MBP losing large downloads no matter what connection.

Greetings,
I have two MBP's, one for my wife and myself. mine, when i try to download a file larger than probably 200-300mb it stops and i get an error:
"/Users/ryanmckibben/Desktop/BengalsVideo1.mpg.part could not be saved, because the source file could not be read.
Try again later, or contact the server administrator."
now i have tried from several different sites, including my own server and get the same thing. my wifes MBP same OS(latest snow leopard), same browser version, everything, works fine, my 4 yr olds dell laptop, works fine. so its not the internet connection, its not the servers, its something specific with my computer specifically.
this happens on any browser, safari, firefox latest beta, and chrome for mac.
so its not the browser
its not the internet connection
its not the source file server.
any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
i have tried the following:
reboot, cleared, cache/browser files, checked for any updates, disabling IPv6 off and on and auto setting, repaired disk permissions, downloaded onyX and no issues found with that...
im lost at this point... doesnt make much sense...
i have used 5 different wireless and hardwired networks over all, same exact result with each...
it worked 2-3 times over the last 6 weeks total... and it was on smaller files.. like 400mb.. but every single other time it errors out... and if i try those same files again, it errors out too..
im lost here...

Directory issues can be manifested in all sorts of ways, FNNSports. Big files often have large extents files to keep track of the location of all the "fragments' on the drive. These can become problematic at times when small files don't demonstrate problems. It is actually a good idea to run Disk Utility to "Repair Disk" in this fashion every month or two anyway as part of basic maintenance. It can stop a host of problems developing over time. You should also do it after ANY system or application crash.
One of the reasons I suggested also looking at the "SMART Status' of the drive (and ideally using SMART Utility" to check it too), though, was that I found myself wondering whether your HD is suffering from physical problems causing difficulties with prolonged data writing events causing some heat build up or some such.
Checking the directories and the drive's physical status is an important first step whenever you run into problems with file writing or reading activity of the kind you mention.
Cheers
Rod

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