New Samsung drive

**Collio** · June 28th, 2009, 07:58 PM

I installed a new 1TB Samsung drive I have installed vista ultimate 64

I am getting a blue screen at random times saying BAD_POOL_HEADER

Having looked on google it sdays it maybe a memory isseu but I have been using my meory for a while and its fine and my othet drive gets no erros

so do you yhink it's more than likey it's the hard drive or shal i try reinstalling Winodws

**Ferrit** · June 28th, 2009, 08:58 PM

I would try 1 stick of memory at a time.
Make sure anything not needed is disconnected (floppy other dvd's/cdrom's )
Do not forget you are loading 64 bit drivers so make sure you have loaded all of the right drivers for all hardware. Its not likely its the brand new hard drive.

**NooNoo** · June 29th, 2009, 02:58 AM

It could be that the SATA cable is not quite attached properly... make sure they are firmly attached... and the power supply has enough oomph to run everything.

**Collio** · June 29th, 2009, 05:14 PM

When I connect my old hard drive up it works fine bno erros,

The memoy has been working fine for months.

I remember when uwas installing drives the system did restart once after it crashed and the blue screen inly really comes up when I make alot of changed to windows.

DO you think it's jus a dodgy windows installation?

**slgrieb** · June 29th, 2009, 06:20 PM

Anytime you are trying to troubleshoot an error, the first question to ask is "What's changed?' New drive, new error. Have you contacted Samsung support?

**Collio** · June 30th, 2009, 02:43 AM

I am going to hav the drive checked from where I bouught it from tomorrow, if it faulty they will replace it for me

**NooNoo** · June 30th, 2009, 03:31 AM

Was the old drive IDE? If so, did you load the correct SATA drivers?

**Collio** · June 30th, 2009, 11:19 AM

no the Old one was SATA as well never had issues with that

**NooNoo** · June 30th, 2009, 11:43 AM

So what did the store say?

**Collio** · July 4th, 2009, 06:23 PM

Ooks like it's a dodgy driver somewhere the drive is fine

**slgrieb** · July 4th, 2009, 06:50 PM

Essentially, there are no "driver" issues for current hard drives and operating systems. Your vendor is blowing smoke. You might have a problem with the Windows installation, but it would be huge coincidence if it just showed up when you installed a new drive. Once again, I'd suggest you contact Samsung directly for support.

**NooNoo** · July 5th, 2009, 05:42 AM

did you check for bios updates for the motherboard?

**Collio** · July 5th, 2009, 04:49 PM

There are some updates available yes...

Also I did run the drive for a few days and di not get any errors on the drive again.

My vendor did a thorough test of the drive and found nothing

As i said the isse occured wen I was installing drivers so it might be a device drivier causing the ussue.

I am going to format it and use it as a secondary drive, hopefully should be ok now.

**slgrieb** · July 5th, 2009, 05:04 PM

Collio, are you by any chance using the same motherboard in your other thread? If you are, then I would have to wonder if this has less to do with the drive and more to do with the Enigmatic Pop. If it's the same board, I'd be leaning toward getting a replacement for it.