i'm feeling very unstable and i'm on the verge of crying.

[slugg]

I'm honestly kind of shocked... I haven't flipped out, I really don't know what I am right now. I feel like anything could set me off at any moment.

So basically... Power surge + cheap power supply = broken everything.

What _IS_ working:
- One of my hard drives (120 gig, just had the OS and programs on it).
- Case (no fans! the fans are all dead.)
- optical drive (I think? the tray opens/closes, but I didnt test read/write)


What I'm not sure about:
- Sound card... forgot to test it

What's tested and not working:
- PSU
- Main hard drive (with a lot of homework on it, plus my documents in general)
- motherboard
- CPU
- 1 memory stick is catastrophic, the other fails memtest.
- Video card is severely artifacting
- Case fans


Uhg... I hate life right now.

But enough about me, how have you guys been today?

 

[Brainonska511]

Do you not back up your stuff?

Anyway, hope things get better for you. I know they did for me - just had my quantum mechanics final today and one more left before I fly home on Friday morning.

 

[sash1]

Originally posted by: slugg

But enough about me, how have you guys been today?

great, mostly because i have a working computer

 

[bdude]

As long as you didn't lose vital documents e.g. 50page final paper. You aite.

 

[NikolaeVarius]

What the hell happened to backups, Its college. My friends have triple backups of everything for these kind of thing...

 

[Epic Fail]

use campus computer?

 

[Crono]

Need any parts?

For future reference, use Google Documents, if you can, for uploads fo important documents, and CD/DVD and/or flash drive backups. Redundancy to the max.

 

[yours truly]

dont let things get you down. go outside and get some fresh air

 

[Crono]

Originally posted by: hopeless74
dont let things get you down. go outside and get some fresh air

I find your post, in contrast to your username, ironic.

 

[JS80]

Your life > computer

 

[yours truly]

Originally posted by: Crono

Originally posted by: hopeless74
dont let things get you down. go outside and get some fresh air

I find your post, in contrast to your username, ironic.

id like to change my username, but cant find the elusive Anandtech Moderator..

 

[Crono]

Originally posted by: hopeless74

Originally posted by: Crono

Originally posted by: hopeless74
dont let things get you down. go outside and get some fresh air

I find your post, in contrast to your username, ironic.

id like to change my username, but cant find the elusive Anandtech Moderator..

The One has become many. In fact, the Many are watching us right now :Q

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Yes we are!

Zim Hosein

Off Topic Moderator.

 

[Leros]

Mozy Home, 2GB free online backup.

Head down to an electronics store and get a external harddrive case. Throw your drive into it, plug it into a campus computer to get your documents.

 

[yours truly]

Originally posted by: Crono

Originally posted by: hopeless74

Originally posted by: Crono

Originally posted by: hopeless74
dont let things get you down. go outside and get some fresh air

I find your post, in contrast to your username, ironic.

id like to change my username, but cant find the elusive Anandtech Moderator..

The One has become many. In fact, the Many are watching us right now :Q

now thats a scary thought, feel unstable and crying myself

 

[Baked]

What you should've done -

1) Buy a laptop.
2) Backup your papers on flash drive.
3) Surge Protector.

Hey OP, you still there? Don't jump off the library roof man!

 

[xSauronx]

Originally posted by: tenshodo13
What the hell happened to backups, Its college. My friends have triple backups of everything for these kind of thing...

seriously. i have a 16gb flash drive i keep on me, and a 500gb external drive i backup too.

 

[XMan]

What kind of hard drive do you own? If you can find another drive of the same model, you can swap out the circuit board on the bottom of the drive and get your data off.

The date is probably fine, the surge more than likely just fried the circuit board. Been there, done that.

 

[slugg]

I have a laptop, but I was working on a huge project on my desktop... I have an old revision on my laptop, so not all hope is lost. It's not a paper, it's software, so Google Docs wouldn't have worked.

This still sucks hard, though. It's probably going to be late

And I don't have an economical way to back up my computer ever day... Time to start saving.

@#$@#$!@$!#!$

Originally posted by: XMan
What kind of hard drive do you own? If you can find another drive of the same model, you can swap out the circuit board on the bottom of the drive and get your data off.

The date is probably fine, the surge more than likely just fried the circuit board. Been there, done that.

^^ Hmm true, but it's a bit of a time constraint at the moment. Anyways, I have another drive, just not the same model. Good idea, though.

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

Originally posted by: slugg
I have a laptop, but I was working on a huge project on my desktop... I have an old revision on my laptop, so not all hope is lost. It's not a paper, it's software, so Google Docs wouldn't have worked.

This still sucks hard, though. It's probably going to be late

And I don't have an economical way to back up my computer ever day... Time to start saving.

@#$@#$!@$!#!$

Wait, you're talking about a software project? Sorry to add to your misery but, You're A COMPLETE MAROON! Every CS student learns after the first semester, if they didn't learn it before, to put your files on a disc or removeable drive every time you work on them!

 

[Eeezee]

Originally posted by: MagnusTheBrewer

Originally posted by: slugg
I have a laptop, but I was working on a huge project on my desktop... I have an old revision on my laptop, so not all hope is lost. It's not a paper, it's software, so Google Docs wouldn't have worked.

This still sucks hard, though. It's probably going to be late

And I don't have an economical way to back up my computer ever day... Time to start saving.

@#$@#$!@$!#!$

Wait, you're talking about a software project? Sorry to add to your misery but, You're A COMPLETE MAROON! Every CS student learns after the first semester, if they didn't learn it before, to put your files on a disc or removeable drive every time you work on them!

Or you work on a system that gets backed up nightly

 

[Mo0o]

All my important files are automaticaly sync'ed across 3 different computers in 3 different locations. Live and learn

 

[anxi80]

hate to kick a man when he's down... but its spelled verge.

 

[Squisher]

After the last desktop in my house took a shit I bought a network drive that anybody in the house can access. I think it was 250GB for $70. Now, nobody better come crying to me about losing their data.

 

[Eeezee]

Also, why would you feel unstable? It's just work. Even a huge code project can be rebuilt. It will take much less time writing it the second time.

 

[Chriscross3234]

So how exactly did this happen?