Greetings, I've been having a real problem with large files being corrupted on my local server. Specs as follows: AMD Sempron 3000 Gigabyte GA-K8VM800M 1GB Kingston PC3200 DDR 2 x Realtek 8139 NICs 32MB TNT2 VGA 1 x Adaptec 1210SA SATA RAID card 2 x Seagate 200GB SATA HDDs (RAID1) Antec Aria case I know that in the past, the VIA PCI bus has had some major issues with data corruption, but I can't seem to find anything about this kind of data corruption occuring with the K8M800 and VT8237 combination. Any ideas, thoughts or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance. Adam Computer nut since 1985 and still loving it...

It might be a good idea to swap out the RAM. Sorry, I do not check for private messages

Re-load the chipset drivers using the latest version on the VIA web site - if there was a problem it has probably been fixed by now in the newest drivers. Make sure your ram is actually 100% compatible with your mboard. This is apparently a major problem with DDR ram. Go to the Kingston web site and look up the list of compatible ram, using your mboard brand and model. If the ram you are using is not listed you need to get different ram. Make sure the ram is in the proper slot for the type of ram you are using - see your mboard manual. Go to the Seagate web site and download a diagnostic utility, diagnose your drives. It will find errors Windows can't find. Less likely - your power supply may be wonky. Sniff the PS fan outlet area with the power off - a strong burnt wiring / burnt plasticy smell indicates the PS has been overheating and has been malfunctioning, regardless of whether the PS fan is spinning properly. Look in your bios Setup at the current voltages (if you have the monitoring chipset for that) - +3.3, +5, and +12 volts should be within 10% of nominal values - your Vcc (cpu core voltage(s)) should be within 5% of nominal value(s). Voltages that are too high can do a lot of damage in a short time. The PS fan should be spinning at the speed it is supposed to be - some spin according to how warm the PS is, slower when cooler, but it may not have that feature and in that case should spin quite fast. If it spins too slow or has stopped, the PS will overheat and fry itself, malfunction for a while, and eventually die.