About this tag
The tag 'pending sector' on WindowsForum.com is used in discussions about hard drive issues that lead to Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) errors, such as 0x0000007a and 0xc0000185, often involving the ataport.sys driver. These errors are frequently linked to failing hard drives with pending sectors, which are sectors that the drive has marked as potentially bad and awaiting reallocation. Users troubleshooting these BSODs may check their drive's S.M.A.R.T. status for pending sector counts, as this can indicate imminent drive failure. The tag covers topics like driver conflicts, system crashes, and hardware diagnostics, particularly for aging laptops or systems with mechanical hard drives.
  1. eboe

    Windows 7 Stumped on BSOD 0x0000007a / 0xc0000185 combo (ataport.sys) - happens almost daily

    Hi guys, noob here, obviously, and am having problems with my aging Gateway FX P-7805u Laptop (AVG Free is my Anti-Virus, and I believe I just am using the default Windows Firewall)... Ok, so starting 2/21/14, as you will see in the attached files, I started having frequent BSODs with mainly...
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    • Forum: Windows Blue Screen of Death (BSOD)