What the hell is going on with my pc? garbled pics..

matt100 · 5 Jun 2006 at 15:07

right, just downloaded memtest v3.1 (on my laptop because it wouldn't download on the desktop) and its now running... am I right in thinking its test 5 I need to be running?

Mr Mister · 5 Jun 2006 at 15:12

i have no idea which test is best. I personally run them all through. Errors are usually picked up pretty quick if there are any.

If you still have a dfi mobo you can run it from the bios - thus no bootable cd

Azraeluk · 5 Jun 2006 at 15:16

Are you running the Nforce4 Firewall??

I have some crc disk corruption when I was running that.

matt100 · 5 Jun 2006 at 15:24

Mr Mister said:
i have no idea which test is best. I personally run them all through. Errors are usually picked up pretty quick if there are any.

If you still have a dfi mobo you can run it from the bios - thus no bootable cd

No dfi now.. onto a shuttle :eek:

its on pass 10 of test 5 with no errors.. My gut instinct is its not RAM.. I think its most likely software.

Azraeluk said:
Are you running the Nforce4 Firewall??

I have some crc disk corruption when I was running that.

I do run the nf4 firewall actually

Mr Mister · 5 Jun 2006 at 15:26

matt100 said:
No dfi now.. onto a shuttle :S its on pass 10 of test 5 with no errors.. My gut instinct is its not RAM.. I think its most likely software.

Maybe but then it does still occur on a fresh install.

matt100 · 5 Jun 2006 at 15:38

did 15 passes of test 5, no errors, started at test 1 for a full sweep, currently at test 4.. no errors.

Global_Inferno · 5 Jun 2006 at 15:53

If this is the same RAM im buying from you in the members market, you better run it through memtest86+ ALL tests at least 10 times to be sure, cuz I will not be a happy chappie if it turns up with this problem in tow. :confused:

BillytheImpaler · 5 Jun 2006 at 15:55

Perhaps you should be using the bootable version of Memtest rather than the vesion that runs in Windows.

matt100 · 5 Jun 2006 at 15:58

Global_Inferno said:
If this is the same RAM im buying from you in the members market, you better run it through memtest86+ ALL tests at least 10 times to be sure, cuz I will not be a happy chappie if it turns up with this problem in tow.

I fully understand.. its on test 7 now.. no probs at all..

This problem is NOT the ram I'm happy to guarantee that.. never had any problems with it, I'm gonna keep it testing for a couple of hours but I'm certain its not this.

If it was the ram why would clearing all my offline content meant the pics that were garbled were fine but others were garbled.. just doesn't point at the ram for me.

matt100 · 5 Jun 2006 at 15:59

BillytheImpaler said:
Perhaps you should be using the bootable version of Memtest rather than the vesion that runs in Windows.

how do you know I'm not?

I downloaded the iso

Global_Inferno · 5 Jun 2006 at 16:03

matt100 said:
I fully understand.. its on test 7 now.. no probs at all..

This problem is NOT the ram I'm happy to guarantee that.. never had any problems with it, I'm gonna keep it testing for a couple of hours but I'm certain its not this.

If it was the ram why would clearing all my offline content meant the pics that were garbled were fine but others were garbled.. just doesn't point at the ram for me.

Ok then I will continue as planned and go pay it in now then... just dont fry it

londonbairn · 5 Jun 2006 at 16:07

Maxtor + nforce 4 = problems

use a newer ide driver or use the standard ms one

afraser2k · 5 Jun 2006 at 16:09

Tried replacing the BIOS battery in the Shuttle? I had a lot of problems with an older (3 years at most) recently with various issues in hardware/installs until I replaced it.

From the way I've read it you've tried two different graphics cards in the same system and both have the same results.

matt100 · 5 Jun 2006 at 16:13

I don't have a maxtor disk, its a seagate and I'm using the nf4 ide controller I believe..

And yes, I have had a 7800gtx and now x1900xt in the space of the last few weeks.. I'm stumped tbh..

iirc its all based around this shuttle.. maybe I should try a bios flash and fresh install..

Maybe I should do what I've been half thinking about for ages and buy a mac mini and an xbox 360

matt100 · 5 Jun 2006 at 16:14

could it be the cpu? surely they work or don't work?? Its just it had a bit of a kicking under my mach2 when I had it.

Mr Mister · 5 Jun 2006 at 16:25

v unlikely to be the cpu i would think.

matt100 · 5 Jun 2006 at 16:28

How about a dodgy bit of software? I use some p2p stuff, could I have contracted a nasty from there? surely that would minifest itself in more unpleasant ways?

This memtest is still trucking along perfectly happily.. its not the ram chaps.

Mr Mister · 5 Jun 2006 at 16:37

have you got a normal mobo still? possibly dodgy mobo in the shuttle.

Dont think it would be as a result of p2p

matt100 · 5 Jun 2006 at 16:41

I don't actually.. just have a borked dfi expert (reason for getting the shuttle.. to avoid all this nonsense) I think when I get this presentation finished (in about 10 hours :mad:

) I'll set about another fresh install.

If I upgraded it from home to pro would that reinstall everything? Might be worth a try before I kill it altogether.

Azraeluk · 5 Jun 2006 at 16:49

Sounds like its the Nvidia Active Armour muck thats doing there is a known problem with it causing CRC errors.

When I first installed it, every zip i downloaded from the net was corrupt, the odd time they would work, but most times they were DOA.

Read the net a litte and found the issue, sadly I do recall that a full windows reinstall was required to remove it.

When you reinstall the NForce4 drivers dont install the firewall.

What the hell is going on with my pc? garbled pics..

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