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Gerry
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Post subject: hard drive help? Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2008 6:18 pm |
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Post subject: hard drive help? Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2008 6:28 pm |
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Disconnect/reconnect it to your computer?
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Frank L. Sisko
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Post subject: hard drive help? Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2008 6:29 pm |
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Gerry
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Post subject: hard drive help? Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2008 6:32 pm |
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Post subject: hard drive help? Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2008 6:34 pm |
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Gerry wrote: on further examination, theres a kind of ticking sound when i switch it on, That's bad. Typically that means the drive is done for. This will sound crazy, but put it in the freezer, get it very cold, then take it out and try to access it to get your data off of it. Since it's an external drive, make sure there is no condensation near the electrical and cable connections when you hook it back up.
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JurisChris
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Post subject: hard drive help? Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2008 6:37 pm |
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I did the freezerburn method once. Worked, but you only have about 10 minutes to get that data off of there.
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Gerry
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Post subject: hard drive help? Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2008 6:39 pm |
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Frank L. Sisko
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Post subject: hard drive help? Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2008 6:42 pm |
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Ticking?
THROW IT OUT THE WINDOW, GERRY! GET TO COVER!
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Gerry
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Post subject: hard drive help? Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2008 6:45 pm |
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Gerry
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Post subject: hard drive help? Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2008 6:51 pm |
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Frank L. Sisko
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Post subject: hard drive help? Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2008 6:58 pm |
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Post subject: hard drive help? Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2008 7:17 pm |
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Gerry wrote: theres 300 gb of stuff on there, how would i get it off? Transfer the most important porn first. Then go for the amateur stuff. Next, the personal files - pictures of family, tax documents, etc.
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Post subject: hard drive help? Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2008 7:29 pm |
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Post subject: hard drive help? Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2008 7:45 pm |
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Gerry wrote: theres 300 gb of stuff on there, how would i get it off? I only have an 80g hard drive, and it's only 25% full. Just what are all you people sav.... Um....never mind.
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Post subject: hard drive help? Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2008 7:54 pm |
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Kevin wrote: Gerry wrote: theres 300 gb of stuff on there, how would i get it off? I only have an 80g hard drive, and it's only 25% full. Just what are all you people sav.... Um....never mind.Gerry has every piece of comic book artwork ever created scanned and saved on his hard drives.
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Gerry
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Post subject: hard drive help? Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2008 7:57 pm |
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Post subject: hard drive help? Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2008 8:02 pm |
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Gator wrote: Gerry has every piece of comic book artwork ever created scanned and saved on his hard drives. Even Richie Rich?
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Post subject: hard drive help? Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2008 8:05 pm |
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Gerry, worst case scenario, you may have to take it somewhere to see if they can restore the drive, or transfer the data onto DVD.
_________________ "Ordinarily, I agree with Chris" - Uncle Twitchy
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Post subject: hard drive help? Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2008 9:25 pm |
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Chris wrote: Gerry, worst case scenario, you may have to take it somewhere to see if they can restore the drive, or transfer the data onto DVD. Hmmmm.... I'd have thought that the worst-case scenario would be him losing everything.... ... but maybe that's just me...
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Post subject: hard drive help? Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2008 9:35 pm |
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If the data on the drive is REALLY vital to you, there are data recovery companies who will ATTEMPT to extract data from a dead drive. A mechanical failure doesn't mean that the platters have been erased. The last time I checked, it was a VERY costly process and, making matters worse, the companies can never guarante that they can get any data from the drive.
I sued to work with a guy who would replace the controller board on a bad hard drive (which is not something many techs will even try to do) and he occasionally had luck reviving a drive for long enough to get the data off of it.
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Chris
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Post subject: hard drive help? Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2008 9:39 pm |
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Fraxon! wrote: Chris wrote: Gerry, worst case scenario, you may have to take it somewhere to see if they can restore the drive, or transfer the data onto DVD. Hmmmm.... I'd have thought that the worst-case scenario would be him losing everything.... ... but maybe that's just me... Sure. Focus on the bad...
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Li'l Jay
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Post subject: hard drive help? Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2008 9:40 pm |
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The worst case scenario is that Gerry could be electrocuted while trying to freeze the hard drive.
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