[neowillendit]

Friends,

I keep getting errors in the Event Viewer under Windows 7 Ultimate x64 while using my Kingston 16GB thumbdrive. I've had it for about 6 months now, and have had no issues except these errors on occasion and every once in a while, my explorer.exe will freeze when re-formatting the drive to eXFAT (just to clear it). My system really doesn't like this drive...the errors are below...


Record Number Log Type Event Type Time Source Category Event ID Computer Event Data Length Record Length Event Description
5436 System Error 11/27/2012 3:32:43 PM Disk 0 11 PC 168 308 The driver detected a controller error on \Device\Harddisk1\DR4.
Event Data:
0000 0E 04 80 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0B 00 04 C0 ................
0010 03 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 08 2D 00 ..............-.
0020 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 63 18 95 00 00 00 00 00 ........c.......
0030 FF FF FF FF 06 00 00 00 58 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........X.......
0040 FF 00 06 12 0C 00 00 10 00 00 00 00 3C 00 00 00 ............<...
0050 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 D4 0E 0C 80 FA FF FF ................
0060 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 10 50 F1 0A 80 FA FF FF .........P......
0070 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
0080 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
0090 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00A0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........

5435 System Error 11/27/2012 3:32:41 PM Disk 0 11 PC 168 308 The driver detected a controller error on \Device\Harddisk1\DR4.
Event Data:
0000 0E 01 80 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0B 00 04 C0 ................
0010 03 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 08 2D 00 ..............-.
0020 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 03 18 95 00 00 00 00 00 ................
0030 FF FF FF FF 06 00 00 00 58 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........X.......
0040 00 00 06 12 08 00 00 10 00 00 00 00 3C 00 00 00 ............<...
0050 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 D4 0E 0C 80 FA FF FF ................
0060 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 10 50 F1 0A 80 FA FF FF .........P......
0070 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
0080 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
0090 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00A0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........

5434 System Error 11/27/2012 3:32:41 PM Disk 0 11 PC 168 308 The driver detected a controller error on \Device\Harddisk1\DR4.
Event Data:
0000 0E 00 80 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0B 00 04 C0 ................
0010 03 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 08 2D 00 ..............-.
0020 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 E3 17 95 00 00 00 00 00 ................
0030 FF FF FF FF 06 00 00 00 58 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........X.......
0040 00 00 06 12 08 00 00 10 00 00 00 00 3C 00 00 00 ............<...
0050 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 D4 0E 0C 80 FA FF FF ................
0060 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 10 50 F1 0A 80 FA FF FF .........P......
0070 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
0080 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
0090 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00A0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........

5325 System Error 11/26/2012 10:28:55 PM Disk 0 11 PC 168 308 The driver detected a controller error on \Device\Harddisk1\DR2.
Event Data:
0000 0E 04 80 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0B 00 04 C0 ................
0010 03 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 08 2D 00 ..............-.
0020 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 DD 02 59 00 00 00 00 00 ..........Y.....
0030 FF FF FF FF 06 00 00 00 58 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........X.......
0040 FF 00 06 12 0C 00 00 10 00 00 00 00 3C 00 00 00 ............<...
0050 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 C0 25 4B 09 80 FA FF FF .........%K.....
0060 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 10 10 AA 06 80 FA FF FF ................
0070 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
0080 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
0090 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00A0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........

5324 System Error 11/26/2012 10:28:53 PM Disk 0 11 PC 168 308 The driver detected a controller error on \Device\Harddisk1\DR2.
Event Data:
0000 0E 01 80 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0B 00 04 C0 ................
0010 03 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 08 2D 00 ..............-.
0020 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 7D 02 59 00 00 00 00 00 ........}.Y.....
0030 FF FF FF FF 06 00 00 00 58 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........X.......
0040 00 00 06 12 08 00 00 10 00 00 00 00 3C 00 00 00 ............<...
0050 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 C0 25 4B 09 80 FA FF FF .........%K.....
0060 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 10 10 AA 06 80 FA FF FF ................
0070 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
0080 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
0090 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00A0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........

5323 System Error 11/26/2012 10:28:53 PM Disk 0 11 PC 168 308 The driver detected a controller error on \Device\Harddisk1\DR2.
Event Data:
0000 0E 00 80 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0B 00 04 C0 ................
0010 03 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 08 2D 00 ..............-.
0020 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 5D 02 59 00 00 00 00 00 ........].Y.....
0030 FF FF FF FF 06 00 00 00 58 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........X.......
0040 00 00 06 12 08 00 00 10 00 00 00 00 3C 00 00 00 ............<...
0050 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 C0 25 4B 09 80 FA FF FF .........%K.....
0060 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 10 10 AA 06 80 FA FF FF ................
0070 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
0080 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
0090 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00A0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........
Created by using MyEventViewer



Are these ignorable? Is this because of normal issues with eXFAT format on removable media (which I've heard rumors of a few instabilities with eXFAT). Is this my USB drivers from Intel?

Thank you in advance for any help friends.

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[vinifera]

I don't want to alarm you
but on my country forum I asked question related to USB, how safe they are
and 2 users complained to Kingston 16GB (both)

told they gone dead after 3 months of work

[neowillendit]

Friends?

Still having this issue...I'm thinking it might be the latest Intel Chipset Drivers...I'm reluctant to blame Kingston because I've used their memory products for about 10 years or so.

Need help guys

[bphlpt]

I didn't know you could format a USB key eXFat. Why do you want to do this?

Cheers and Regards

[jaclaz]

Possibly unrelated (or maybe not completely)

Those kind of errors are typical (NOT on USB) of a "bad cable", as a matter of fact of a "disturbed" or "not shielded" cable.
They were common in 2K (yes, many, many years ago) on IDE devices when 40 wire cables were used (instead of the 80 wires one).
Typically an user would update his/her PC with a new disk (unknowingly getting an ATA 4 drive) without also upgrading the cable, and one could soon have the event log full of similar entries.
If it's a desktop I would try (as a test) to connect that USB thingy to a port "on the back" of the PC (i.e. one of the ports that are directly soldered to the motherboard) and see if you still have those errors.
If they "disappear" it is very likely that it is either the cable connecting the front USB port to the motherboard or the USB socket itself.

JFYI, even more years ago, when SCSI drives were more common, the saying was "when you have an issue with a SCSI disk drive, it can be anything, but the culprit is the cable, change it".

jaclaz

[neowillendit]

Thank you very very much jaclaz!! I hadn't considered the cable but you are 90% likely to be right. It's some sucky brand called "TRIPP-LITE" that was the only one that the local PC repair store had in stock. I have the 9ft cable coming from the USB in the back on the MB to this particular thumbdrive. I've learned MANY times over not to trust these so-called expert repair people with advanced technical issues or anything above "did you turn it on" level of support (typically that of HP, Dell, Microsoft). Of course they "highly recommended" the product, especially since it was the only freakin brand on the shelf at the time. Business ethics 101.

Thank you again friend.

This post has been edited by neowillendit: 04 December 2012 - 11:17 AM

[neowillendit]

bphlpt,

Yes, you can format as exFAT just about anything now-a-days since about 2008 I believe when Microsoft added support with Vista SP1 and forward. Apple added support 12 months later with Snow Leopard 10.6.5 if I'm not mistaken. I use this format since I run both PC and Mac in my home.

[jaclaz]

neowillendit, on 04 December 2012 - 11:24 AM, said:

bphlpt,

Yes, you can format as exFAT just about anything now-a-days since about 2008 I believe when Microsoft added support with Vista SP1 and forward. Apple added support 12 months later with Snow Leopard 10.6.5 if I'm not mistaken. I use this format since I run both PC and Mac in my home.

Well, just for the record you can manage to have exFAT on XP too, see:
Unofficial:
http://www.msfn.org/...post__p__819628
http://www.merawindo...ts/Default.aspx
Official:
http://www.msfn.org/...ive/page__st__5
http://www.msfn.org/...post__p__835188
http://support.micro...kb/955704/en-us

And in DOS too:
http://www.msfn.org/...post__p__953042

neowillendit, on 04 December 2012 - 11:16 AM, said:

I have the 9ft cable coming from the USB in the back on the MB to this particular thumbdrive.

A 9ft cable is a particularly "longish" one (while largely within specs):
http://en.wikipedia....ial_Bus#Cabling
but no wonder (should it be proved that the issue is the cable) that it can get some "interferences/noise" or simply that is a little bit "retarded" in acknowledge/return signals.

jaclaz

This post has been edited by jaclaz: 07 December 2012 - 12:49 PM