NTFS and MFT corruption

[MS282044]

This is the second time in 4 weeks that I am getting the following error: "
The file or directory \<folder> is corrupt and unreadable.
Please Run the Chkdsk utility".

I have change the hard drive with a different hard drive after the first
time I received this error because I assume I was having a hard drive error.
Now I believe it is an OS problem.

The first time I received this error I did a reboot of the system and it did
a chkdsk and I ended up with a folder called "found" .

This time I did a reboot and the hard drive was not found. I had to re-do a
format, drive letter assignment and a restore from a from a Saturday backup
since the nightly backup is showing these errors.

The server affected has 2 hard drives, an C: drive and D: drive. Both hard
drives are 160GIG. Windows 2000 Server was installed and fully updated( and
still is). I then ran Disk Management to format the d: drive and assign it a
drive letter. In Disk Management the drive showed "healthy" and as a "basic"
drive.

This is the most important drive I have out of the 33 servers I run on my
network. I have no problem with other drives on the other servers with are a
mixture of EN, JP, IT, DE, FR,SP and etc on NT4, W2K Std Server, W2K Adv
Server and 2003 NET Ent. Servers.

Any help will be gladly welcomed.

MS282044

 

[Greg Hayes/Raxco Software]

If you have already replaced the hard drive itself and this has happend
again, I might suspect the following:

- Problem with the hard drive controller. Are all cables snug and tight?
- Heat issue - any problems that you are aware of?
- What file system filters might be running on the system - for example a/v
or real time replication? If you temporarily disable these, does the
problem go away?

- Greg/Raxco Software
Microsoft MVP - Windows File System

Want to email me? Delete ntloader.

 

[Al Dykes]

If you have already replaced the hard drive itself and this has happend
again, I might suspect the following:

- Problem with the hard drive controller. Are all cables snug and tight?
- Heat issue - any problems that you are aware of?
- What file system filters might be running on the system - for example a/v
or real time replication? If you temporarily disable these, does the
problem go away?

- Greg/Raxco Software
Microsoft MVP - Windows File System

Want to email me? Delete ntloader.

Have you looked in Event Viewer to see what errors are being reported ?

Searching the MB KB for the text of the message might be interesting.

I think I'd replace the SCSI card. You seem to have a bunch of
systems. Can you swap the card for a equivalent card it another
system to see if the problem moves ?

 

[MS282044]

I have search the MS KB for the text of the message which points to a
MFT/FAT/NTFS problem. I have not viewed Event Viewer and will do so. This is
a IDE drive.