HD error i've never heard of before...have you?

[JeffCos]

My system has been running flawlessly for just under a year now. Ofcourse there's the occasional OS hiccup, but other than that it's been rock solid from the day i put it together. So I get home from work today and on my screen it says something like "reboot and select proper boot device" and my HD light is solid. I pressed reset and my vid card worked, then it went to the generic intel Mobo screen, stayed there for a few mins and then went to the "reboot and select proper boot device" again. After a few more tries of resetting the same result occured. I finally decided to shut down and pull the power and data plugs from the back of the HD and the mobo side to see if there was a problem...couldn't see one. So i blew them out, reattached them, restarted and now everything appears to be working fine again. Should I be concearned? Do I have some underlying problem that's going to pop back up one day and bite me in the ass? I could use some help.

Jeff

 

[Zepper]

Probably the power connector pin sockets are loose or corroded. They seem to be using really cheap contacts in those connectors these days that easily loosen and/or get corroded. I use a contact cleaner/enhancer called Caig Labs Pro Gold which seems to keep the problem to a minimum. You might also have to use a small screwdriver to tighten up the female contacts.
.bh.

 

[Gravity]

You blew out the dust? NEver, never do that!!

Seriously, Zepper's right on track. Sounds like a connection issue. Have you run virus scan recently?

 

[JeffCos]

why can't i blow out the dust?

 

[kursplat]

air compresser set at 40psi with a wide angle blowgun gets them furballs right out. i do mine about once a month.

 

[JeffCos]

exactly, everyone blows the dust out of their computer, i want to know why he's telling me not to...

 

[Sirrion]

Hey JeffCos go look up the word "Sarcasm" in the dictionary then you'll understand 😉

 

[farubino]

Personally I use a SuperSoaker to keep my system clean. 🙂

 

[JeffCos]

Scarcasm good word...but we all know how well it translates in text on IM or a chat room you foo'...next time type it in italics or something so people who actually want a serious answer understand that you're being a d!ck and not giving them the serious answer they want.

 

[kursplat]

...next time type it in italics or something so people who actually want a serious answer understand that you're being a d!ck and not giving them the serious answer they want.

he he , do i sense some sarcasm ?

So i blew them out, reattached them, restarted and now everything appears to be working fine again. Should I be concearned?

i don't think you need be. the only thing i've ever heard is use common sense. don't use 100lbs air with the nozzle right in the door of the floppy for example.