Atapi.sys problem

one.123 · 18 Jul 2005

i made a thread awhile ago explaining my problem with stop errors..well i have more information on the error that i still have.

it is a stop error "driver_irql_not_less_or_equal (0x000000D1) and it either shows no driver or shows atapi.sys

i have a 120gb as my master, and a 160 as slave. i heard that you need an updated atapi.sys to run hdd's that are over 137gb. but i havent' had this problem until i moved to pci-express. i also heard that this kind of stop error could be associated with memory..i did run memtest+ overnight and it passed all of the tests, around eight times i think. i also reformatted already. the bsod usually appears when i run a game, it doesn't happen very often when im just using firefox or other applications, but it does happen. so does anyone know what could be causing this problem?

also what is the difference between raid, sata, and ide. would switching from ide to sata or raid solve this problem?

Admiral Michael · 18 Jul 2005

What operating system do you run and if XP do u have SP2 installed. I think they fixed the limit in SP2.

one.123 · 18 Jul 2005

yea i have sp2. and i just read something about updated atapi.sys in sp2

Admiral Michael · 18 Jul 2005

RAID:
http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/R/RAID.html

SATA:
http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/S/Serial_ATA.html

IDE:
http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/I/IDE_interface.html

Basically SATA and IDE are the connection methods, while IDE (ribbon cable) uses 40 wires, SATA uses 4 wires for communication.

Raid on the other hand gives u the ability to join two or more drives (so to speak) in combination for backup (mirroring) and performance (striping). (See link above for more details and explainations)

one.123 · 18 Jul 2005

so does SATA have any advantages over IDE? and can any hdd use SATA?

Admiral Michael · 18 Jul 2005

Well SATA is a bit faster, you either need an adapter to use an IDE drive but there is zero advantages to that.

The best way would be to buy SATA drives from now on and slowly convert. Remember that unlike IDE its only 1 drive per port. So it you have 2 SATA ports on the computer then you can only have 2 SATA drives (unless you buy a PCI addon card).

question, have you installed the motherboard's drivers? Like the chipset and such?

one.123 · 18 Jul 2005

yes updated all drivers, graphics card, nforce drivers, except for the nvidia ide manager, which i didn't install because it gave me stop errors as well, and when i deleted them it started giving atapi.sys with the stop errors. so im guessing its a harddrive compatibility issue with the new mobo and graphics card. anything about certain hdd's not working with pci-express? so if i use SATA, it won't use the atapi.sys driver or will it?

Admiral Michael · 18 Jul 2005

Im not sure about the ATAPTI.sys and SATA.

Your move to PCI-Express, this was a new motherboard exchange correct? If so did you format and reinstall windows (format not "Repair")

one.123 · 18 Jul 2005

yea i had to, windows wouldn't load for me

Admiral Michael · 19 Jul 2005

Im wondering if it could be related to the IDE drivers you didnt install. Are these off the CD or updated off the manufacturer's site?

one.123 · 19 Jul 2005

the ide drivers i didn't install were the nvidia ide manager drivers. they came with the cd and are offered through the nvidia site. the first time i installed windows, i installed the drivers. but then i got stop errors that were the same as the one i am having now only that atapi.sys was replaced with nvatabus.sys i believe.

Admiral Michael · 19 Jul 2005

I quickly re-skimmed through the previuos posts, you didnt mention the board your using.

one.123 · 19 Jul 2005

its the BFG nforce4 amd 939socket board

Admiral Michael · 19 Jul 2005

never heard of BFG (I stay away from unknown types). Since the site says to use the drivers from Nvidia.com Im not sure what else to suggest.

one.123 · 19 Jul 2005

hmm someone recommended that i call mircrosoft tech support...would this be a good idea? and do you know wehre i could find the number to reach them..i went to their site and all i could find was a number that was around 200$ per call..is this the only option?

Admiral Michael · 19 Jul 2005

IF your copy is legit. Even at that Im not sure how much help that would be since Ive never called and wouldnt want to.

one.123 · 22 Jul 2005

hmm just saw something weird..i turned on my comp and as windows loaded i saw my fan on my cpu stop...but it turned on again right when it came to a complete stop..so now im wondering maybe some of my hardware is busted? i did move the hardware seperatley when i moved..so maybe something got messed up?

Admiral Michael · 22 Jul 2005

Is this the fan than came with the CPU or a third party fan? and is it plugged into the motherboard or thru a power supply plug via an adapter?

one.123 · 23 Jul 2005

its the fan and heatsink that came with the cpu...and its connected through the motherboard

one.123 · 27 Jul 2005

hmm anyone else have any ideas on what the problem might be?

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