CRC errors.. Is there software to identify the problem?

[John]

Hi All,

I'm getting CRC errors when running some games. I think my harddisk is sub
par.

Its a WD2500 (three other letters on the end that I can't remember just now,
but not relevant to my question)

Couple of questions?

Are there software utilities that will tell me if its the hard disk for
sure? If so what and where?

If said software says drive isn't up to scratch, should I just go sraight
out and buy a new drive, or are there other things to check into first?

If it is the hard drive, will the problem be just the drive, such that if I
change it, or add another one and install games to that drive will the
problem go away entirely, or is it possible for the error to derive from a
combination of problems?

Thanks for anyone who can offer advice..

 

[beenthere]

Hi All,

I'm getting CRC errors when running some games. I think my harddisk is
sub par.

Its a WD2500 (three other letters on the end that I can't remember just
now, but not relevant to my question)

Couple of questions?

Are there software utilities that will tell me if its the hard disk for
sure? If so what and where?

If said software says drive isn't up to scratch, should I just go sraight
out and buy a new drive, or are there other things to check into first?

If it is the hard drive, will the problem be just the drive, such that if
I change it, or add another one and install games to that drive will the
problem go away entirely, or is it possible for the error to derive from a
combination of problems?

You can always test a drive with the drive Manufacturers test
tools. Which of course, you can d\load from their site, ie. Maxtor,
Seagate, etc.

But a CRC error is to do with the program generally. See here..

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclic_redundancy_check

bw..OJ

 

[kony]

Hi All,

I'm getting CRC errors when running some games.

What/how is this evident? If you get a message, how is it
presented and what does it state exactly? Does Windows
Event Viewer show anything?

I think my harddisk is sub
par.

It's doubtful that is the problem, more likely you would
have overheating CPU, poor power or other memory errors
causing data corruption that (could merely happen to be)
came from the HDD merely because it's where the files were.

Its a WD2500 (three other letters on the end that I can't remember just now,
but not relevant to my question)

Couple of questions?

Are there software utilities that will tell me if its the hard disk for
sure? If so what and where?

Run the HD manufacturer's diagnostics.

If said software says drive isn't up to scratch, should I just go sraight
out and buy a new drive, or are there other things to check into first?

Yes, if it fails the manufacturer's diagnostics you should
RMA it presuming it's under warranty still, and if you can't
do without it (or they won't advance ship a replacement)
then you'll need buy another in the interim till the
replacement arrives. There are plenty of other things to
check, like running Prime95's Torture Test (large in-place
FFTs setting) for over 30 minutes, Memtest86+ for several
hours... but we don't yet know exactly what indication you
have of the problem.

If it is the hard drive, will the problem be just the drive, such that if I
change it, or add another one and install games to that drive will the
problem go away entirely, or is it possible for the error to derive from a
combination of problems?

It could be a combination, but it's unlikely presuming
system was set up reasonably... and even if system had
multiple problems they might not be contributing to any one
problem in use. Is there anything else the system isn't
doing properly? It is not expected that a drive problem
would only surface during gaming... except maybe if it were
your optical drive reading a game CD/DVD and you never use
the optical drive otherwise.


You haven't told use about this system, a concise list of
all major components including PSU make/model/wattage.