Re: Disk to disk copying with overclocked memory

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From: DaveW (none_at_zero.org)
Date: 03/12/04 

Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2004 00:49:55 GMT

If you've overclocked the RAM, yes, there is a chance of getting timing
errors in the data which will lead to data corruption. 

-- 
DaveW
"Mark M" <MarkM_csiphsCANT_RECEIVE_MAIL@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
news:94A96EAAAE583A75@127.0.0.1...
> I use a partition copier which boots off a floppy disk before any
> other OS is launched.
>
> If I copy a partition from one hard drive to another, then is there
> any risk of data corruption if the BIOS has been changed to
> aggressively speed up the memory settings?
>
> For example the BIOS might set the memory to CAS=2 rather than
> CAS=3.  Or other memory timing intervals might also be set to be
> shorter than is normal.
>
> I am thinking that maybe the IDE cable and drive controllers handle
> data fairly independently of the memory on the motherboard.  So
> maybe data just flows up and down the IDE cable and maybe the
> motherboard is not involved except for sync pulses.
>
> There are three scenarios I am thinking about:
>
> (1) Copying a partition from one hard drive on one IDE cable to
> another hard drive on a different IDE cable.
>
> (2) Copying a partition from one hard drive to another which is on
> the same IDE cable.
>
> (3) Copying one partition to another on the same hard drive.
>
> How much effect would "over-set" memory have on these situations?
>
> Do the answers to any of the above three scenarios change if the
> copying of large amounts of data files is done from within WinXP?
> Personally, I would guess that it is more likely that motherboard
> memory comes into play if Windows is involved.

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