PCIIDEX.SYS BSOD

[Clayton]

Awhile back when clean installing Vista 64 I was getting a pciidex.sys BSOD
towards the end of the install.
I have done a few clean installs and sometimes it does it and sometimes it
doesn't, I think it started doing this when I started installing Vista 64
with SP-1.
I thought it maybe the IDE DVDRW drive I was using to install but it is also
happening using a SATA DVDRW drive, now that I have a new computer it has no
IDE connections on the X38 motherboard so I have ruled out the drives as
being the cause of the problem, the pciidex.sys is the PCI IDE Bus Driver
Extension described my Microsoft, someone at one stage pointed me to a patch
but it is pointless when this happens on completion of a clean install.
Just wondering what is actually causing this problem.

Thanks

 

[Tony Sperling]

Re: PCIIDEX.SYS BSOD

I would suggest that you remove all devices from the system that the machine
doesn't need for booting safely. Keep the keeboard and mouse and one optical
drive and one HD to install to - basically remove evrything else. You could
even minimize your RAM to one stick.

If you manage to complete the installation, start putting things back
one-by-one. Make sure you have the latest BIOS and check for new versions of
all the chipset support stuff that came on your System CD.

And, please, report back!


Tony. . .


"Clayton" <claytonbNOSPAM@xtra.co.nz> wrote in message
news:e3zt3wrEJHA.4504@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> Awhile back when clean installing Vista 64 I was getting a pciidex.sys
> BSOD towards the end of the install.
> I have done a few clean installs and sometimes it does it and sometimes it
> doesn't, I think it started doing this when I started installing Vista 64
> with SP-1.
> I thought it maybe the IDE DVDRW drive I was using to install but it is
> also happening using a SATA DVDRW drive, now that I have a new computer it
> has no IDE connections on the X38 motherboard so I have ruled out the
> drives as being the cause of the problem, the pciidex.sys is the PCI IDE
> Bus Driver Extension described my Microsoft, someone at one stage pointed
> me to a patch but it is pointless when this happens on completion of a
> clean install.
> Just wondering what is actually causing this problem.
>
> Thanks
>

 

[Clayton]

Re: PCIIDEX.SYS BSOD

Hi Tony,

I removed a PCI-E X1 USB card and reinstalled Vista, did it again, removed
the second SATA HDD and internal card reader which is plugged into a flex
bay connector on the motherboard, these connectors come with the Dell
Precision 390 and T3400 workstations and reinstalled Vista and was ok, so I
plugged the second SATA HDD again leaving the internal card reader unplugged
and reinstalled Vista and was all ok, so I guess it maybe the card reader
that is causing the problem?


"Tony Sperling" <tony.sperling@dbREMOVEmail.dk> wrote in message
news:OPHIGxzEJHA.5060@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>I would suggest that you remove all devices from the system that the
>machine doesn't need for booting safely. Keep the keeboard and mouse and
>one optical drive and one HD to install to - basically remove evrything
>else. You could even minimize your RAM to one stick.
>
> If you manage to complete the installation, start putting things back
> one-by-one. Make sure you have the latest BIOS and check for new versions
> of all the chipset support stuff that came on your System CD.
>
> And, please, report back!
>
>
> Tony. . .
>
>
> "Clayton" <claytonbNOSPAM@xtra.co.nz> wrote in message
> news:e3zt3wrEJHA.4504@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> Awhile back when clean installing Vista 64 I was getting a pciidex.sys
>> BSOD towards the end of the install.
>> I have done a few clean installs and sometimes it does it and sometimes
>> it doesn't, I think it started doing this when I started installing Vista
>> 64 with SP-1.
>> I thought it maybe the IDE DVDRW drive I was using to install but it is
>> also happening using a SATA DVDRW drive, now that I have a new computer
>> it has no IDE connections on the X38 motherboard so I have ruled out the
>> drives as being the cause of the problem, the pciidex.sys is the PCI IDE
>> Bus Driver Extension described my Microsoft, someone at one stage pointed
>> me to a patch but it is pointless when this happens on completion of a
>> clean install.
>> Just wondering what is actually causing this problem.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>
>

 

[Charlie Russel - MVP]

Re: PCIIDEX.SYS BSOD

Those card readers are notoriously problematic. They appear to get in the
way of proper HD enumeration. I finally gave up and ripped the one out of my
main XP x64 machine a long time ago, just because it was such a pain.

--
Charlie.
http://msmvps.com/blogs/xperts64
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel

"Clayton" <claytonbNOSPAM@xtra.co.nz> wrote in message
news:eC4FhdJFJHA.5060@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> Hi Tony,
>
> I removed a PCI-E X1 USB card and reinstalled Vista, did it again, removed
> the second SATA HDD and internal card reader which is plugged into a flex
> bay connector on the motherboard, these connectors come with the Dell
> Precision 390 and T3400 workstations and reinstalled Vista and was ok, so
> I plugged the second SATA HDD again leaving the internal card reader
> unplugged and reinstalled Vista and was all ok, so I guess it maybe the
> card reader that is causing the problem?
>
>
> "Tony Sperling" <tony.sperling@dbREMOVEmail.dk> wrote in message
> news:OPHIGxzEJHA.5060@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>I would suggest that you remove all devices from the system that the
>>machine doesn't need for booting safely. Keep the keeboard and mouse and
>>one optical drive and one HD to install to - basically remove evrything
>>else. You could even minimize your RAM to one stick.
>>
>> If you manage to complete the installation, start putting things back
>> one-by-one. Make sure you have the latest BIOS and check for new versions
>> of all the chipset support stuff that came on your System CD.
>>
>> And, please, report back!
>>
>>
>> Tony. . .
>>
>>
>> "Clayton" <claytonbNOSPAM@xtra.co.nz> wrote in message
>> news:e3zt3wrEJHA.4504@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>> Awhile back when clean installing Vista 64 I was getting a pciidex.sys
>>> BSOD towards the end of the install.
>>> I have done a few clean installs and sometimes it does it and sometimes
>>> it doesn't, I think it started doing this when I started installing
>>> Vista 64 with SP-1.
>>> I thought it maybe the IDE DVDRW drive I was using to install but it is
>>> also happening using a SATA DVDRW drive, now that I have a new computer
>>> it has no IDE connections on the X38 motherboard so I have ruled out the
>>> drives as being the cause of the problem, the pciidex.sys is the PCI IDE
>>> Bus Driver Extension described my Microsoft, someone at one stage
>>> pointed me to a patch but it is pointless when this happens on
>>> completion of a clean install.
>>> Just wondering what is actually causing this problem.
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

 

[Clayton]

Re: PCIIDEX.SYS BSOD

Seems ok installing Vista 64 Bit with SP-1, it all started when installing
Vista 64 Bit with SP-1 intergrated, maybe a issue with some changes made in
SP-1


"Charlie Russel - MVP" <charlie@mvKILLALLSPAMMERSps.org> wrote in message
news:%23vc7F3SFJHA.4056@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> Those card readers are notoriously problematic. They appear to get in the
> way of proper HD enumeration. I finally gave up and ripped the one out of
> my main XP x64 machine a long time ago, just because it was such a pain.
>
> --
> Charlie.
> http://msmvps.com/blogs/xperts64
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel
>
> "Clayton" <claytonbNOSPAM@xtra.co.nz> wrote in message
> news:eC4FhdJFJHA.5060@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> Hi Tony,
>>
>> I removed a PCI-E X1 USB card and reinstalled Vista, did it again,
>> removed the second SATA HDD and internal card reader which is plugged
>> into a flex bay connector on the motherboard, these connectors come with
>> the Dell Precision 390 and T3400 workstations and reinstalled Vista and
>> was ok, so I plugged the second SATA HDD again leaving the internal card
>> reader unplugged and reinstalled Vista and was all ok, so I guess it
>> maybe the card reader that is causing the problem?
>>
>>
>> "Tony Sperling" <tony.sperling@dbREMOVEmail.dk> wrote in message
>> news:OPHIGxzEJHA.5060@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>>I would suggest that you remove all devices from the system that the
>>>machine doesn't need for booting safely. Keep the keeboard and mouse and
>>>one optical drive and one HD to install to - basically remove evrything
>>>else. You could even minimize your RAM to one stick.
>>>
>>> If you manage to complete the installation, start putting things back
>>> one-by-one. Make sure you have the latest BIOS and check for new
>>> versions of all the chipset support stuff that came on your System CD.
>>>
>>> And, please, report back!
>>>
>>>
>>> Tony. . .
>>>
>>>
>>> "Clayton" <claytonbNOSPAM@xtra.co.nz> wrote in message
>>> news:e3zt3wrEJHA.4504@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>>> Awhile back when clean installing Vista 64 I was getting a pciidex.sys
>>>> BSOD towards the end of the install.
>>>> I have done a few clean installs and sometimes it does it and sometimes
>>>> it doesn't, I think it started doing this when I started installing
>>>> Vista 64 with SP-1.
>>>> I thought it maybe the IDE DVDRW drive I was using to install but it is
>>>> also happening using a SATA DVDRW drive, now that I have a new computer
>>>> it has no IDE connections on the X38 motherboard so I have ruled out
>>>> the drives as being the cause of the problem, the pciidex.sys is the
>>>> PCI IDE Bus Driver Extension described my Microsoft, someone at one
>>>> stage pointed me to a patch but it is pointless when this happens on
>>>> completion of a clean install.
>>>> Just wondering what is actually causing this problem.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>