Event ID 51 errors

Question

I have a four month old XPS 600 that just started getting these errors in event viewer:

Event Type: Warning
Event Source: Disk
Event Category: None
Event ID: 51
Date: 6/14/2006
Time: 10:29:08 PM
User: N/A
Computer: MELE
Description:
An error was detected on device \Device\Harddisk0\D during a paging operation.

I am not using RAID. Is this a serious problem or not? I am reading an extremely long thread at hardwareanalysis.com on this problem. It appears to be widespread and have various causes. I see from the nVidia boards that many have fixed it by disabling NCQ. I do have the latest nVidia drivers for NForce4 and for the video card. I have read that buying a new hard drive doesn't help but a new controller that is not onboard fixes it sometimes. I am not experiencing slow downs or stop errors. Anyhow, what is the advice here for XPS's with this problem? I have not yet run check disk or Dell diag.

ejn63 · Answer

The error bears running a thorough set of the Dell diagnostics on the array. F12 at boot, Dell diagnostic partition, extended test, hard drive.

Mele20 · Answer

I just finished the extended hard drive diagnostic tests. The drive passed all tests. I haven't had any more of this error. I gather this is frequently a problem with the nForce4 drivers and NCQ.

CCrusher · Answer

I used to get them too, but it never lead to an issue. But for the past 2 weeks, the errors have stopped. Computers are like magic :smileyindifferent:

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Event ID 51 errors

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