Indexing errors when checking XPPro on NTFS Partition

[Lori Ann Kuiper]

I have several partitions on IDE Western Digital 120GB Hard Drive on my PC
running Windows XP Professional with SP2. Hard drive is running on SATA1
built in port using a Serielle2 converter, C is Fat32, D is DVD RW/CD RW
combo on IDE1, XP is installed on Partition E and F and G are used for
storage. My PC is homebuilt Jan 2004 with Abit NF7-Sv2.0 motherboard/512
Ram DDR/Barton 2500+ AMD processor running at stock speeds/floppy/Microsoft
Office keyboard on PS2 port with USB to PS2 converter/MS Trackball Optical
on PS2 mouse port using USB to PS2 converter/Diamond Stealth S80 (ATI
compatible) 128DDR video card Running newest NVIDIA motherboard drivers and
newest ATI video drivers/Creative v92 voice fax modem. Windows SP2 with all
updates loaded.No cooling problems as long as I do not overclock.

When I have XP run a disk check the Fat32 partition is always fine with no
errors. All of the NTFS partitions always show from 2-50 minor
inconsistency indexing errors that are always corrected. The number of
errors seems to depend on how long I wait between checking the drive--more
time between checking means more errors appearing on NTFS partitions only.

I have tried re-formatting and even wrote 0's to the hard drive before
reloading Windows. Have also tried using only NTFS partitions and then I
seem to have more errors yet. The hard drive was new when installed and is
also 1 year old. I have another PC which is older that also has a Western
Digital drive and always shows the same type of indexing errors i.e.... 7
unused index entries from index $Sll of file 0x9 and 7 unused index entries
from index $SDH of file 0x9.

What could possibly be causing this corruption on the NTFS partitions and
how do I fix it?

 

[Richard Urban]

You are running ver 5.10 Nvidia motherboard drivers for your Nvidia board?

I have found that I get better performance and less logical disk corruption
if I also install the Nvidia I.D.E. drivers.

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[David Candy]

They are not errors.

 

[Lori Ann Kuiper]

Yes, I am running 5.10 Nvidia drivers for my board and I do have the Nvidia
I.D.E. drivers installed.

Post from David Candy stated that the messages that I am experiencing are
not errors? If these messages are normal, where are they coming from and
why do they always appear in varying numbers? I was under the impression
that when running a disk check there should not be any discrepancies?

 

[David Candy]

It just doing non essential cleanup. The only error here is that it shouldn't be telling you this.

Why are you even running chkdsk. If it needs to run it will without your help. Should there be an error the last thing you want is chkdsk to run.

It is a security list that nothing is now using. So it removes it.

 

[Sharon F]

I have several partitions on IDE Western Digital 120GB Hard Drive on my PC
running Windows XP Professional with SP2. Hard drive is running on SATA1
built in port using a Serielle2 converter, C is Fat32, D is DVD RW/CD RW
combo on IDE1, XP is installed on Partition E and F and G are used for
storage. My PC is homebuilt Jan 2004 with Abit NF7-Sv2.0 motherboard/512
Ram DDR/Barton 2500+ AMD processor running at stock speeds/floppy/Microsoft
Office keyboard on PS2 port with USB to PS2 converter/MS Trackball Optical
on PS2 mouse port using USB to PS2 converter/Diamond Stealth S80 (ATI
compatible) 128DDR video card Running newest NVIDIA motherboard drivers and
newest ATI video drivers/Creative v92 voice fax modem. Windows SP2 with all
updates loaded.No cooling problems as long as I do not overclock.

When I have XP run a disk check the Fat32 partition is always fine with no
errors. All of the NTFS partitions always show from 2-50 minor
inconsistency indexing errors that are always corrected. The number of
errors seems to depend on how long I wait between checking the drive--more
time between checking means more errors appearing on NTFS partitions only.

I have tried re-formatting and even wrote 0's to the hard drive before
reloading Windows. Have also tried using only NTFS partitions and then I
seem to have more errors yet. The hard drive was new when installed and is
also 1 year old. I have another PC which is older that also has a Western
Digital drive and always shows the same type of indexing errors i.e.... 7
unused index entries from index $Sll of file 0x9 and 7 unused index entries
from index $SDH of file 0x9.

What could possibly be causing this corruption on the NTFS partitions and
how do I fix it?

Most indexing corrections are just updating info about files that have been
deleted or moved to another drive. Their attached permissions (security
descriptors) get "fixed" as well.

 

[Dan]

Personally, I would stear clear of NVIDIA in the future. I have had trouble
with them in the past on installation issues of their products. Personally,
I like ATI for my graphics card and ASUS for my motherboard but you need to
make this decision for yourself and I am just giving you my two cents.

 

[Lori Ann Kuiper]

I appreciate all the replies! At least I know that it is nothing serious
and I do not have to look for causes anymore.

 

[David Candy]

You need to stop running chkdsk. A minor error that allows full access to all your files if fixed can delete all your files. Windows runs chkdsk if needed (and it shouldn't - windows will happily delete all your files for a perfect disk). The computers concern is that everything is working just right. That does not include any care or concern for your files.

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I appreciate all the replies! At least I know that it is nothing serious
and I do not have to look for causes anymore.