HD issues

[Anubis]

OK i think i just lost another HD. comp started acting stupid. restarted. didnt show in bios sais "none" dosent show in windows. or anywhere.

what caused this????? it was fine i left comp runnin for liek 3 hours not usin it. come back and this immiditly happens!!!

im gonnt try repairin the boot sector and some other things. anything else I should try?

 

[her209]

anything else I should try?

Regular backups

 

[Anubis]

you know whats funny??? i was plannin on dooin another back up in like 10 min :|:|:|:|:|:|:|:|:|:|:|:|:|:|:|:|:|:|:|:|:|:|:|:|:|:|:|:|:|:|:|:|:|:|

 

[Anubis]

oOOOOOOOOO just unpluged it and and pluged it back it. saw it in bios. OOOOOOO

please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please

 

[her209]

Originally posted by: TheEvil1
you know whats funny??? i was plannin on dooin another back up in like 10 min :|:|:|:|:|:|:|:|:|:|:|:|:|:|:|:|:|:|:|:|:|:|:|:|:|:|:|:|:|:|:|:|:|:|

That's the same reason that cause me to kill my RAID :|

 

[Anubis]

SWEET Jeasus thank teh good lord. its workin!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.

no idea for how long tho. anyone know somethin that will test my drive and make sure its all good?

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Originally posted by: TheEvil1
SWEET Jeasus thank teh good lord. its workin!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.

no idea for how long tho. anyone know somethin that will test my drive and make sure its all good?

Get a utility from the HD manufacturer.

Might have just been computer gremlins. Exorcised lately? 😛

- M4H

 

[her209]

DFT software?

 

[Anubis]

akkkk died while error checking. im pullin off what I can ASAP them im gonna format it

 

[NokiaDude]

You could freeze it in a freezer zip-loc bag. I've heard that it does miracles.

 

[Anubis]

it does do miracles. i used that trick before

but im gettin stuff off it rightnow. hoefully i can get it all and then format the drive