ASUS A7V133 Hangs on Large File Transfer

[caliente]

The dilemma continues...

The problem: Hangs on large file transfers. For example, transfering large files over home ethernet or downloading large files such as mp3 or multimedia from the internet. Doesn't occur during any other operation. Heat does not appear to be an issue. CPU temp is ~46C.

The system: ASUS A7V133, AMD 1.2G@133, 256M Micron SDRAM, Tiasol HSF w/Artic SilverII, Creative Annihilator 32M NVIDIA, 10Mbs Ethernet using Netgear NICs and hub, DSL.

Loaded all the latest drivers from ASUS: BIOS 1005, Promise build 35, VIA 4 in 1. I though it might be the NIC driver and/or card (FA310TX). So I completely uninstalled and removed it and reinstalled with the latest Netgear driver.

Any suggestions? I'm running out of options.

Thanks!

 

[Boonesmi]

what sound card? or onboard sound?

also what version of the via 4in1?

 

[caliente]

On board sound. The 4 in 1 is 428(?)

 

[Boonesmi]

4in1 4.31 and higher have 686b bug fix. part of the 686b bug deals with problems with large files, either the system freezes or corrupts the files

 

[heffe734]

4.32 final is out...you should try those too.

 

[caliente]

I tried a new Netgear FA311 NIC. No problems yet.

Thanks for the 4 in 1 info. I'll load 'em just in case.

 

[ericboo]

I have a Asus P3V4X Via board with W2K Server and Promise Raid card, and it was locking up the server doing cross-network file transfers like you describe. I tried everything, updating, swapping cards, etc and ended up swapping the mobo with a BX board and reinstalling the OS, and now all problems are gone.

I am guessing it was something to do with the Via chipset.

 

[Davegod75]

install the newest via drivers

 

[AquamanA]

This is all assuming your using Win 9X/ME.

IMHO, 4.28 and 4.29 did not always install the VATAPI.VXD patch properly. Install the 4in1 4.32. I haven't tried it, but the problem appears to be fixed in this new 4in1 release. Anyway, go to device manager and look at the driver properties for the VIA PCI Busmaster controller. Verify that VATAPI.VXD is listed after the 4in1 install. If not, manually copy the file from the 4in1 package to c:\windows\system\iosubsys. Reboot. Verify that driver is now installed. Hopefully this will help your woes.

 

[cbuchach]

I know I have heard some problems can be had on the A7V133 with network cards and network transfers if "Byte Merge" is enabled in the BIOS. If you haven't already, try setting this to "disabled" and see if it helps!