Background information on Stop Error message
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0x0000007A: KERNEL_DATA_INPAGE_ERROR
A page of kernel data was not found in the pagefile and could not be
read into memory. This might be due to incompatible disk or controller
drivers, firmware, or hardware.
Source:
http://aumha.org:80/a/stop.htm
Before attempting to resolve the problem you should back up your
important data files.
Are there any yellow question marks in Device Manager? Right click on
the My Computer icon on your Desktop and select Properties,
Hardware,Device Manager. If yes what is the Device Error code?
Go to Start, Control Panel, Folder Options, View, Advanced Settings and
verify that the box before "Show hidden files and folders" is checked
and "Hide protected operating system files " is unchecked. You may need
to scroll down to see the second item. You should also make certain that
the box before "Hide extensions for known file types" is not checked.
Next in Windows Explorer make sure View, Details is selected and then
select View, Choose Details and check before Name, Type, Total Size, and
Free Space.
Description: atapi.sys is located in the folder
C:\Windows\System32\drivers. Known file sizes on Windows XP are 95360
bytes (94% of all occurrence), 86656 bytes. The driver can be started or
stopped from Services in the Control Panel or by other programs. It is a
Windows system file. The program is not visible. The service has no
detailed description. File atapi.sys is a trustworthy file from
Microsoft. Therefore the technical security rating is 20% dangerous,
however also read the users reviews. Important: Some malware camouflage
themselves as atapi.sys, particularly if they are located in c:\windows
or c:\windows\system32 folder. Thus check the atapi.sys process on your
pc whether it is pest. Source:
http://www.file.net/process/atapi.sys.html
The process IDE/ATAPI Port Driver belongs to the software Microsoft
Windows Operating System or Standard Ide/ESDI Hard Disk Controller by
Microsoft Corporation.
Now open Windows Explorer and locate atapi.sys at the location
C:\Windows\System32\drivers. Place the cursor on atapi.sys, right click
and select Properties.
Note and post details of the file version, size (not size on disk), and
modified date.
Have you checked your hard drive?
Try HD Tune only gives information and does not fix any problems.
Download and run it and see what it turns up. You want HD Tune
(freeware) version 2.55 not HD Tune Pro (not Freeware) version 3.00.
http://www.hdtune.com/
Select the Info tabs and place the cursor on the drive under Drive
letter and then double click the two page icon ( copy to Clipboard )
and copy into a further message.
Select the Health tab and then double click the two page icon ( copy to
Clipboard ) and copy into a further message. Make sure you do a full
surface scan with HD Tune.
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Hope this helps.
Gerry
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FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
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kung_fu_nelly wrote:
> I own a laptop now for just under three years, just recently I got a
> spate of BSOD errors, referring to atapi.sys.
>
> Following this error, I got an HDD error saying the device was not
> found. I went on to do a System Restore, and for awhile the BSOD
> errors stopped!
>
> But now they're back... I was hoping that by doing a System Restore,
> this would have replaced the atapi.sys driver, thus solving the
> problems if the driver was corrupt...now I'm not sure if the hard
> drive or RAM could be going, seeing as the BSOD errors have started
> again.
>
> Here's the gist of the info from the blue screen:
>
> kernel_data_inpage_error
>
> STOP: 0x0000007A (0xC07C1640, 0XC000000E, 0XF82C8130, 0X198B0860)
>
> atapi.sys
>
> Address F82C8130 base at F82B7000, Datastamp 41107b4d
>
> Anyone know what this error possibly forbodes?
unfortunately because I didn't read the
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