Data keeps getting corrupted - possible culprit?

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kiajoon

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Recent past few weeks I have to reinstall my OS a few times. Firslty it was HAL.DLL that got corrupted, and then other software starts to roll in, even new installations. My files and pictures that got copied to other drives for back up is also getting to act funny. Sometimes when I copy them over to another drive folders go missing.

I do not overclock and have used 3 different hard drives, many different sata/IDE cables 3 different optical drives to investigate. Can it be a faulty motherboard? Can the NB be the issue? I will run memtest tonight to see if it is the memory. if anyone can give me any suggestion it will be great.
 
I've been having a similar issue... over the last month and a half I've had to reinstall vista x64 four times...

It's been a while now though... wasn't using the nforce drivers (never did in XP - defaults worked fine), but now installing them seems to have made me stable... for now.

still gonna upgrade away from this crap pile of a motherboard chipset as soon as I can. nforce 4 is baaad, and from what I've heard nvidia chipsets haven't gotten any better.
 
To make things easier on us, what does your system look like? (Please be as specific as possible.)
 
Running memtest is the first thing to do. RAM problems will cause this. Also, you need to check your voltages on your PSU to make sure it is putting out good numbers. If the PSU is putting out voltages that are too out of spec, it can cause this also. The only way to do this is with a multimeter. A good PSU will keep voltages within 1% of spec. If you have more than about 3% from spec (i.e 3.3v, 5v, 12v), you will have problems.
 
My specs are

WIn XP Pro 32bit SP2
C2D E4600
Asus P5V-VM DH
2GB Adata PC5300 Memory
450W Enermax PSU (single rail)
500gb Samsung F1 HDD
7800GTX
Sound Blaster Audigy

I think maybe the NB is over heating in my case. It has a tiny heatsink and stings my fingers when touched, Can that be a reason?
 
Download windows memory diagnostic tool, get an iso burner and burn it to a disc, boot from that, switch to extended mode (press T) and let it run over night. It will show errors right on the screen.
 
bigdogchris said:
Download windows memory diagnostic tool, get an iso burner and burn it to a disc, boot from that, switch to extended mode (press T) and let it run over night. It will show errors right on the screen.
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OK will do. Thanks!
 
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