> Roman:
>
> I'm seeing some strange CRC32/SHA errors on random ROMS on my machine. It seems
> to be coming from a new Western Digital 120GB HD. I don't see these errors when
> using a WD 80GB HD. I have not overclocked my system or done anything else
> hardware wise.
>
> What would you do to track this down? I was thinking about first replacing the
> 80pin IDE Cable to the HD (it is the only drive on that cable). If that doesn't
> work would you just get the drive replaced? I have a couple more weeks to
> return it where I bought it from and get a swap.
>
> Just wondering if there are other things you would check.
>
> Thank you for a great program!
>

Random checksum errors are definetly caused by hardware problems. This can be caused by a bad (or cheap) ide cable, bad chipsetdrivers (older via chipsets are known to cause bitflips), bad ram or bad ram timing and of course a corrupt harddisk (which I think is rather uncommon).

If you ask me it's the cable.....


Roman Scherzer
ClrMamePro