-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Firefox Revisited
- From: "~OoO~" <sirtroth@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2005 00:20:23 -0500
Ok... And, so I am back!
No doubt, we'll have equal signs after every line of mine. Most annoying thing
in the world, isn't it? Only thing more annoying than that would be a hard
drive possibly going bad!
;o)
Anyways...
Alright, Betty. I sure hope you've taken this opportunity to relax a bit.
It most certainly seems like the drive is going bad. It could be physical
damage to the sectors, hecnce unrepairable. Or, it could be something that a
full format might fix and make the whole thing all spankin' brand new again.
Either way, NOW is the time to really sit back and think about this, and decide
the direction you want to go.
You really need to consult your inner self here. I mean, take my words literal.
At this point in time, you need to ask yourself, "How important is my data?"
The warning is there. You have a lot of bad sectors, which explains all the
problems you were having. You need to do something.
In my book, you only have 3 choices:
Choice 1. Backup your data that you know you need and cannot afford to lose,
and then just wait for the drive to get worse and worse. This is the easiest of
the three options. Although, not really a good choice, cause you're going to
have to keep backing up all the new datat you continue to put onto the drive
AFTER you make the backups. Your drive is unsteady, so if you make one backup
and nothing more, when the drive DOES go on you everything between the last
backup and doomsday will be lost.
Choice 2. Backup all your data. Do some heavy diagnostics using the SeaTools
which will wipe the drive. Assuming the drive is still useable after that, you
then format the drive. Reinstall Windows. Restore all your backups. You're now
back in action. Using this option, you'll know if the drive is usable or not
due to the additional diagnostics. On the other hand, if the drive is bad, you
then move on and purchase a new drive.
Choice 3. Backup all your data. Purchase a brand new drive (many on sale in the
weekend papers, and I would be more than happy to direct you to these sales as
they occur). Install the new drive as the main drive. Install the original
drive as an additional drive (would be your D drive). Install Windows on the
new drive. Format the second drive (which is the possible bad one). And, if it
formats ok you then use it for additional storage. Finally, restore your
backups.
Actually... You do have a fourth choice. That choice involves doing nothing and
just waiting. But, I promise you, as anyone whose worked so long with
computers, when you least expect the drive to finally go on you, and when you
are most likely to lost the most amount of data, THAT'S when it'll crash.
Now... If you're really nervous about all this, you need to take a deep breath
and realize that its all very easy as long as you do some preparations,
reading, and following instructions. With that said, if you're still
uncomfortable to the point that you don't want to do this, you can always go to
either Best Buy, CompUSA, or (as I myself prefer) a local computer shop that
can help you. Give me your zip code and we'll look up techs in that area. A job
like this shouldn't cost more than maybe $150. And, that's only cause you have
backups involved. If it just involved installing a new drive then you shouldn't
be paying more than $50-$60. You can always try doing the backups yourself
first. And, if all works good, then you just have them install the drive, and
then you restore the stuff yourself.
Anyhow... Let me know if you have any questions, comments or curses... And, of
course, let me know what route you will take.
____________________________________
Sir Troth
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-----Original Message-----
From: pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of betty
Sent: Saturday, December 10, 2005 10:46 AM
To: PCTechTalk
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Firefox Revisited
I again tried opening that Seagate file and was able to in Opera!
Strange, that it wouldn't
open in IE.
A short. preliminary scan of the drive came up empty. But when I did the
full scan, this is
what they found: I'm coing to paste from what I copied. If it doesn't
paste here, should
I send it to your email, Troth?
SeaTools Online Complete Surface Scan
Started at 10:00:57 AM on 11/10/2005.
Scanning drive: Primary IDE Channel : ST340016A
Serial Number: 3HSBRCRE
Capacity: 40.02 GB
- An error was encountered reading sector 6141141.
- An error was encountered reading sector 6141142.
- An error was encountered reading sector 6143975.
- An error was encountered reading sector 6143976.
- An error was encountered reading sector 6144389.
- An error was encountered reading sector 6146661.
- An error was encountered reading sector 6146662.
- An error was encountered reading sector 6147223.
- An error was encountered reading sector 6147908.
- An error was encountered reading sector 6148179.
- An error was encountered reading sector 66784559.
- An error was encountered reading sector 66784641.
- An error was encountered reading sector 66784767.
- An error was encountered reading sector 66786180.
- An error was encountered reading sector 66789019.
- An error was encountered reading sector 66793986.
- An error was encountered reading sector 66794012.
- An error was encountered reading sector 66796497.
- An error was encountered reading sector 66812668.
- An error was encountered reading sector 66812714.
Errors were found during the scan.
SeaTools has stopped scanning drive ST340016A because at least 20
sectors on the drive are unreadable. As a precaution against data loss,
it is strongly suggested that you back up any important data on the
drive as soon as possible.
Do I have to tell you that I'm very ill? And does it all mean that
errors can't be fixed?
Betty
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