Help with 'corrupt' data...

rayc59 · 11-19-2005, 11:23 PM

Problem: Since I built this computer in mid-August, I have had trouble downloading and installing files from some CDs. I can only download files from certain P2P programs (eMule, DC++, torrents - BitComet) and Steam. I can try downloading files off of Firefox, IE, Limewire, Ares, and Opera, but a good 9 times out of 10, something is corrupt in them. On the topic of installing files from CDs; certain CDs seem to have 'corrupt' files in them. The only CDs that have given me trouble are the Ubuntu CDs, and UT2004; which I just purchased today, and I am angry that I can not install it. I ordered 30 CDs from Ubuntu's free CD thingy (10 PowerPCs, 10 Intel x86s, and 10 AMD64s); I tried 20/30 of them (all but PowerPC ones), and none worked, each of them had trouble verifying contents in the CD. I also have issues when I run 3D games at high details that normally run fine on other peoples machines with similar specs; ATI returns an error that my VPU was no longer responding to commands and has been reset, and my game freezes for about 20 seconds. Here are my specs:
Windows XP SP2
Athlon64 3000+ Venice core
1GB (2x512MB) Corsair Value CAS2.5
Radeon x700 Pro 128MB PCI-E
CHAINTECH VNF4/Ultra ATX AMD Motherboard
Seagate 160GB 7200RPM HDD

I've tried memtest86 - which displayed no problems. I've also tried CHKDSK which also returned no problems, and SeaTools which was also fine. Help is greatly appreciated

Xycron · 11-20-2005, 05:03 AM

what type of things are you downloading....some things have a high corrupt rate....mainly illgeal things..

rayc59 · 11-20-2005, 05:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Xycron

what type of things are you downloading....some things have a high corrupt rate....mainly illgeal things..

Anything I download, including many legal programs.

kof2000 · 11-20-2005, 05:59 AM

there are par and par2 files but these are usually not found in those places except usenet. they repair missing or corrupted data.

11-19-2005, 11:23 PM	#1 (permalink)
rayc59 New Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 2	Help with 'corrupt' data... Problem: Since I built this computer in mid-August, I have had trouble downloading and installing files from some CDs. I can only download files from certain P2P programs (eMule, DC++, torrents - BitComet) and Steam. I can try downloading files off of Firefox, IE, Limewire, Ares, and Opera, but a good 9 times out of 10, something is corrupt in them. On the topic of installing files from CDs; certain CDs seem to have 'corrupt' files in them. The only CDs that have given me trouble are the Ubuntu CDs, and UT2004; which I just purchased today, and I am angry that I can not install it. I ordered 30 CDs from Ubuntu's free CD thingy (10 PowerPCs, 10 Intel x86s, and 10 AMD64s); I tried 20/30 of them (all but PowerPC ones), and none worked, each of them had trouble verifying contents in the CD. I also have issues when I run 3D games at high details that normally run fine on other peoples machines with similar specs; ATI returns an error that my VPU was no longer responding to commands and has been reset, and my game freezes for about 20 seconds. Here are my specs: Windows XP SP2 Athlon64 3000+ Venice core 1GB (2x512MB) Corsair Value CAS2.5 Radeon x700 Pro 128MB PCI-E CHAINTECH VNF4/Ultra ATX AMD Motherboard Seagate 160GB 7200RPM HDD I've tried memtest86 - which displayed no problems. I've also tried CHKDSK which also returned no problems, and SeaTools which was also fine. Help is greatly appreciated Last edited by rayc59; 11-19-2005 at 11:48 PM.

11-20-2005, 05:59 AM	#4 (permalink)
kof2000 Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Oahu Age: 27 Posts: 6,273	there are par and par2 files but these are usually not found in those places except usenet. they repair missing or corrupted data. __________________ QX9650@4.2 swiftech \|9600@3.0 9700 nt 780i \| 790fx 8gb ddr1200 \| 8gb ddr1200 2x150gb 3x1tb \|2x250gb 3x8800gtx \|3x2900xt 1gb 2x20xdvdrw \|2x20xdvdrw 15in1 card reader \|15in1 card reader ng15/g9 \|ng15/g9 1200w psu \|1200w psu 2x28" LCD \|2x28" LCD

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11-20-2005, 05:03 AM	#2 (permalink)
Xycron banned Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 2,099	what type of things are you downloading....some things have a high corrupt rate....mainly illgeal things..