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Really close call - OT
badwilson wrote:
I've been through 2 days of absolute hell. The worst thing imaginable happened, my hard drive crashed and was un-openable. snip tale of woe I'm glad it wasn't worse, at least you manged to recover most of your files. It was a very good idea getting an external drive for backup, when you're away from home take it with you, then if anything happens to your computer when you're not there at least you'll have your files. It must be frustrating to download all those programs again on a dial-up connection, hopefully when you're in Australia you'll have the luxery of broadband. -- Adrian (Owned by Snoopy and Bagheera) A House is not a home, without a cat. http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk |
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Glad you were able to do some recovery. It's amazing how fast a hard drive
goes bad. Mine went too, in the blink of an eye. One minute it's fine, then the next, it says "cannot find c:". Talk about a scary feeling in the pit of your stomach. "badwilson" wrote in I've been through 2 days of absolute hell. The worst thing imaginable happened, my hard drive crashed and was un-openable. It happened on Thursday evening at 5. I wasn't online, I had just finished reading all my downloaded messages and was going to play Zuma, when nothing happened when I clicked to open the game. I kept trying and everything froze up and I couldn't shut down and I couldn't reboot. So I turned it off and then on again and it wouldn't even start up Windows, it gave me an error message. snip snip |
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"Bobble" wrote in message ... Glad you were able to do some recovery. It's amazing how fast a hard drive goes bad. Mine went too, in the blink of an eye. One minute it's fine, then the next, it says "cannot find c:". Talk about a scary feeling in the pit of your stomach. Try Spinrite. |
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Heaps of sympathy and purrs. Your desperation sounds akin to mine when I
lost everything a few months ago. But you sound a lot more knowledgeable than me - all my data was lost by the guy who was supposed to be fixing the monster. Bev "Pat" wrote in message ... "Bobble" wrote in message ... Glad you were able to do some recovery. It's amazing how fast a hard drive goes bad. Mine went too, in the blink of an eye. One minute it's fine, then the next, it says "cannot find c:". Talk about a scary feeling in the pit of your stomach. Try Spinrite. |
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On Sat, 17 Dec 2005 15:52:35 -1200, "badwilson"
wrote: I've been through 2 days of absolute hell. The worst thing imaginable happened, my hard drive crashed and was un-openable. It happened on Thursday evening at 5. I wasn't online, I had just finished reading all my downloaded messages and was going to play Zuma, when nothing happened when I clicked to open the game. I kept trying and everything froze up and I couldn't shut down and I couldn't reboot. So I turned it off and then on again and it wouldn't even start up Windows, it gave me an error message. I tried this utility CD that came with the computer and it did this test on the HD and said it was bad. So I took the computer to Dacon (little computer service place in my town) and the guy there said he would test it. I pretty much cried all night and got no sleep and then went back in the morning to see what he had to say. He said the HD was wrecked and I'd need a new one and he couldn't get the data off it. This was really bad news because the last back up I did was in November 2004. I can't believe I was so stupid not to back up more often. With the old computer I did it all the time but with this new computer I never got into the habit. I took my computer and HD and went to Star Plaza computer mall in Rayong, 1/2 hour away. I bought a new HD (only $60 for 80 gig) and then I found this little computer repair place and there was a guy who could understand some English and I got them to see what could be done about my files. They were able to get access to the D drive, where I keep all my files, but not the C drive with Windows and all my programs. Now I'm so glad I partitioned my HD when I set up the new computer and kept the files separate from the programs! I got a bunch of blank CD's and they burned all my files on them. It took 6 hours, so I went home and installed my new HD in the meantime. Of course, it wasn't so easy. I had initially tried to park underground at Star Plaza and I turned on the lights because it's so dark down there. But there wasn't a single parking spot available, so I ended up parking at Tesco across the street. Well, you've probably figured it out by now, but I never shut my lights off once I left the underground parkade and by the time I got back to the car the battery was dead. Luckily some of the Tesco guys pushed my car to this little garage that's in the parking lot area and they jump started it for me. Aaargh! When I finally got home, I had to re-install Windows and configure everything. I've lost all my bookmarks and downloaded programs. In the evening I went back to Star Plaza and got my CD's. I went home and put the files on my new HD. But all the Thailand albums and the Vino album was missing! EEEEEK! I was very worried in case that part was corrupted and they couldn't get at it. I tried to get some of those albums from my last back-up CD's, I had Thailand Year 1-4 backed up. I installed Year 1 and 2 ok, but halfway through Year 3 and all of Year 4 was corrupted on my CD! I think it was because I did that backup on my old computer just before I got the new one, and that CD burner used to screw up sometimes. Who knows. So I was even more frantic. No Year 4 & 5 and only half of Year 3 :-( Another sleepless night. This morning I went back to Star Plaza with my HD and after waiting around for 1/2 hour for them to open, I got the guy to go into the HD again. Much to my huge relief, the albums were all there! I only lost 2 pics from Year 4 because they were corrupted. But I got everything else!!! I'm so relieved this almost makes me believe in God!!!!!!! But rather than becoming a born again Christian, I've also purchased another 80 gig HD, a portable one. I'm going to use it as my back up drive and I'm going to install a backup program that I got, so everything will be backed up all the time. I've got the computer pretty much re-configured and am now just trying to remember all my bookmarks and download my little programs again that I had for various things. What a pain, but I'm so relieved, things could have been much, much worse. I'm pretty ticked off though that this HD that came in my new computer crapped out after only 1 year! I had my old computer for almost 5 years and nothing went wrong with either of my HD's. I sure hope these new ones I bought will be ok. They have 5 year warranties, but of course, the money they cost is inconsequential when compared to the loss of all those files and pictures. Ouch, Britta! I'm so glad you were able to get almost everything back! My laptop died this past summer, and there are so many things on there I *need*. Not the least of which is all my business finances from the first half of this year. I'm going to have to go see if someone can get that information off and/or fix the laptop, or I'm gonna be in *real* trouble come tax time! Ginger-lyn Home Pages: http://www.spiritrealm.com/summer/ http://www.angelfire.com/folk/glsummer (homepage & cats) http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb....mmer/index.htm (genealogy) http://www.movieanimals.bravehost.com/ (The Violence Against Animals in Movies Website) |
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I've been through 2 days of absolute hell. The worst thing imaginable
happened, my hard drive crashed and was un-openable. It happened on Thursday evening at 5. I wasn't online, I had just finished reading all my downloaded messages and was going to play Zuma, when nothing happened when I clicked to open the game. I kept trying and everything froze up and I couldn't shut down and I couldn't reboot. So I turned it off and then on again and it wouldn't even start up Windows, it gave me an error message. I tried this utility CD that came with the computer and it did this test on the HD and said it was bad. So I took the computer to Dacon (little computer service place in my town) and the guy there said he would test it. I pretty much cried all night and got no sleep and then went back in the morning to see what he had to say. He said the HD was wrecked and I'd need a new one and he couldn't get the data off it. This was really bad news because the last back up I did was in November 2004. I can't believe I was so stupid not to back up more often. With the old computer I did it all the time but with this new computer I never got into the habit. I took my computer and HD and went to Star Plaza computer mall in Rayong, 1/2 hour away. I bought a new HD (only $60 for 80 gig) and then I found this little computer repair place and there was a guy who could understand some English and I got them to see what could be done about my files. They were able to get access to the D drive, where I keep all my files, but not the C drive with Windows and all my programs. Now I'm so glad I partitioned my HD when I set up the new computer and kept the files separate from the programs! I got a bunch of blank CD's and they burned all my files on them. It took 6 hours, so I went home and installed my new HD in the meantime. Of course, it wasn't so easy. I had initially tried to park underground at Star Plaza and I turned on the lights because it's so dark down there. But there wasn't a single parking spot available, so I ended up parking at Tesco across the street. Well, you've probably figured it out by now, but I never shut my lights off once I left the underground parkade and by the time I got back to the car the battery was dead. Luckily some of the Tesco guys pushed my car to this little garage that's in the parking lot area and they jump started it for me. Aaargh! When I finally got home, I had to re-install Windows and configure everything. I've lost all my bookmarks and downloaded programs. In the evening I went back to Star Plaza and got my CD's. I went home and put the files on my new HD. But all the Thailand albums and the Vino album was missing! EEEEEK! I was very worried in case that part was corrupted and they couldn't get at it. I tried to get some of those albums from my last back-up CD's, I had Thailand Year 1-4 backed up. I installed Year 1 and 2 ok, but halfway through Year 3 and all of Year 4 was corrupted on my CD! I think it was because I did that backup on my old computer just before I got the new one, and that CD burner used to screw up sometimes. Who knows. So I was even more frantic. No Year 4 & 5 and only half of Year 3 :-( Another sleepless night. This morning I went back to Star Plaza with my HD and after waiting around for 1/2 hour for them to open, I got the guy to go into the HD again. Much to my huge relief, the albums were all there! I only lost 2 pics from Year 4 because they were corrupted. But I got everything else!!! I'm so relieved this almost makes me believe in God!!!!!!! But rather than becoming a born again Christian, I've also purchased another 80 gig HD, a portable one. I'm going to use it as my back up drive and I'm going to install a backup program that I got, so everything will be backed up all the time. I've got the computer pretty much re-configured and am now just trying to remember all my bookmarks and download my little programs again that I had for various things. What a pain, but I'm so relieved, things could have been much, much worse. I'm pretty ticked off though that this HD that came in my new computer crapped out after only 1 year! I had my old computer for almost 5 years and nothing went wrong with either of my HD's. I sure hope these new ones I bought will be ok. They have 5 year warranties, but of course, the money they cost is inconsequential when compared to the loss of all those files and pictures. -- Britta "There is no snooze button on a cat who wants breakfast." -- Unknown Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album |
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On Sat 17 Dec 2005 10:52:35p, badwilson wrote in
rec.pets.cats.anecdotes ): What a pain, but I'm so relieved, things could have been much, much worse. I'm pretty ticked off though that this HD that came in my new computer crapped out after only 1 year! I had my old computer for almost 5 years and nothing went wrong with either of my HD's. I sure hope these new ones I bought will be ok. They have 5 year warranties, but of course, the money they cost is inconsequential when compared to the loss of all those files and pictures. Glad you got most everything back Britta, and very glad you got a big drive for backups! Even they can go, so have another plan. Like maybe mirroring them. You just reminded me I need to do another backup! -- Cheryl |
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On Sat 17 Dec 2005 01:43:52p, wrote in rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
): My laptop died this past summer, and there are so many things on there I *need*. Not the least of which is all my business finances from the first half of this year. I'm going to have to go see if someone can get that information off and/or fix the laptop, or I'm gonna be in *real* trouble come tax time! Wow, sorry! I hope you can get that info back. -- Cheryl |
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Bev wrote:
Heaps of sympathy and purrs. Your desperation sounds akin to mine when I lost everything a few months ago. But you sound a lot more knowledgeable than me - all my data was lost by the guy who was supposed to be fixing the monster. Bev Aaargh, that's so frustrating! I'm so sorry you lost all your stuff, I really feel bad for you. I've heard of that happening where they guy fixing the problem wipes out all your files and I was extremely worried that it would happen to me. It's very difficult trying to explain what you need to someone who barely speaks any English when I barely speak any Thai! I just kept saying "must get files, save files, make CD!!!" I kept hovering around to make sure they didn't try to format it or anything. I could have actually done it myself after I got the new HD in except for the fact that my computer is missing a cable to be able to install a second internal HD. -- Britta "There is no snooze button on a cat who wants breakfast." -- Unknown Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album |
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