Download Keeps looping, Please Help

[katrix]

Hello, aiite i got a problem that has finally started to annoy me....any help would be great.
I dl using TorrentStorm and in the past i had no problems, then all the sudden i started to get they annyoing problem.
---Every time i dowload a torrent it will start dowloading in torrentstorm everything goes well until i get to last .05% of the file.
--- The file reaches 99.99and then kicks back to 99.97 or lower and starts to redownload.
--- on some files i understand that the torrentstorm might have downloaded a corrupted pieces but i find it hard to believe that it would do that on all the files.

--- this problem is consist with K++ and Ares. Plus alot of the files i had on my Hd some how got corrupted. i am running windows 2k3 but i had this problem in win xp as well.

---any help would be greatly appericated.

[Oryx]

hmm if alot of files got corrupted then your either looking at a bad disk or a virus either way you have to run an antivirus scan , spyware scan , disk check , maybe defragment

if all checks out to be clear then .......
i don't know,, but you won't lose anything if you do whats stated above

[phalkon30]

I would also suggest running a program called memtest. http://www.memtest86.com/

It will check your memory for errors. If you run a full test or two and get errors, post back with some system info, or be prepared to RMA some RAM. Bad RAM is a very common cause of data corruption (but so are hard drives). If your RAM checks out I'll find you a program to check the disk for S.M.A.R.T. errors.

[katrix]

oryx thanks for the quick response
i have already done all of the things you stated. the problem did start 2-3 months after i got the new maxtor 250gb...maybe it could be that...maybe re-zeoring the harddrive will help? what do u peepz think?

[phalkon30]

http://www.maxtor.com/portal/site/Maxtor/menuitem.3c67e325e0a6b1f6294198b091346068/?channelpath=/en_us/Support/Software%20Downloads/ATA%20Hard%20Drives&downloadID=113

Is a cd .iso (image) that should be able to scan for errors on your drive. It boots outside of windows.

Alternatively you can install a program like SpeedFan http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail/SpeedFan/985582286/1 that will tell you a bunch of info about your entire system. Including S.M.A.R.T. monitoring.

[katrix]

okay i just ran the ram test recommend by Phalkon30, and it turns out one of my ram stick was bad... so after replacing it with a backup lets see how it goes. I just installed one rar file which wasn't working in the past... so maybe it did solve the problem... i am to sure though thank you for you help Phalkon30 that program you recommneded for mem test really helped me out.

[phalkon30]

Glad I could help, too bad it turned out to be faulty hardware :(

There is a chance you can save the chip of RAM by running higher voltages, slower speeds, looser timings, or all of the above (which would decrease performance). But if you can get a replacement for your RAM it would be much better. There is no garuntee that playing with settings would fix the errors, and the chip will most likely fail at a later date anyway.

Memtest86 is one of my favorite programs lately. Its the first diagnostic tool I turn to when someone has a computer problem. Since pretty much all your data will pass through the RAM at some point, its a good idea to test it anyway, you may be getting corruption and not even know it!

[katrix]

the ram i have is kingston 3200 hyperX so i will call them during the week and see what they say...i don't want to mess around with too many setting.
-thanks again