I just recently upgraded my processor and mother board to a P4 2.4Ghz 800Mhz FSB, hyper threading supported. The mother board is a Intel D865GBF with 2 gigs of PC3200 ram. The problem I'm having is when I try to install an application that is enclosed in a self extracting archive I get CRC errors about the archive and the installer quits. This problem is preventing me from installing many needed applications.
Since the problem I replaced the hard drive for a WD80gig 7200rpm w/8mb cache, new power supply specific to the P4 chip. Fresh load of XP Pro, flashed the bios to the latest from Intel's web sight.
Now something weird, after many hours and many beers I found if I disable hyper threading some archive will extract but the larger ones (100mb +) still fail CRC checks. The failing archives do extract properly on 3 other pc's running earlier processors, a P3 833 and a P3 1g with the same OS.
HELP! Everything is new, anyone ever hear of problems with hyper threading?
Thanks in advance for any suggestions anyone may have.

Jpumpster

you checked for any bios updates or some intel apps that might be causing it. I remember via i think once had a problem where it would corrupt data. They fixed it through their 4in1. Not sure if intel has such a thing or not. Hope i was some help.

ok... if you update your pc to the max with latest drivers and your still having problems,.... try turning down your settings for your memory in the BIOS,... see if that works.... i say this because memory problems can give CRC errors also,.... its happened to me when i had some cheapo ram...give it a shot....

RaZoR

Bad ram or too high timings for your mem. Set it by SPD in the bios and see if you still get the CRC errors. Also try to test 1 mem stick at once.

Lower your memory timings,
and try with 1 stick of ram
and see if it works,
then try with the other
and see if it works,
and you can figure out which one is bad,
if 1 is.

Hi i apologise if this has already been posted but i was wondering are you using win xp or 2000 if xp install sp1 and do windows update as there is a patch somewere for pcs with hyperthreading and having a gig or more memory as many had troubles with large zip files or if 2000 install sp4 and do windows update :beer:

Thanks for all of the tips. I took the mother board, processor and memory back to the store where I purchased it all and they tested everything for a day and said they found a couple of flakey memory sticks. When I got home I tried the same zip's and the same problem is still happining. :knife: I am running XP pro, frsh install of OS with SP1. Does anyone know of a good hardware dianostics program that will correctly with hyper-threading?
Thanks again to all of you.

Jpumpster

Dan03, thanks for the info. I found the article you mentioned. I'm going to contact MS tomorrow and get the fix.
Thanks bud! :hail:

Jpumpster

anytime hehe

Would you be able to post the links to the patches here just soo that i could see if i have them and for anyone else that may need them thanks in advance :hail: :hail: :hail: