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**splosher** · 07-07-2009

Quote: Originally Posted by usasma

OK, I see what you're getting at here. As I understand it, the screen stopping at crcdisk.sys is an indication that crcdisk.sys was successfully loaded - and it's the driver after that that didn't load.

There is likely to be a way to fix this - but first we've gotta figure out what to fix

Without knowing why the system isn't working, we have to perform some diagnostics in order to locate the issues.

So, get to the point where you feel that the system will lock up at crcdisk.sys the next time that you boot.
Then enable boot logging (in the Safe Mode screen) and go ahead and let it lock up.
Reboot and perform the steps necessary to successfully boot into Windows (to get a successful boot log report).
Then locate the boot log file (usually at C:\Windows\ntbtlog.txt) and upload it with your next post.

Most likely that will tell us what the driver was that didn't load (although this is sometimes 'iffy') and we can work from there.

The "Reboot... successfully boot into Windows" cannot be done as the system will not boot into Windows without reinstalling Vista again, but i know the system stops on crcdisk.sys in safe mode as i've been through all that, plus repair, tried reinstalling SATA RAID drives, etc. The thing is, none of these work and each time i'm going back to a rebuild of the entire operating system, which has been done now anyway, so cannot check the bootlog anyhow.

I really don't want obtuse as I appreciate you taking time to answer my query, but the real questions are simply these - why would a defaulting of my ASUS P5N32-E SLI BIOS result in the complete loss of my SATA RAID drives, even though I can turn back on SATA RAID in the menus and can see the array in my boot info and secondary, if this problem has happened to me with this board, it must have occured with other people and if so, does anyone know of there being a work around/ trick/ BIOS update/ driver download available to save your operating system without having to rebuild your system again?

Many thanks.

07-07-2009	#6 (permalink)
splosher Vista Ultimate x64 with SP2 72 posts	Re: crcdisk.sys error with SATA RAID Vista x64 Ultimate Quote: Originally Posted by usasma OK, I see what you're getting at here. As I understand it, the screen stopping at crcdisk.sys is an indication that crcdisk.sys was successfully loaded - and it's the driver after that that didn't load. There is likely to be a way to fix this - but first we've gotta figure out what to fix Without knowing why the system isn't working, we have to perform some diagnostics in order to locate the issues. So, get to the point where you feel that the system will lock up at crcdisk.sys the next time that you boot. Then enable boot logging (in the Safe Mode screen) and go ahead and let it lock up. Reboot and perform the steps necessary to successfully boot into Windows (to get a successful boot log report). Then locate the boot log file (usually at C:\Windows\ntbtlog.txt) and upload it with your next post. Most likely that will tell us what the driver was that didn't load (although this is sometimes 'iffy') and we can work from there. The "Reboot... successfully boot into Windows" cannot be done as the system will not boot into Windows without reinstalling Vista again, but i know the system stops on crcdisk.sys in safe mode as i've been through all that, plus repair, tried reinstalling SATA RAID drives, etc. The thing is, none of these work and each time i'm going back to a rebuild of the entire operating system, which has been done now anyway, so cannot check the bootlog anyhow. I really don't want obtuse as I appreciate you taking time to answer my query, but the real questions are simply these - why would a defaulting of my ASUS P5N32-E SLI BIOS result in the complete loss of my SATA RAID drives, even though I can turn back on SATA RAID in the menus and can see the array in my boot info and secondary, if this problem has happened to me with this board, it must have occured with other people and if so, does anyone know of there being a work around/ trick/ BIOS update/ driver download available to save your operating system without having to rebuild your system again? Many thanks.
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