Re: freeze/crash when copying files

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From: Richard Urban (richardurbanREMOVETHIS_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 09/05/04 

Date: Sun, 5 Sep 2004 19:38:48 -0400

Install the latest M/B drivers from Nvidia, version 4.27. 

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Regards:
Richard Urban
aka  Crusty (-: Old B@stard :-)
"Invader Zim" <putafuky@REMOVETHIStiscali.dk> wrote in message 
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> greets,
> i've recently started experiencing a rather peculiar problem after
> installing a seagate 160gb SATA harddrive, which i incidentally also
> decided to use as the primary boot drive (created a 10 gig partition
> for the OS).
> I have a DFI nForce2 mobo (LANPARTY Ultra II) for which i had set up a
> 60gb raid 1.5 array up using two identical western digital harddrives.
> the 160gb seagate HD was supposed to replace the WD harddrives, as the
> WD ones have a tendency to make a highly annoying high frequency
> noise, and have done so ever since i got them.
> While I was copying the files from the raid array over to the 160
> gigger, my computer suddenly froze and would only react to the reset
> and power buttons.
> I rebooted and tried again only to experience the same result.
> Eventually i found out that this only happened with a select few
> (well, actually there's a lot of them, but far from all files are
> affected) files of varying sizes and types.
> I then tried copying the files to a 1 gb JAZ disk connected externally
> through an adaptec 2940UW scsi PCI controller. Same result.
> Then thought "well damn, must mean the harddrives have somehow become
> fried" (which couldn't have happened due to overheating or anything as
> i have more than adequate cooling throughout the entire cabinet).
> I then detached the RAID array and put in two older 10gb SCSI u160
> harddrives which also contained files that i needed to put on the new
> SATA harddrive. Lo and behold, the same thing happened!! Computer
> froze while trying to copy a small, but significant number of
> seemingly random files. Eventually (meaning within like an hour) it
> also spread to another 80gb seagate HD, as WELL as the brand spanking
> new SATA drive!
> Checking the drives for errors revealed nothing.
> I also found that i am generally able to open the files in question,
> but often, explorer will crash if I attempt to do so (also sometimes
> taking the error reporting tool/dr watson down with it).
> What's funny though is that I can easily copy and move the files from
> the harddrives to another computer on the LAN, just not from harddrive
> to harddrive/removable media.
>
> Event viewer reveals little except the following error message:
> "Content index on d:\system volume information\catalog.wci is corrupt.
> Please shutdown and restart the Indexing Service (cisvc)."
> Microsoft's knowledge database has nothing on this subject, except
> that rebooting will solve the problem. But it's not like I have any
> choice but to reboot anyway, heh.
> But it seems obvious to me that the harddrives are not at fault here.
> Especially since they work when put into other computers (haven't
> tried the SATA drive in any other computer, as this is my only one
> that has an SATA controller).
>
> Does anyone know what the hell is going on here?
> I can only guess that it's either the motherboard or an
> incompatibility between windows and a driver.
> If it is the motherboard, can anyone recommend me a motherboard that
> is STABLE, has SATA, dual LAN, USB 2.0, firewire and supports PC3200
> and AMD barton CPUs and doesn't cost a fortune?
>
> My system:
> Barton XP 2500+ OC'ed to 2700+
> 400W Macron PSU
> motherboard is DFI LANPARTY Ultra II (nForce2 chipset) with latest
> BIOS and nforce drivers
> 1 gb PC3200 infineon ram (2x512 mb dual chan.)
> Club3D Radeon 9800pro 128mb, latest omega drivers
> Turtle Beach Santa Cruz soundcard, latest drivers
> Terratec EWX 24/96 soundcard, latest drivers
> 160 gb seagate barracuda SATA HD
> 80 gb seagate barracuda IDE HD
> 2x60gb western digital IDE HD on raid 1.5 array
> 10 gb seagate caviar SCSI u160 HD
> 10 gb quantum SCSI u160 HD
> Plextor 40/12/24x CD-RW IDE
> Plextor 50x CD-ROM IDE
> also use AVG antivirus software and spybot/adaware plus.
> the drives are not particularly fragmented.
>
> system temperatures are generally:
> mb: 32 idle, 36 full load
> CPU: 32 idle, 41 full load
> harddrives: between 24 and 36 degrees
>
> thanks,
> -IZ

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