Cannot Complete Download Due To 'IO device error'

[fullbug]

My sister just had a fresh install of Windows XP on her desktop computer, when she tries to download something from uTorrent, she gets this error- cannot complete download due to IO device error'
I have a few ideas what this might be, the first was a missing driver, in her device manager the only one red or yellow is a yellow listing of 'Secure II driver'....
I did a google search on this IO device error, and it seems others have this problem when trying to download to an external hard drive, which she is doing as well....But nothing I found has been helpful...

She is on a
XP Home Edition, Version 2002, Service Pack #3
Sempron desktop computer

Any idea where to go from here?

[Spoiler]

After the fresh install did you install the system board drivers?

Can be called chipset drivers....

[Computer_Commando]

....I did a google search on this IO device error, and it seems others have this problem when trying to download to an external hard drive...

Don't download to external hard drive, download to internal hard drive & then attempt to copy it to the external.  If copy gives the same error, test the external dirve with the drive manufacturer's software; also, a reformat of the external drive may solve this issue.  One of my external hard drives give the Device I/O error every once in a while; it always tests OK, but after a reformat, it has no issues.