Almost everything I download is corrupt or CRC errors?

Skeeter · 9 Jan 2008 at 18:37

Hi

I have a worrying problem. It seems that a lot of things I download or even run are producing CRC errors or Im being told the files are corrupt. Ive downloaded LFS and rFactor 3 times each, each with Errors. I ran some Isos the other day, and got some errors about corrupt files within the isos.

Anyone got any idea? Which part of my PC is dieing?

Cheers

mattux · 9 Jan 2008 at 19:01

Skeeter said:
Hi

I have a worrying problem. It seems that a lot of things I download or even run are producing CRC errors or Im being told the files are corrupt. Ive downloaded LFS and rFactor 3 times each, each with Errors. I ran some Isos the other day, and got some errors about corrupt files within the isos.

Anyone got any idea? Which part of my PC is dieing?

Cheers

chipset drivers ?

hohum · 9 Jan 2008 at 19:29

Hard drive failing or RAM is duff, one of those two most likely.

paradigm · 9 Jan 2008 at 19:38

Or overclocked too far, if you are overclocked.

mame · 9 Jan 2008 at 19:41

i would say its memory. try running with just 1 stick and if that fails, try with just 1 of the other sticks

YZFAndy · 9 Jan 2008 at 20:14

Try going to a different site and downloading something to rule what your downloading out, I've had this error using firefox and having my download folder on a network drive. It wasn't firefox or the network drive but found it disappeared with a new firmware on my router.

postmanfw · 9 Jan 2008 at 20:49

Another vote for failing memory. Had same kind of problems when ballistix was starting to die

Skeeter · 9 Jan 2008 at 21:12

nooooooooo!

The problems were there before i OCed my CPU, and my RAM is not OCed, its running at exactly 800Mhz. I have manually set the timmings to 5 5 5 12, could that be anything?

Im going to grab the latest chipset drivers and use them, and run some memtest to check ram. Is there anything to test the performance of your hard drive?

cheers

paradigm · 9 Jan 2008 at 21:13

look for HDTach for HDD performance. Although HDD performance isn't going to tell you much.

Skeeter · 9 Jan 2008 at 21:18

Sorry, I didnt mean performance, I mean scanning for bad sectors or anything that seems dodgy or something? Want to rule out there being a problem with my drive or SATA controller...

hohum · 9 Jan 2008 at 21:41

I'd test your RAM first before doing anything else. Wouldn't bother with chipset drivers until afterwards, seeing as they could be corrupted during the install process thus possibly rendering your PC unbootable as a result.

Skeeter · 9 Jan 2008 at 22:18

you know, sometimes i hate it when people are right.

Just ran MemTest, over 100 errors a second on one stick, Id say thats fairly dead then!

Off to RMA the bugger now. Its Corsair so should (??) have a decent warranty. Will OcUK/Corsair want both sticks back as I bought them as a pair? As I have a fairly useless machine if they take both..

Does anyone think that maybe being left in my Uni house that was empty for 3 weeks that can get quite cold when the heatings off, and fairly warm when on (it was on 2h a day over Christmas) could have contributed to this failure?

mattyrigby00 · 9 Jan 2008 at 23:42

try increasing the RAM voltage slightly by +0.1 or +0.2, unless the other stick is fine while on the same settings, the other one is bad?

Skeeter · 10 Jan 2008 at 01:00

I have noticed problems since I came back to uni, before overclocking my CPU and fiddling with the ram. Its marked as 800Mhz and 5 5 5 12 so will be fine at these. Windows ran fine, I was just getting these CRC and corruption errors. Ive reset the BIOS and tired the RAM in all slots. 1 stick is fine, the other is creating errors like nobodies business!

Will I have to send both sticks back as a pair becasue thats how I bought them? Im currently running on a single stick.

ByteJuggler · 10 Jan 2008 at 02:03

Skeeter said:
I have noticed problems since I came back to uni, before overclocking my CPU and fiddling with the ram. Its marked as 800Mhz and 5 5 5 12 so will be fine at these. Windows ran fine, I was just getting these CRC and corruption errors. Ive reset the BIOS and tired the RAM in all slots. 1 stick is fine, the other is creating errors like nobodies business!

Will I have to send both sticks back as a pair becasue thats how I bought them? Im currently running on a single stick.

I would not assume the RAM is faulty just yet. It's possible you are probably not running the RAM with enough volts. It is a common problem these days, as many motherboards default to 1.8V when some RAM sticks require 2.0 - 2.1V and sometimes even slightly more. Undervolting RAM can often cause this type of problem (of RAM making errors) which can manifest in many ways, including CRC errors.

What exact motherboard have you got (Several of the Gigabytes tend to do that) and what exact model RAM sticks have you got? We can advise better if you give us those details.

Skeeter · 10 Jan 2008 at 12:20

Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3 and 2x 1GB Corsair XMS2 PC2-6400 5 5 5 12 800Mhz

Its been fine for a year, and one stick is still absolutely fine

ByteJuggler · 10 Jan 2008 at 13:39

Skeeter said:
Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3 and 2x 1GB Corsair XMS2 PC2-6400 5 5 5 12 800Mhz

Its been fine for a year, and one stick is still absolutely fine

OK in that case it does sound like one of your sticks have died.

hohum · 10 Jan 2008 at 14:16

Yeah, you'll have to send both sticks back unfortunately.

Phil2008 · 10 Jan 2008 at 14:40

I had that problem once and it was a bad mem stick, evern tho the system said the mem was fine. Try diff memory mate

Gunda · 10 Jan 2008 at 15:09

is it only when you download from the internet? can you try copying from another pc on your network?

just wondering if the MTU settings might be causing issues?(not sure really)