A0000, datestamp 3d6de5c1

I've also received STOP 0x50, STOP 0x7E and STOP c5 errors. Then there are times
when I first boot up my machine for the day when, after the "Intel" screen, the screen
goes blank. The Windows XP logo doesn't come on. I know the computer is still running
because I can hear the fan going.

[alex zorrilla]

This new STOP message is usually the result of a problem with the file structure on the hard drive or possibly the drive itself.

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;228888

It kind of makes me wonder if it isn't somehow related to the "computer not starting up in the morning" problem.

[skitz]

is it an IBM drive by any chance?

-skitz

[kristian sordo]

Nope, it's a Maxtor (if I'm not mistaken, the model number is 34098H4). I know that it for sure has 41.0 GB and it runs at 5400 RPM. It's an ATA-100 drive and it's currently running at UDMA-5. It used to be running at UDMA-2 before I realized a few months ago the drive didn't have the 80 conductor cable installed, so I changed it to one of those. I also installed the Intel drivers for Ultra ATA storage for this motherboard. But I don't think that is what caused the problems (the dirvers), since I use to get STOP error messages before making the switch, as well.