Computer Trouble

funbagsfunbags Join Date: 2003-06-08 Member: 17099Members
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<div class="IPBDescription">:(</div> About 3 months ago I bought a Western Digital 40GB Hard Drive. It worked perfectly, no glitches, nothing. Yesterday it suddenly Blue screened my on starup with "Innaccessable Boot Device" listing of suggestions on what to do about my hard drive. I checked all the wiring, undid everything and plugged it back in, cleaned it, etc and no alas, no avail. I switched my old 9 gig in there and everything worked fine. I then switched my 40 back in there and There came the Innaccessable Boot devicee message and blue screen.

This freaking sucks. I have all my models for a hl2 mod that I spent a week each on in there, and no way of backing them up, plus all the models to a red faction 2 pack for NS.

HELP ME PLEASE I HAVE COOKIES AND MILK AND 1 OR 2 MEDALS LYING AROUND.
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  • NikonNikon Join Date: 2003-09-29 Member: 21313Members, Constellation
    have you tried making the 40gig a slave to the 9 gig to back up your files? It could be that your installation went corrupt(you didnt mention what OS u had). Try this, if you cant see it then, you have a nice, metal paperweight/coaster/setofmagnets/frisbee
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  • funbagsfunbags Join Date: 2003-06-08 Member: 17099Members
    cant do it, im using a dell dimension. Micro ATX or something, the PS only has 1 cord to plug the hd into, and the mobo only has 1 plug for the ribbon.

    Im using Windows 2k Pro
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  • OttoDestructOttoDestruct Join Date: 2002-11-08 Member: 7790Members
    Sorry, not everything with computers can be sunshine and rainbows. Youre probably fux0red.
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  • NikonNikon Join Date: 2003-09-29 Member: 21313Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin-funbags+Jul 27 2004, 02:41 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (funbags @ Jul 27 2004, 02:41 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> cant do it, im using a dell dimension. Micro ATX or something, the PS only has 1 cord to plug the hd into, and the mobo only has 1 plug for the ribbon.

    Im using Windows 2k Pro <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    EWWWWW......... mirco ATX............. your processor must be sufficating.....

    you *could* spend $3 and buy a ribbon cable with 2 IDE connectors on it to find out, hell, if you lived in SO CAL, i could sent a a dozen or so, but either way, WD is really good about warranty'ing(sp?) thier stuff.
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  • TychoCelchuuuTychoCelchuuu Anememone Join Date: 2002-03-23 Member: 345Members
    Western Digitals are speedy as a monkey on crack, but they have a higher failure rate than other drives like Seagate or Maxtor. My WD 80 gig pooped out on me a few months ago. I'd go to a computer repair shop and get them to recover some files if you are that desperate. Not cheap though.
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  • OttoDestructOttoDestruct Join Date: 2002-11-08 Member: 7790Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-TychoCelchuuu+Jul 27 2004, 06:03 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (TychoCelchuuu @ Jul 27 2004, 06:03 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Western Digitals are speedy as a monkey on crack, but they have a higher failure rate than other drives like Seagate or Maxtor. My WD 80 gig pooped out on me a few months ago. I'd go to a computer repair shop and get them to recover some files if you are that desperate. Not cheap though. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    I've had more fails from IBM than anything.
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  • funbagsfunbags Join Date: 2003-06-08 Member: 17099Members
    Well my 9 gig is an ibm. it was pretty good aside from the fact that some people have more ram than i had space. How much do you think that file recovery would cost? I'm going to go look for my papers for my hd..
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  • TychoCelchuuuTychoCelchuuu Anememone Join Date: 2002-03-23 Member: 345Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-OttoDestruct+Jul 27 2004, 08:10 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (OttoDestruct @ Jul 27 2004, 08:10 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin-TychoCelchuuu+Jul 27 2004, 06:03 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (TychoCelchuuu @ Jul 27 2004, 06:03 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Western Digitals are speedy as a monkey on crack, but they have a higher failure rate than other drives like Seagate or Maxtor. My WD 80 gig pooped out on me a few months ago. I'd go to a computer repair shop and get them to recover some files if you are that desperate. Not cheap though. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    I've had more fails from IBM than anything. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Well duh. I meant that among reputable hard drive makers WD sacrifices reliability for speed.
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  • TequilaTequila Join Date: 2003-08-13 Member: 19660Members
    edited July 2004
    I really hope my IBM Deskstar doesn't knack up. Since I've first had it, at around 12 hours of use it makes a little weird noise, without fail, but it seems to do no harm.
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  • OttoDestructOttoDestruct Join Date: 2002-11-08 Member: 7790Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-Tequila+Jul 27 2004, 07:05 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Tequila @ Jul 27 2004, 07:05 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> I really hope my IBM Deskstar doesn't knack up. Since I've first had it, at around 12 hours of use it makes a little weird noise, without fail, but it seems to do no harm. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Funny thats how mine went. I've had 5 fail actually.
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  • TheWizardTheWizard Join Date: 2002-12-11 Member: 10553Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin-funbags+Jul 27 2004, 05:32 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (funbags @ Jul 27 2004, 05:32 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> About 3 months ago I bought a Western Digital 40GB Hard Drive. It worked perfectly, no glitches, nothing. Yesterday it suddenly Blue screened my on starup with "Innaccessable Boot Device" listing of suggestions on what to do about my hard drive. I checked all the wiring, undid everything and plugged it back in, cleaned it, etc and no alas, no avail. I switched my old 9 gig in there and everything worked fine. I then switched my 40 back in there and There came the Innaccessable Boot devicee message and blue screen.

    This freaking sucks. I have all my models for a hl2 mod that I spent a week each on in there, and no way of backing them up, plus all the models to a red faction 2 pack for NS.

    HELP ME PLEASE I HAVE COOKIES AND MILK AND 1 OR 2 MEDALS LYING AROUND. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    It is quite possible that the drive itself is dead. However there are several possibilites to save yourself.

    First thing, go to this website and download the diagnostic utility. Add it to a boot disk (<a href='http://www.bootdisk.com' target='_blank'>www.bootdisk.com</a>) and use it attempt to diagnose your problem.

    If you are lucky, it might just be a slight error with your MBR and it might be possible to repair it and attempt a recovery attempt.

    But get the utility and tell me the results and then we can decide what to do from that point

    <a href='http://support.wdc.com/download/index.asp#diagutils' target='_blank'>http://support.wdc.com/download/index.asp#diagutils</a>

    ^^ go there and get DLG Diagnostic
    Ver. 5.04c
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  • funbagsfunbags Join Date: 2003-06-08 Member: 17099Members
    I dont understand how to do what your asking. I take a floppy and install the diagnostic utility and put it on the floppy? Do I get the zip or exe version? Whats with with bootdisk,com link? is there something i should be getting from there?
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  • TychoCelchuuuTychoCelchuuu Anememone Join Date: 2002-03-23 Member: 345Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-OttoDestruct+Jul 27 2004, 09:06 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (OttoDestruct @ Jul 27 2004, 09:06 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin-Tequila+Jul 27 2004, 07:05 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Tequila @ Jul 27 2004, 07:05 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> I really hope my IBM Deskstar doesn't knack up. Since I've first had it, at around 12 hours of use it makes a little weird noise, without fail, but it seems to do no harm. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Funny thats how mine went. I've had 5 fail actually. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    The Deskstar is nicknamed the "Deathstar" because it has such a huge failure rate, you know.
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  • funbagsfunbags Join Date: 2003-06-08 Member: 17099Members
    My 9gb is a deskstar...its worked perfectly for 4 years.
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  • Leaderz0rzLeaderz0rz Join Date: 2002-11-09 Member: 7847Members
    install the program on a bootdisc, pop it in, restart,

    my advice would be goto a friends house, hook up the drive, make sure his boots first, then get your files that way if its not totally corrupted. and also you should back up anything you don't want to lose...
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  • RobertoRoberto Join Date: 2003-03-16 Member: 14591Members, Constellation
    edited July 2004
    mmm, an entire room full of compaqs with quantum fireball hard drives... never trust a hard drive with "fireball" on the sticker. If you get a lovely pinging sound, kind of like a ping pong ball dropped about 1/2 inch from the ground, you are screwed. completely. "Cannot read from drive C:".

    to slave you need a molex y splitter (a few bucks at most at any local computer shop) and a 2 plug ide cable ( you should have one from the 40 gB hdd)
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  • funbagsfunbags Join Date: 2003-06-08 Member: 17099Members
    edited July 2004
    final decision:


    its fuuxx0red

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  • CommunistWithAGunCommunistWithAGun Local Propaganda Guy Join Date: 2003-04-30 Member: 15953Members
    Hah, about 5 months ago mine did the same. Replace the IDE cable and make super sure it is tight to the mobo and drive...that was my problem.
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