New machine, 90% of downloads corrupted

Reezer · 30 Apr 2006 at 11:24

I've just build a machine for friend and everything we try to download on this machine is corrupt. I've tried SP1a, SP2, Nero 7 demo, Acrobat reader, firefox and half a dozen other things ranging from 3mb to 500+mb and only the small ones have ever succeeded and only after 5+ attempts.

He's got an NTL connection, 2mb connected via ethernet cable. He's using the same cable as his old machine but I'm taking him a new one this afternoon incase it was damaged when we swapped the machines over but I very much doubt this is the case.

The machine is using an Asus A8N-E nForce4 Ultra (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard (MB-088-AS) which has an integrated network port and hardware firewall. I've tried turning the hardware firewall off and reinstalling the network drivers; both to no avail...

Anyone have any ideas how to fix this problem?

Thanks

Werewolf · 30 Apr 2006 at 11:28

I would suggest checking the memory on the new build, as often if you've got a dodgy stick it can end up corrupting downloads/giving problems with programs like winzip complaining about file corruption.

Reezer · 30 Apr 2006 at 11:43

Werewolf said:
I would suggest checking the memory on the new build, as often if you've got a dodgy stick it can end up corrupting downloads/giving problems with programs like winzip complaining about file corruption.

Would memtest be sufficient to determine that the ram is/isn't the problem?

Phil99 · 30 Apr 2006 at 12:35

I think I've read something about onboard LAN + NF4 corrupting downloads...it's fixed with either a BIOS update or drivers, can't remember which, I think it's drivers.

Reezer · 30 Apr 2006 at 13:07

The memory tests all came back clear.

Phil99 said:
I think I've read something about onboard LAN + NF4 corrupting downloads...it's fixed with either a BIOS update or drivers, can't remember which, I think it's drivers.

This is the next thing on my list to try. Cheers.

just_grass · 30 Apr 2006 at 17:52

Phil99 said:
I think I've read something about onboard LAN + NF4 corrupting downloads...it's fixed with either a BIOS update or drivers, can't remember which, I think it's drivers.

bingo.

remove the nvdia firewall software and use it as a standard NIC. works fine then.

Alex

chris06 · 30 Apr 2006 at 19:52

just_grass said:
bingo.

remove the nvdia firewall software and use it as a standard NIC. works fine then.

Alex

What he said. I had the same problem with the same mobo. I uninstalled that and everything was cool

Reezer · 30 Apr 2006 at 23:22

Thank you everybody, I'm sure my friend will be very pleased when everything is working!

SexyGreyFox · 30 Apr 2006 at 23:33

Has he got cheap rounded cables on his hard drives?
I had terrible problems with data corruption because of cheap rounded cables about 3 years ago.
If he's using SATA then forget it.