NEWS FLASH!!!! Edison takes out hard drive

[CDC Mail Guy]

Power went out for about 3 minutes this morning, and now my 2nd hard drive (media) is not showing at all. Not even in BIOS. I've tried unplugging and then plugging the SATA cable back in, and everything I can think of. Any other ideas?

I know this is probably simply fixed, but I can't think of anything else to do

 

[Ika]

have you tried plugging the drive into another computer? Maybe the drive itself is fine and your mobo isn't.

 

[CDC Mail Guy]

It must be the mobo. I slaved it to another PC, and it's fine. I swear, this GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3L is more trouble than it's worth. Every other day or so, when I first turn it on in the morning, I have no video to my monitor (EVGA 8800GT) I have to power off by the front switch, and then just unplug the cable to the monitor, and then plug it back in. It's fine after that.

Well, I guess it's not Edisons fault after all.

 

[CDC Mail Guy]

And this morning D drive is back

 

[Blain]

What kind of power protection are you using for your PC?

 

[MarcVenice]

RMA the motherboard ?

 

[CDC Mail Guy]

Originally posted by: Blain
What kind of power protection are you using for your PC?

Power strip. Neither high end nor low end either, but it does protect from surges.

Kensington 62144 6 Outlets Power Strip from the Egg http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16812120805

 

[Blain]

"520 Joules" :shocked:

You need some protection dude! Depending on the age and power incidents, your power strip may not have any protection left.

Give your PC a fighting chance... CyberPower CP850AVRLCD - AVR, 850VA, 890Joules.
The CyberPower site has the joule rating of the CP850AVRLCD at 1,080

 

[CDC Mail Guy]

Thank you for the link. I also need to get a UPS(?) Edison in my area of So. Cal. can't seem to figure out how to keep the power ON every time it rains or the wind blows And if it doesn't go completely out, we get a lot of surges.

 

[Blain]

For dirty power you need something good. :laugh:
Even if you don't get the linked CyberPower UPS, make sure to at least get one that has the AVR (Automatic Voltage Regulator), feature.

If you own your home, I'd also get a Delta surge set...
LA-302R Surge Arrestor and CA-302R Surge Capacitor.
They make a great one-two punch to catch spikes coming into your house.

They're easy to install.
> Look, even I can do it!

 

[CDC Mail Guy]

Looks like a rather easy and inexpensive way to protect my electronics. Thank you Blain. By the way, I like the link in your sig. Something I never knew happened till a few months ago, and forgot to tell you then.

 

[Blain]

Yep, it was senseless slaughter.