[project1dev] Re: hardware question
- From: Chris Riccobono <crysalim@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: project1dev@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 6 Aug 2009 13:37:21 -0700
One word: ouch.
On Thu, Aug 6, 2009 at 1:22 PM, eric drewes<figarus@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> short story:
>
> one time, my computer did that and i figured it'd troop through, didn't back
> everything up, then the next day it wouldnt boot at all and never booted
> again... with all of my college graphics/video/3d portfolio on it :( :( :(
>
> On Thu, Aug 6, 2009 at 4:08 PM, Nick Klotz <roracsenshi@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> Seems like the computer has had enough of your crap and has finally given
>> you the boot[error]! Hahahah
>>
>> Seriously though, could just be the hardware going bad, pretty common.
>> Hopefully you get everything backed up and your HDD replaced soon.
>>
>> On Thu, Aug 6, 2009 at 2:38 PM, eric <figarus@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>> Drive is definitely going bad, back up and replace asap!
>>> Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Chris Riccobono <crysalim@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>
>>> Date: Thu, 6 Aug 2009 11:36:15
>>> To: <project1dev@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Subject: [project1dev] hardware question
>>>
>>>
>>> I know we have a lot of tech people here so maybe you guys can help...
>>>
>>> My hard drive has been giving me boot errors the past couple days.
>>> Three boots ago, I had to restart twice because the drive was giving
>>> an error on loading the operating system, and then it gave the generic
>>> boot device not found error.
>>>
>>> Two boots ago it did it again, and this time the error came up 4 or 5
>>> times before I could get into windows.
>>>
>>> This morning it did it yet again (I know, I probably should have tried
>>> to back up my hard drive after the 2nd time right?), only it wouldn't
>>> fix itself after a few restarts. It happened at least 15-20 times in
>>> a row, which really started to scare me. I took my comp outside and
>>> fully dusted it and unplugged/replugged the drive, but it still gave
>>> me the error.
>>>
>>> For some reason it felt like the drive would work right after 'warming
>>> up' so I left the computer on in an error state for about 20 mins.
>>> Then it actually booted... I am using it right now while backing up
>>> stuff.
>>>
>>> does anyone know why this happened? Is the drive going bad even tho
>>> it gives me no errors at all once the computer is fully booted? I
>>> hope Josh knows something :P
>>>
>>
>
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