Re: System freeze on file copy

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From: Pegasus \(MVP\) (I.can_at_fly.com)
Date: 09/16/04


Date: Thu, 16 Sep 2004 21:50:27 +1000


"Mr Horse" <flowerpowerDELETECAPS@industrial.dk> wrote in message
news:5EA6904C-0795-4D61-871A-3A35A964E194@microsoft.com...
> Ever since installing a brand new seagate 160GB SATA harddrive, and
> incidentally also installing SP2 right on top of it, i have been unable to
> copy certain files of random types and sizes, also randomly spread
throughout
> all of my harddrives from one physical harddrive to another.
> if i try, the system freezes after reaching a certain point (this is
always
> the same point for the individual file), sometimes giving a "bad parameter
> error" before the crash.
> OK, that first paragraph was kind of long, so i'll just restate that I
> cannot copy a certain amount of files from one physical hard drive to
> another. They can be copied from logical partition to logical partition no
> problem, however.
> I can't copy them to removable media such as floppies and jaz disks
either.
> I have 2 normal U-ATA harddrives, 1 SATA HD, 1 RAID 1.5 array (2xWD 60gb)
> and 2 SCSI UW harddrives.
> The problem happens on ALL hard drives. And ONLY when copying from one
> PHYSICAL harddrive to another.
> The JAZ drive is connected through the SCSI controller. And it is also
> affected.
> This is frustrating the hell out of me as I am unable to back up any of
the
> affected files (some of which are movies, some are audio, some are program
> files, others are just .txt and .doc files).
> However (and this is the most puzzling part) I can both access and copy
and
> even move those very same files if I connect through another computer on
the
> LAN!
> How can it be that I can remotely manipulate files in ways that would make
> the make the computer crash when locally done on the system?
>
> My system:
> OS: WinXP SP2 (fully patched, except for .NET 1.1)
> CPU: AMD Barton XP 2500+ (temp: 33C - 46C)
> Mobo: DFI LANPARTY NFII Ultra (latest drivers and BIOS, temp: 29C - 35C)
> RAM: 2xInfineon 512 MB PC3200, dual channel
> Video: Club 3D Radeon 9800pro 128 MB (latest omega drivers, temp: 24C-33C)
>
> Harddrives:
> 1 Seagate Barracuda 160GB SATA
> 1 Seagate Barracuda 80 GB ATA-100
> 2 Western Digital 60GB ATA-100, RAID 1.5
> 1 Quantum Atlas II 10 GB SCSI u160
> 1 Seagate Barracuda 18XL 18.3 GB SCSI u160
>
> Expansion cards:
> Adaptec AHA-2940UW SCSI controller (latest BIOS)
> Videologic Sonic Fury soundcard (latest drivers)
> Terratec EWX 24/96 (latest drivers)
>
> Removable Media:
> Plextor Plexwriter 24/10/40A CD burner
> Iomega JAZ external SCSI
> 3.5' Floppy drive

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