BOD on windows xp and error atapi.sys

[amanua]

I woke up and found out that a system running windows xp professional had blue screen of death and the culprit atapi.sys
Though I restarted and it worked but wants to find out if there is a way to repair that driver so that the issue does not come back again.

 

[JockMullin]

If it's an isolated incident it's probably not worth worrying about. If atapi.sys were corrupt it would happen every time. The fact it happened when idle suggests something environmental - electrical or temperature - or maybe a memory problem.

If the machine wasn't in use it would not likely be accessing the CD/DVD drive(s).

Jock

 

[goombawaho]

You could boot up using a boot disk and copy a free copy of atapi.sys to the hard drive in question. Malware sometimes will infect atapi.sys, but I would expect this to cause problems virtually every time the computer starts.

You might do a memory test and a hard drive test to see that your hardware is kosher. Don't assume it's software until hardware is proven innocent.

Both are available on the Ultimate Boot CD for windows.