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Is that you Steve? I think the word you're looking for is gammy, gammy ram.

Steven wrote:

> Check/Replace  IDE/SATA cable?
>
> In the event you have dodgy Ram you would probably be getting blue screens
> of death or some other error message constantly.
>
> Steve
>
> "Ken" <ken@invalid.com> wrote in message
> news:fbydnW5M15f0hfranZ2dnUVZ_hadnZ2d@comcast.com...
> > Kenneth wrote:
> >> Howdy,
> >>
> >> About three weeks ago, when I tried to open a file on a 250
> >> gig WD drive, I got the error "The file or directory is
> >> corrupted and unreadable."
> >>
> >> Based on what I read about that error, I decided that my
> >> best bet was to re-format the drive.
> >>
> >> After the format, I put it back into service, and all was
> >> fine until today.
> >>
> >> Today, I got the error again.
> >>
> >> This time, I ran the Western Digital Diagnostics and chose
> >> the most rigorous test method.
> >>
> >> The disk passed...
> >>
> >> Is it likely that this disk is on its way out, or could
> >> there be another explanation for these errors?
> >>
> >> Sincere thanks,
> >
> > Before condemning the HD, I would run a thorough test of your RAM.  The HD
> > is most likely the problem, but data is read and stored in RAM before
> > being used.

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