Keep getting HDD error 128,""

[Steve Rose]

I keep getting a HDD error sporatically when I shut my computer off. I use
BartPE (WinXPsp2) CD and run CHKDSK c: /f to correct the error and below is
the output from that. I don'g lose anything but it is annoyning as it shows
up as a BSOD on boot up, and I have to power down and power up again to get
it into Windows. Once it boots up, it is fine.

This is not just a hardware issue as I have two identical HDs that I swap
out (use TI to image the drive) and it happens on both. I have even rebuilt
the HDD from scratch (what a PITA) but it still happens.

Anyone have any idea what is causing this?

output of CHKDSK c: /f:

The type of the file system is NTFS.
Volume label is C Drive D610.

CHKDSK is verifying files (stage 1 of 3)...
Deleting corrupt attribute record (128, "")
from file record segment 105943.
File verification completed.
CHKDSK is verifying indexes (stage 2 of 3)...
Index verification completed.
CHKDSK is verifying security descriptors (stage 3 of 3)...
Security descriptor verification completed.
Inserting data attribute into file 105943.
CHKDSK is verifying Usn Journal...
Usn Journal verification completed.
Correcting errors in the Volume Bitmap.
Windows has made corrections to the file system.

95586748 KB total disk space.
82215056 KB in 97322 files.
34392 KB in 9634 indexes.
0 KB in bad sectors.
356580 KB in use by the system.
65536 KB occupied by the log file.
12980720 KB available on disk.

4096 bytes in each allocation unit.
23896687 total allocation units on disk.
3245180 allocation units available on disk.
Unable to obtain a handle to the event log.

Thanks for any help.
steve rose

 

[VanguardLH]

I keep getting a HDD error sporatically when I shut my computer off. I use
BartPE (WinXPsp2) CD and run CHKDSK c: /f to correct the error ...

In a command prompt (aka DOS shell), run "chkdsk /?". /f only fixes
problems in the file system. Try using the /r parameter. If that doesn't
work, try the diagnostic utility from the web site for the hard disk
manufacturer. If that doesn't work, get SpinRite.