{"id":79,"date":"2004-08-22T12:54:00","date_gmt":"2004-08-22T19:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kb.terabyteunlimited.com\/kb-articles\/image-validation-fails-with-image-stream-corrupt-or-byte-for-byte-validation-failure-message\/"},"modified":"2021-09-06T23:14:50","modified_gmt":"2021-09-07T06:14:50","slug":"image-validation-fails-with-image-stream-corrupt-or-byte-for-byte-validation-failure-message","status":"publish","type":"lsvr_kba","link":"https:\/\/www.terabyteunlimited.com\/kb\/kb-articles\/image-validation-fails-with-image-stream-corrupt-or-byte-for-byte-validation-failure-message\/","title":{"rendered":"Image Validation Fails with Image Stream Corrupt or Byte-for-Byte Validation Failure Message"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This problem can be caused by overclocking, overheating, a hardware problem, or a BIOS or firmware bug or configuration issue.&nbsp;Another possible cause of this issue has to do with mismatched short filenames among image files in the set.&nbsp;To solve this issue:<\/p>\r\n  <p>If the image files in the set make use of long filenames, please refer to the following article:<br \/><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.terabyteunlimited.com\/kb\/?p=297\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Message &quot;Insert Media for File...&quot; when Validating or Restoring with BootIt NG<\/a><\/strong><br \/><\/p>\r\n  <p>If the aforementioned article does not resolve the issue, determine if the mainboard, memory, or CPU is at fault:<\/p>\r\n  <ul>\r\n    <li>Download and run either the <a href=\"http:\/\/oca.microsoft.com\/en\/windiag.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Microsoft Windows Memory Diagnostic<\/a> or <a title=\"memtest86\" href=\"http:\/\/www.memtest86.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">memtest86<\/a> (or try both of them).<br \/><br \/>\r\n      <ul>\r\n        <li>If you use the Windows Memory Diagnostic, run the extended tests overnight.<br \/><br \/><\/li>\r\n        <li>If you use memtest86, run all seven of the default tests, and allow it to run overnight. <\/li>\r\n      <\/ul>\r\n    <\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n  <p>If the memory diagnostic does not report any errors, check the following:<\/p>\r\n  <ul>\r\n    <li>Run <strong>chkdsk \/f<\/strong> on both the source drive and the drive holding the backup image. <strong><font color=\"#ff0000\">Important:<\/font><\/strong> Only run <strong>chkdsk<\/strong> if the memory diagnostic did not report any errors. Running <strong>chkdsk<\/strong> on a system with bad memory can result in data corruption.<br \/><br \/>Start a Command Prompt and then run <strong><font color=\"#ff0000\">chkdsk&nbsp;x: \/f<\/font><\/strong>&nbsp;where<strong> x<\/strong>: is the drive to check. <br \/>For example: <strong><font color=\"#ff0000\">chkdsk c: \/f<br \/><\/font><\/strong><br \/><strong>Note:<\/strong> If running Windows Vista or Windows 7, you must run <strong>chkdsk<\/strong> from an Administrator Command Prompt.<br \/><br \/><\/li>\r\n    <li>If the problem is occurring when saving images to an optical drive, try burning at a slower speed and\/or updating the drive's firmware, if possible.&nbsp;Also, please refer to the article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.terabyteunlimited.com\/kb\/?p=087\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Message &quot;Unable to read from file&quot; when Performing Image Validation or Restore<\/strong><\/a>, if applicable.<br \/><br \/><\/li>\r\n    <li>If you are overclocking, revert your settings to the defaults and determine if the problem goes away.<br \/><br \/><\/li>\r\n    <li>If you are using a non-standard, third-party system BIOS or device firmware, switch to the latest final version of the manufacturer-supported BIOS or firmware, reset all BIOS settings to the defaults (referred to as a &quot;clearing the CMOS&quot; procedure by some mainboard manufacturers), and determine if the problem goes away.<br \/><br \/><\/li>\r\n    <li>If you have recently flashed to a different version of your system BIOS <em>or<\/em> the firmware of the controller to which your drive is connected (even if you the version used is a manufacturer-supported version), try reverting to the BIOS or firmware version you were using before (or the latest version), and determine if the problem goes away.<br \/><br \/><\/li>\r\n    <li>If you are having the problem with an IDE&nbsp;drive and you are using an IDE cable that is greater than 18 inches in length, replace the cable with one that is 18 inches or shorter in length.<br \/><br \/><\/li>\r\n    <li>Switch to an 80-conductor IDE cable.<br \/><br \/><\/li>\r\n    <li>If you have an IDE drive that is set to master (and\/or is the only device on the IDE cable) ensure that it is connected to the <em>end<\/em> of the IDE cable.<br \/><br \/><\/li>\r\n    <li>If you are using a USB drive, please see the following KB article:<br \/><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.terabyteunlimited.com\/kb\/?p=407\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Troubleshooting USB Drive Connection and Performance Issues<\/a><\/strong><br \/><br \/><\/li>\r\n    <li>Ensure that your system, including any applicable drives, are not running at temperatures that exceed the manufacturer specifications. If any temperatures are high, addtional case fans may be needed.<br \/><br \/><\/li>\r\n    <li>The drive may have weak sectors.&nbsp; Try a thorough test with a utility provided by the drive manufacturer, with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.spinrite.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SpinRite<\/a>, or with a similar utility. <\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n  <p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n  <p>If none of the above helps, the problem may be due to weak sectors on the drive surface.&nbsp;If the issue you are having involves a hard drive, download and run the hard drive manufacturer's diagnostic utility or a third-party utility designed to scan and repair hard disk surfaces.&nbsp;Below are links to some major hard drive manufacturer's home pages:<br \/><\/p>\r\n  <p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.excelstor.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ExcelStor<\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fel.fujitsu.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fujitsu<\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hgst.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hitachi<\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.maxtor.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Seagate\/Maxtor<\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.samsung.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Samsung<\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.seagate.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Seagate<\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sonystyle.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sony<\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/sdd.toshiba.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Toshiba<\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wdc.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Western Digital<\/a><br \/><\/p>\r\n  <p>If you still have not narrowed down the problem, try adjusting the system BIOS parameters below, for the drive(s) with which you are experiencing the problem. These settings, if available,&nbsp;are typically found under &quot;Integrated Peripherals&quot; or in the &quot;Drive Configuration&quot; section.<\/p>\r\n  <ul>\r\n    <li>Disable &quot;Block mode&quot; <\/li>\r\n    <li>Disable &quot;32-bit access&quot; <\/li>\r\n    <li>Switch to a different PIO mode <\/li>\r\n    <li>Switch to a lower UDMA mode, if using UDMA <br \/><\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This problem can be caused by overclocking, overheating, a hardware problem, or a BIOS or firmware bug or configuration issue.&nbsp;Another possible cause of this issue has to do with mismatched short filenames among image files in the set.&nbsp;To solve this issue: If the image files in the set make use of long filenames, please refer [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"lsvr_kba_cat":[1809],"lsvr_kba_tag":[2118],"class_list":["post-79","lsvr_kba","type-lsvr_kba","status-publish","hentry","lsvr_kba_cat-problem-solving-bing-archive","lsvr_kba_tag-archived"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.terabyteunlimited.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lsvr_kba\/79","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.terabyteunlimited.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lsvr_kba"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.terabyteunlimited.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/lsvr_kba"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.terabyteunlimited.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.terabyteunlimited.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=79"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.terabyteunlimited.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lsvr_kba\/79\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6009,"href":"https:\/\/www.terabyteunlimited.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lsvr_kba\/79\/revisions\/6009"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.terabyteunlimited.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=79"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"lsvr_kba_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.terabyteunlimited.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lsvr_kba_cat?post=79"},{"taxonomy":"lsvr_kba_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.terabyteunlimited.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lsvr_kba_tag?post=79"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}