RAW files being corrupted by Aperture

Some of my RAW files stored in Aperture come in clean but eventually show up as corrupt. Specifically, a rectangular portion of the image will become banded with colors that don't belong there.
Sometimes I see this happen to a file just after some simple operation--say, adding a keyword. Whats' going on?
Here's an example.
http://lyonsimaging.smugmug.com/gallery/3547082

Just to add my own recent image corruption problem. I was getting a pattern on some images, almost like heavy rain in vertical streaks. I thought it was an Aperture bug at first as it only appeared in Aperture. However, I could transfer images to other apps, and the fault had gone. The fault was only occurring when using the Highlight and Shadow tool.
Thanks to a suggestion here, I finally found it was caused by my graphics card. I upgraded from my original Nvidia 5200FX 64MB, to a Radeon 9600XT 256MB. I was able to refit my old card, and the faulty was fixed. Turned out that the Radeon was overheating (these appear a lot in other forums, and an upgrade to the cooling is recommended). I have now refitted it with a Zalman copper cooler, and heat sinks to all the chips, and the problem seems to be cured.
It does seem strange that yours are corrupted back to the master though.

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Back Up and try rebuild the library: hold down the command and option (or alt) keys while launching iPhoto. Use the resulting dialogue to rebuild. Choose to Rebuild iPhoto Library Database from automatic backup.
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I am having issues when I shoot raw + jpeg. It seems the raw files get corrupted. I have shot raw without an issue. It is only when I shoot raw + jpeg. The raw files will not show in Photoshop elements. I installed the Canon software and was able to see all the raw files; however, I noticed that when I tried to view some full screen they would not show. I also noticed that these raw files look block-ish. They appear more digital looking. Is there a specail card needed to shoot raw + jpeg? I formatted the ones that I have prior to using them.
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