Article ID: 154436
Article Last Modified on 11/15/2006
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Windows 95
- Microsoft Windows 95
- Microsoft Windows 95
This article was previously published under Q154436
SYMPTOMS
When some IDE hard disks are configured to spin down during
idle time to conserve power, you may experience the following symptoms when you
access the hard disk after it has spun down:
- Incorrect data is read from or written to the drive.
- You receive general protection (GP) fault error
messages.
CAUSE
These symptoms can occur if the hard disk requires more
than 7.5 seconds to spin up. When this occurs, an error in the Windows 95
driver results in incorrect data being read from the drive, which can result in
GP faults.
RESOLUTION
A
supported fix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to
correct the problem that is described in this article. Apply it only to
computers that are experiencing this specific problem.
To resolve this
problem immediately, download the fix by clicking the download link later in
this article or contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the fix.
For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and
information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
NOTE: In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for
support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines
that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will
apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the
specific update in question.
The following file is available for
download from the Microsoft Download Center:
For
additional information about how to download Microsoft Support files, click the
following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
119591 How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services
Microsoft scanned this file for viruses. Microsoft used the most
current virus-detection software that was available on the date that the file
was posted. The file is stored on security-enhanced servers that help to
prevent any unauthorized changes to the file.
The following files are installed by
Remideup.exe:
File name Version Date/Time Size Destination folder
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Esdi_506.pdr 4.00.1116 8/25/97 11:16a 24,426 Windows\System\Iosubsys
Voltrack.vxd 4.00.954 3/6/96 9:54a 18,518 Windows\System\Iosubsys
NOTE: The Voltrack.vxd file is installed on Windows 95
computers only. This file is not installed on computers running OSR2.
This issue is resolved in Microsoft Windows 98.
STATUS
Microsoft
has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed
at the beginning of this article.
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