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Offline Hawklore

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« on: December 09, 2005, 06:17:57 PM »
I think I just lost my harddrive on my gaming computer!!!

:cry

all my art and everything!!



:cry :cry :cry
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« Reply #1 on: December 09, 2005, 06:25:39 PM »
Turn everything off, let it sit a while.  While it's sitting, unplug/replug everything.  Unplug unnecessary stuff in there too, in case a lower load on the power supply will help.  Consider swapping in a new drive cable.

If it doesn't work the next time, put it in an IDE to USB adaptor (You do have one of those right?  They're like $20) and see if another computer will recognize it and spin it up over the USB connection.

If it still doesn't work, you have 2 options.  Send it to a drive recovery place and for $1000 they'll recover your data by pulling the drive apart in a clean room and putting the platters in another hard drive case.  Or try the freezer trick.  Wrap the hard drive in a plastic bag, with an ide cable and power cord splitter attached but the end of the cables sticking out of the bag.  Squeeze all the air out of the bag, and do something to seal the end of the bag around the cables (rubber bands, silicone glue, whatever).  Put the drive in the freezer and let sit for a few hours.  Pull out of the freezer, but leave inside the bag to help prevent condensation from forming as the drive warms up.  That's why you squeezed all the air out before sealing the bag btw.  Attach to the computer while still cold, and power it up and see if it works.

I've heard of this working for long enough to copy the entire drive contents, and I've heard of guys who had to refreeze the drive a dozen times because it only worked for a few minutes each time before it warmed up too much to work.  In any case...

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« Reply #2 on: December 09, 2005, 06:28:10 PM »
Not my choice, my dad ****ed it up..

He's doing a 'diagnostic' right now what ever windows likes to have it called...

He was turning the computer on, and off, on and off..

****in dumb bellybutton :confused:
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« Reply #3 on: December 09, 2005, 11:17:22 PM »
Chill out hawk. One day you'll be as dumb as your dad too. :rolleyes:
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Re: Waah!
« Reply #4 on: December 09, 2005, 11:41:06 PM »
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Originally posted by Hawklore
I think I just lost my harddrive on my gaming computer!!!

:cry

all my art and everything!!



:cry :cry :cry


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« Reply #5 on: December 09, 2005, 11:41:38 PM »
It probably just got overheated, so try soaking it in ice water.
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« Reply #6 on: December 10, 2005, 10:57:52 AM »
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It probably just got overheated, so try soaking it in ice water.


Seriously, I saved some vital data from Fujitsu drives by freezing them in a fridge and swiftly copying everything before they start to bang their heads agaist the wall. Doing such things you have to be carefull with condensation, I wrabbed them in plastic bags with only connectors out.

OTOH several years ago I had an IBM drive that refused to start up when colder then +20-25C. I discovered it in winter ;) and had to heat it on a radiator to save the data.

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« Reply #7 on: December 10, 2005, 11:18:06 AM »
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« Reply #8 on: December 10, 2005, 11:32:24 AM »
Well said Dago.



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« Reply #9 on: December 10, 2005, 11:42:37 AM »
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:rofl :rofl

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« Reply #10 on: December 10, 2005, 01:26:23 PM »
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« Reply #11 on: December 10, 2005, 01:26:58 PM »
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« Reply #12 on: December 10, 2005, 02:03:18 PM »
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Not my choice, my dad ****ed it up..

He's doing a 'diagnostic' right now what ever windows likes to have it called...

He was turning the computer on, and off, on and off..

****in dumb bellybutton :confused:


not sure what the rules are in your part of the world but around here you don't get the right to call your father a dumb-ass until you are paying for his food and roof.

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« Reply #13 on: December 10, 2005, 02:14:43 PM »
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« Reply #14 on: December 10, 2005, 03:34:25 PM »
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Actually, i quoted your original message regarding hawlore's father, and said "PWN" referring to you completely owning hawklore...

go take a look at the bottom of my message and see who my quoted text was edited by....
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