You can't run two ASPI versions so one will say not installed correctly while another 
one might.  The checkers are also different and one probably won't give correct info 
on an updated ASPI layer version.  Uninstall all ASPI files and install only the 
latest one from Adaptec.  It should work the best but there are some instances when 
it won't and you will need an older version or sometimes, one that has been modified. 
 Really though, that has nothing to do with why you are having trouble with the errors 
and DMA speed IME.  

You should have high quality cabling and it is as short as possible (16 inches or 
shorter, round or flat style) for the DATA port from the drive.  Parity errors are 
usually from a defective cable, or cable that is to long so I would try another one 
(80 conductor of course)  You do have a hardware issue without a doubt.  It's seems 
to be pointing to the hard drive controller so make sure your drivers (not the ASPI 
drivers but drivers for the motherboard) are up to date, but it sounds like a problem 
with the hard drive.  Best solution would be to try another one.  This is also why 
most HD manufactures have dropped 133, due to more errors like this.  You should 
be able to set the DMA speed in the BIOS manually (I would try this to see what happens 
with the errors).

I assume you don't have anything slaved to the hard drive like a CD-ROM drive, as 
this may/will cause these errors on some chipsets.

No way to know exactly from a forum.  Can only point you to the most obvious scenerios. 
 This is where burn-in/diagnostics software can help but the good ones are rather 
expensive..  :-( 







On Friday, October 6, 2006 at 10:30 am, Jimi wrote:

>I checked the event viewer and there are 7 errors 6 disk and 1 atapi

>

>The disk errors stated:

>The driver detected a controller error on \Device\Harddisk0\DR0. 

>With event ID: 11

>

>The atapi error stated:

>A parity error was detected on \Device\Ide\IdePort0. 

>With event ID: 5

>

>I updated the atapi drivers:

>aspi32.sys - 4.71.2 - 16877bytes

>wowpost.exe - 4.6 (1021) - 4672 bytes

>winaspi.dll - 4.6 (1021) - 5600 bytes

>wnaspi32.dll - 4.71.2 - 45056 bytes

>

>After rebooting i ran Aspichk.exe from the self exe zip file that i just downloaded 

>from adaptec and it says that 

>

>"ASPI is properly installed and fully operational" 

>

>but my other version states 

>

>"ASPI is not properly installed.  One or more components have been replaced with 

>older versions of the software."

>

>Which program should i believe?

>Should all the versions be the same?

>What should I do about the errors?

>

>Right now I'm mainly concerned about the errors since I just recently got my hard 

>drive back upto UDMA from PIO and Im concerned about it reverting back after 6 consecutive 

>errors which probably made it goto PIO in the first place. 

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