You have general issues with your machine, it's best you fix those before blaming programs.
Check your motherboard BIOS is up-to-date, check your motherboard/ide drivers are up-to-date.
Check the firmware on your drives is up-to-date.
Follow the post in the FAQ about resetting DMA (i.e. uninstall your IDE controller from within Device Manager).
Failing all that, reinstall your operating system.