-=PCTechTalk=- Re: External HDD format-- Roger
- From: "Sandy" <sandy.rick@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2008 21:27:06 -0400
yeah.........i guess........it came with the pc.
I did a restore.........still hear click click............so undid restore
then tried again
to do a scan of C and this time told me it would have to do it with next
reboot,
so rebooted and it did a scan and when i got back from eating dinner was
finished,
but this time definitely took longer and did a scan correctly..........where
would i
find the results of a scan of my C drive on here?
Sandy
----- Original Message -----
From: "Roger" <rcleavitt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, September 12, 2008 7:16 PM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: External HDD format-- Roger
> Sandy, the clicking sound is usually associated with a bad hard drive???
> A new computer........... is that drive new too?
>
> ------------
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Sandy" <sandy.rick@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, September 12, 2008 4:04 PM
> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: External HDD format-- Roger
>
>
>> ok, i'm getting kinda nervous here. a few hrs ago my pc started making
>> this
>> click, click sound
>> when i reboot and it wasn't doing that before! at first i thought it was
>> the external since it's so
>> loud, so i turned that off and it's still making that sound.
>>
>> ok, i first made a data cd from the .iso file on my desktop. i rebooted
>> and
>> it did nothing!
>> so i thought well maybe my burning software doesn't do iso's so i opened
>> it
>> up went into
>> help and found out how to make a "bootable" cd. did that and rebooted
>> and
>> what happened
>> then was it said "attemptimg to boot from CD Rom" and then my pc started
>> beeping like crazy!
>> what the heck is happening?? the beeping stopped for just maybe 2
>> seconds
>> and started again
>> and i got the CD out of the CD/DVD player really quick....but it kept
>> beeping so I just had
>> to manually turn the pc off..........scared the crap out of me!
>>
>> And again my pc goes click, click real fast while booting back
>> up.............crap! and a brand new pc
>> too :-( ACKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK
>>
>> Oh yeah, it scared me so I decided to do a scan on the C Drive and it
>> looked
>> like it was progressing
>> just fine..........was doing it really fast compared to what I'm used
>> to.........in a matter of maybe 6
>> minutes or so the progress bar was full and I'm just thinking this is
>> fantastic that it can do this so
>> quickly when suddenly up pops an error saying windows is unable to
>> complete
>> the scan??????
>> What the crap is going on? Help!
>>
>> Sandy
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Roger" <rcleavitt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Friday, September 12, 2008 6:27 PM
>> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: External HDD format-- Roger
>>
>>
>>> Yes, remove the CD or you'll boot back into Super Fdisk again.
>>>
>>> The interface is so simple even I can understand it.
>>> A large window showing the attached drives and a couple of tool bars at
>>> the
>>> top.
>>> All very intuitive and easy to follow.
>>> The toolbars are similar to Windows Explorer........... nothing
>>> confusing.
>>> When you hit File/Exit at the top you'll be dropped back to the A:\
>>> prompt.............. black screen, flickering A prompt.
>>> Just remove the CD and hit your reset button and you're off and running.
>>> That's a big drive on a USB connection so if it will format it's going
>>> to
>>> take quite awhile........ patience is the keyword!
>>>
>>> -------------------
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Sandy" <sandy.rick@xxxxxxxxx>
>>> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Sent: Friday, September 12, 2008 2:56 PM
>>> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: External HDD format-- Roger
>>>
>>>
>>>> ok Roger...........question!
>>>>
>>>> IF the drive shows up using super fdisk and i
>>>> format it, do i take out the super fdisk CD
>>>> before i reboot?
>>>>
>>>> i have no idea what this program looks
>>>> like so i'm nervous about using it.
>>>>
>>>> Sandy
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Roger" <rcleavitt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> Sent: Friday, September 12, 2008 4:33 PM
>>>> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: External HDD format-- Roger
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> OK Sandy,
>>>>>
>>>>> If you're ready we can start this little spearmint!!
>>>>>
>>>>> You have the CD with Super Fdisk on it.
>>>>> It should be bootable (mine burned that way anyway)
>>>>> Your machine has to be set to boot to a CD first in the order of boot
>>>>> options. That seems to be the default order anymore so you should be
>>>>> good
>>>>> to
>>>>> go.
>>>>> Now,
>>>>> insert the CD and reboot
>>>>> You should be booted directly into Super Fdisk
>>>>> THE BIG QUESTION.............
>>>>>
>>>>> Does your external drive show up as one of the installed drives in
>>>>> your
>>>>> machine????????????
>>>>> If not we get to go to plan B or C or D
>>>>> If the drive is there and you're sure it's the external we can attempt
>>>>> to
>>>>> format the drive and thus clean it of those files.
>>>>> To Format......
>>>>> Highlight the drive in the window...........
>>>>> From the menu at the top select Format
>>>>> You should get a warning that it will wipe out all the data, etc. and
>>>>> then
>>>>> then proceed with the format.
>>>>> When it finishes go to the menu again and File/Exit
>>>>> Reboot and we're done!
>>>>>
>>>>> Plan B
>>>>>
>>>>> If Super Fdisk doesn't work then maybe MoveOnBoot will remove the
>>>>> immobile
>>>>> files so you can format from within Windows?
>>>>> I sent the link for MOB, the freeware version works fine. If you don't
>>>>> have
>>>>> it I can round it up again.
>>>>>
>>>>> Plan C is the remove the drive from the external enclosure and connect
>>>>> it
>>>>> temporarily directly to your internal hard disk controller?
>>>>> New machine, have to open the case.......... warranty problems, lots
>>>>> of
>>>>> work??????????
>>>>>
>>>>> Plan D is to keep Gman busy this weekend with a low level format.
>>>>> Personnally I think he's a saadist or masochist and enjoys that type
>>>>> of
>>>>> activity??
>>>>>
>>>>> What do you say?
>>>>>
>>>>> I've got to leave in about twenty minutes to go pick up some meds but
>>>>> I
>>>>> won't be gone long>
>>>>> Whenever you're ready!
>>>>>
>>>>> ------------
>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>> From: "Sandy" <sandy.rick@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>>> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>> Sent: Friday, September 12, 2008 11:47 AM
>>>>> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: External HDD format-- Roger
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> ok...............first I should say that GMan deleted everything that
>>>>>> could
>>>>>> be deleted from within windows explorer and once he disabled the
>>>>>> restore
>>>>>> on
>>>>>> it the only things that were left were 1) a file called Found.000, it
>>>>>> shows
>>>>>> up as a folder that is lighter in color than folders usually are and
>>>>>> 2)
>>>>>> a
>>>>>> "recycled" icon.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I'm unable to delete or open either one of these.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I right click on the drive letter and hit properties, but don't see
>>>>>> anything
>>>>>> about a "compress files option". So far the only place I've seen
>>>>>> that
>>>>>> was
>>>>>> when I was trying to format it......on the first window that opens it
>>>>>> has
>>>>>> a
>>>>>> place to tick or not tick that option.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I'm running XP Pro sp 2...........the only difference is that this pc
>>>>>> did
>>>>>> not come with an "Office" application on it. Comp USA is the only
>>>>>> store
>>>>>> that still has a pcs with XP on them and this one is a "business"
>>>>>> model
>>>>>> (It's extremely quiet and cool - has 2 fans). I'm constantly
>>>>>> thinking
>>>>>> it
>>>>>> turned off because I can't hear anything, lol. The salesman said
>>>>>> they
>>>>>> left
>>>>>> off an office application to leave it up to the buyer as to whether
>>>>>> they
>>>>>> wanted one or which one they wanted. I think they were just being
>>>>>> cheap,
>>>>>> lolololol.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Sandy
>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>> From: "Roger" <rcleavitt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>> Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2008 8:47 PM
>>>>>> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: External HDD format-- GMan/Roger
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Great Sandy!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Now that we have a tool to git where we ain't let's figure out where
>>>>>>> we
>>>>>>> is.
>>>>>>> From Windows Explorer can you open that external drive and see the
>>>>>>> installed
>>>>>>> files?
>>>>>>> If you can see the list of files on the drive can you tell if any
>>>>>>> are
>>>>>>> compressed? Compressed files have the file names in a different
>>>>>>> color.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Now, if you have the drive open and you can see files.....Right
>>>>>>> click
>>>>>>> on
>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>> drive letter, open the Properties, and make sure the compress files
>>>>>>> option
>>>>>>> is NOT ticked.
>>>>>>> can you highlight each file name and hit the Delete button?
>>>>>>> Individual files would be easiest since then you could tell if the
>>>>>>> file
>>>>>>> won't delete.
>>>>>>> Any file that won't delete.......... can you double click on it and
>>>>>>> open
>>>>>>> it?
>>>>>>> then delete?
>>>>>>> If we can remove the files by deleting then we won't have to play
>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>> mickey
>>>>>>> mouse games with the DOS app.
>>>>>>> OK
>>>>>>> let me know.........
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> ----------
>>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>>> From: "Sandy" <sandy.rick@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>>> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>>> Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2008 4:09 PM
>>>>>>> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: External HDD format-- GMan/Roger
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Ok, I've made the CD and if you can tell me in baby steps how/what
>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>> do
>>>>>>>> I'm
>>>>>>>> game. But I don't know anything about DOS so i don't know if
>>>>>>>> that's
>>>>>>>> necessary or not.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Sandy in Fla.
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