Yeah - I know - that's why I suggested Burial @ Sea!
-K-
On 11/29/2012 9:53 AM, Stephen Russell wrote:
On Wed, Nov 28, 2012 at 5:26 PM, Kurt @ VR-FX wrote:
attached to OTHER Computers - it could NOT be seen. Although - not sure
what you mean about a Return policy - as the HD is probably like
ovember 28, 2012 8:11 PM
To: profoxt...@leafe.com
Subject: Re: [NF] SATA Drive & a Dead PC...
Well - since I do live on Long Island - maybe I should throw it into the ocean
and have a burial at Sea!
Others suggested I bring it to Best Buy - and have a GEEK see if they can
access it. From what pe
Others suggested I bring it to Best Buy - and have a GEEK see if they can
access it. From what people now wrote - seems that would be a waste of
time! Agreed???
The geek is probably going to charge you $90.00 just to look at it, shake
his head, and tell you to tank it. Unless what's on there
Well - since I do live on Long Island - maybe I should throw it into the
ocean and have a burial at Sea!
Others suggested I bring it to Best Buy - and have a GEEK see if they
can access it. From what people now wrote - seems that would be a waste
of time! Agreed???
:-(
-K-
On 11/28/2012 8:
Loud clicking noises probably mean you're crashing the heads into the
platters or the walls of the drive. Either way, I think you've got a
significant hardware problem and should probably start writing a eulogy...
That is a DEAD parrot!
Ken Dibble
www.stic-cil.org
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> Put drive in ziplock bag with a tiny bit of rice in it.
Well - this SUCKS! I put Rice in the bag, froze it over Several hours - a
On 11/27/2012 9:35 AM, Stephen Russell wrote:
On Tue, Nov 27, 2012 at 7:52 AM, Kurt @ VR-FX wrote:
Hey Richard,
Thank you SO MUCH for thinking about me & my problem. To be honest - the
problem has still not been resolved. It was suggested I bring it to Best
Buy and let one of the Geeks look
rom: ProfoxTech [mailto:profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com] On Behalf Of Kurt @ VR-FX
Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2012 2:30 PM
To: profoxt...@leafe.com
Subject: Re: [NF] SATA Drive & a Dead PC...
Everything seems to point to the HD. I have booted with the WinXP Pro-64
Install CD, and it runs, and it even be
h [mailto:profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com] On Behalf Of Kurt @ VR-FX
Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2012 8:52 AM
To: profoxt...@leafe.com
Subject: Re: [NF] SATA Drive & a Dead PC...
Hey Richard,
Thank you SO MUCH for thinking about me & my problem. To be honest - the
problem has still not been reso
Thanks for the suggestion Steven - I hadn 't though about that - even
though it was my sister who suggested the Rice trick - with a Damp
Kindle that wasn't working right - and it DID seem to pull out moisture!
So - I shall try it with my HD...
-K-
On 11/27/2012 9:35 AM, Stephen Russell wrote
it is a power supply that causes this behavior
and sometimes something on the motherboard.
Joe
On Wednesday, November 14, 2012 4:10 PM, Kurt @ VR-FX wrote:
Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2012 16:10:37 -0500
From: Kurt @ VR-FX
To: profoxt...@leafe.com
cc:
Subject: Re: [NF] SATA Drive & a Dead PC...
OK -
behavior
and sometimes something on the motherboard.
Joe
On Wednesday, November 14, 2012 4:10 PM, Kurt @ VR-FX wrote:
>
>Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2012 16:10:37 -0500
>From: Kurt @ VR-FX
>To: profoxt...@leafe.com
>cc:
>Subject: Re: [NF] SATA Drive & a Dead PC...
>
>OK - am trying
On 11/27/2012 08:52 AM, Kurt @ VR-FX wrote:
Hey Richard,
Thank you SO MUCH for thinking about me & my problem. To be honest - the
problem has still not been resolved. It was suggested I bring it to Best
Buy and let one of the Geeks look at it - but, I have yet to do that. It
was also suggested t
On Tue, Nov 27, 2012 at 7:52 AM, Kurt @ VR-FX wrote:
> Hey Richard,
>
> Thank you SO MUCH for thinking about me & my problem. To be honest - the
> problem has still not been resolved. It was suggested I bring it to Best
> Buy and let one of the Geeks look at it - but, I have yet to do that. It
>
xtech-boun...@leafe.com] On Behalf Of Kurt @ VR-FX
Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2012 8:52 AM
To: profoxt...@leafe.com
Subject: Re: [NF] SATA Drive & a Dead PC...
Hey Richard,
Thank you SO MUCH for thinking about me & my problem. To be honest - the
problem has still not been resolved. It was sugge
our own but today's
GOTD tool may help.
http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/hdd-mechanic/
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Subject: Re: [NF
ovember 14, 2012 3:34 PM
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I've tried Safe Mode in the past - and NEVER Found it very helpful...
-K-
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Beware of moisture that starts to build up when you took the drive out
of the freezer... :)
On Sat, Nov 17, 2012 at 6:41 AM, Kurt @ VR-FX wrote:
> HEy Mike - thanks for all this advice. I figured if I DID put it in the
> freezer - I would 1st put it in a Zip Lock baggie.
>
> Agreed about last res
a local Best Buy and
have a Geek-idiot connect it to a drive analyzer or something to test
it. In other words, make sure you're really actually working with a
rock before you chunk it into the river (metaphorically speaking.)
Mike
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d
have a Geek-idiot connect it to a drive analyzer or something to test
it. In other words, make sure you're really actually working with a rock
before you chunk it into the river (metaphorically speaking.)
Mike
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solutions" here that produce rare
results! But when it works, it's sweet!
Mike
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From: John Weller
To: profoxt...@leafe.com
Date: 11/16/2012 2:56 AM
That is (was?) a well-known technique referred to as &#
I agree w/U Matt - as I have been beating my head in with this HD
problem - and my Dead PC...
TGIF Right Back @ Ur Arse!
:-)
On 11/16/2012 12:35 PM, M Jarvis wrote:
On Nov 16, 2012, at 1:18 AM, Mike Copeland wrote:
Of course, we are into some pretty extreme "solutions" here that produce r
> On Nov 16, 2012, at 1:18 AM, Mike Copeland wrote:
>
>> Of course, we are into some pretty extreme "solutions" here that produce
>> rare results! But when it works, it's sweet!
>>
>> Mike
... and as a last ditch effort, you could slaughter a goat and lay it
on a flat rock pointing North during
ke
>
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> Subject: Re: [NF] SATA Drive & a Dead PC...
> From: John Weller
> To: profoxt...@leafe.com
> Date: 11/16/2012 2:56 AM
>
> That is (was?) a well-known technique referred to as 'percussion adjustment'
> :-)
>
>
...and then there's the deep-freeze approach, and don't forget the
"swimin-wit-da-fishes" method.
Of course, we are into some pretty extreme "solutions" here that produce
rare results! But when it works, it's sweet!
Mike
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That is (was?) a well-known technique referred to as 'percussion adjustment'
:-)
John Weller
01380 723235
07976 393631
>
> My father would sometimes give non-responsive radios a fair wack by
lifting
> and then giving it a not so gentle slam against the table. The darn thing
> would then work af
M
* To: profoxt...@leafe.com
* Subject: Re: [NF] SATA Drive & a Dead PC...
*
* Um - actually - as I wrote in previous e-mails,
as
* this things has been DRIVING ME NUTS - the Bios
* won't even see the HD - so, at this point - I'm
* pretty much F'ed!
*
* :-(
* -K-
*
*
* On 11/15/2012 7:32 PM,
xt...@leafe.com
* Subject: Re: [NF] SATA Drive & a Dead PC...
*
* Um - actually - as I wrote in previous e-mails,
as
* this things has been DRIVING ME NUTS - the Bios
* won't even see the HD - so, at this point - I'm
* pretty much F'ed!
*
* :-(
* -K-
*
*
* On 11/15/2012 7:32 PM,
sume you're mainly interested in retrieving data, not
applications. :-)
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Kurt @ VR-FX
Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2012 3:34 PM
To: profoxt...@leafe.com
Subject: Re: [NF] SATA Drive &
VR-FX"
To:
Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2012 7:23 PM
Subject: Re: [NF] SATA Drive & a Dead PC...
Although - in my case - I want Both - since I have at least one program
that is tied to the system - and its a Drag to lose that permanently!
On 11/14/2012 4:06 PM, Richard Kaye wrote:
Safe
ed in retrieving data, not applications. :-)
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Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2012 3:34 PM
To: profoxt...@leafe.com
Subject: Re: [NF] SATA Drive & a Dead PC...
I've tried Safe Mode in
ill run.
Thank God for backups...right? (right? right? huh?)
Mike
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From: Kurt @ VR-FX
To: profoxt...@leafe.com
Date: 11/14/2012 5:30 PM
For the Hell of it - I blew air into the fan on the CPU.
So - as I mentio
actually opened the system and checked for massive wads of
lint and dust and dirt caked on the CPU heatsink...power supply fan
screen, etc.?
Mike
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Subject: Re: [NF] SATA Drive & a Dead PC...
From: Kurt @ VR-FX
To: profoxt...@leafe.com
Date: 11/14/2012 3:10
s salvaging the data from the old drive.
Not that it matters, and you may have already stated...but what brand
is this HD?
Mike
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Subject: Re: [NF] SATA Drive & a Dead PC...
From: Kurt @ VR-FX
To: profoxt...@leafe.com
Date: 11/14/2012 5:03 PM
Its XP Pro 6
this HD?
Mike
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Subject: Re: [NF] SATA Drive & a Dead PC...
From: Kurt @ VR-FX
To: profoxt...@leafe.com
Date: 11/14/2012 5:03 PM
Its XP Pro 64 - which I believe has a VERY Different SP set of
iterations vs. regular XP. But, without it booting - I can
ked on the CPU heatsink...power supply fan
screen, etc.?
Mike
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From: Kurt @ VR-FX
To: profoxt...@leafe.com
Date: 11/14/2012 3:10 PM
OK - am trying Ur suggestion - I have that webpage open. Funny thing
is. I booted with
ay have already stated...but what brand is
this HD?
Mike
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Subject: Re: [NF] SATA Drive & a Dead PC...
From: Kurt @ VR-FX
To: profoxt...@leafe.com
Date: 11/14/2012 5:03 PM
Its XP Pro 64 - which I believe has a VERY Different SP set of
iterations vs. regular
Its XP Pro 64 - which I believe has a VERY Different SP set of
iterations vs. regular XP. But, without it booting - I can't U what I
got. I did keep it updated - however...
When it is turned on initially - and it shows BIOS name, Memory & HD's -
it shows Nothing showing up in Sata channels 1 &
No - its XP Pro 64 - and system was Built with the Sata HD - and, it was
actually a Win2000 System - which I upgraded (dual-boot) to XP Pro.
-K-
On 11/14/2012 4:34 PM, Dan Covill wrote:
On 11/14/12 11:47, Kurt @ VR-FX wrote:
Here's the deal. I have a desktop PC that was my main PC - but, it
ssive wads of
lint and dust and dirt caked on the CPU heatsink...power supply fan
screen, etc.?
Mike
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Subject: Re: [NF] SATA Drive & a Dead PC...
From: Kurt @ VR-FX
To: profoxt...@leafe.com
Date: 11/14/2012 3:10 PM
OK - am trying Ur suggestion - I have t
Kurt,
As has been pointed out, it would be a VERY good thing to know which SP
version your now-dead XP system was upgraded to. (Or maybe it was
installed with SP1, 2, or 3.)
You'll also need a CD that matches that level. I'm not 100%, but I think
you can reinstall from an SP1 CD to an SP3 sy
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* Subject: Re: [NF] SATA Drive & a Dead PC...
*
* On 11/14/12 11:47, Kurt @ VR-FX wrote:
* > Here's the deal. I ha
On 11/14/12 11:47, Kurt @ VR-FX wrote:
Here's the deal. I have a desktop PC that was my main PC - but, it died
several months ago. I have my laptop - which has been my primary computing
device for quite a while now - but, the desktop PC has some stuff on there
that's not on my laptop.
Win XP di
lint
and dust and dirt caked on the CPU heatsink...power supply fan screen, etc.?
Mike
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From: Kurt @ VR-FX
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Date: 11/14/2012 3:10 PM
OK - am trying Ur suggestion - I have that webpage op
3:34 PM
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I've tried Safe Mode in the past - and NEVER Found it very helpful...
-K-
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Kurt @ VR-FX
Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2012 2:18 PM
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YEah - but, that's doesn't solve the main problem - that this PC
won'
Safe Mode is good when you have a device driver that has gone off the
reservation. Like a scanner or some other non-essential device.
Mike
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Subject: Re: [NF] SATA Drive & a Dead PC...
From: Kurt @ VR-FX
To: profoxt...@leafe.com
Date: 11/14/2012 2:33 PM
Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2012 2:18 PM
To: profoxt...@leafe.com
Subject: Re: [NF] SATA Drive & a Dead PC...
YEah - but, that's doesn't solve the main problem - that this PC won't boot.
Also, there is CG SW that's locked to that PC - and its Another reason why I
really want
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Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2012 3:00 PM
To: profox@leafe.com
Subject: Re: [NF] SATA Drive & a Dead PC...
Actually - I already have one of those kinda connections - its Kingwin.
But, upon connecting it - my OS would
Have you tried booting Windoze in Safe Mode?
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Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2012 2:18 PM
To: profoxt...@leafe.com
Subject: Re: [NF] SATA Drive & a Dead PC...
YEah - but, th
Actually - I already have one of those kinda connections - its Kingwin.
But, upon connecting it - my OS would NOT see the drive! That's why I
posted here to begin with...
:-)
-K-
On 11/14/2012 2:43 PM, John Harvey wrote:
You might want to get a kit that allows you to connect to the sata driv
o I used.
http://www.techrepublic.com/article/10-things-you-can-do-when-windows-xp-wont-boot/6031733
Mike
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Subject: Re: [NF] SATA Drive & a Dead PC...
From: Kurt @ VR-FX
To: profoxt...@leafe.com
Date: 11/14/2012 1:28 PM
Where I can find out how to make the Linux
You might want to get a kit that allows you to connect to the sata drive
from your laptop via usb. I ordered one of those off the internet and used
it to pull data from a drive just a few weeks ago.
John Harvey
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ticle that provided the info I used.
http://www.techrepublic.com/article/10-things-you-can-do-when-windows-xp-wont-boot/6031733
Mike
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Subject: Re: [NF] SATA Drive & a Dead PC...
From: Kurt @ VR-FX
To: profoxt...@leafe.com
Date: 11/14/2012 1:28 PM
Where I ca
Ubuntu.com
knopper.net
You can download an ISO from either then you can burn that to a CD or flash
drive and boot your computer, hopefully, from there.
Michael Oke, II
661-349-6221
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On Nov 14, 2012, at 11:28 AM, "
Where I can find out how to make the Linux Boot CD.
Also - U got me wrong - I did NOT want to Boot from the Bad HD - just
attach it and be able to access it from the OS after it was attached. I
attempted to run the ChkDsk from the Dead PC - but, it wouldn't work...
-K-
On 11/14/2012 2:20 PM
Linux has tools to check and fix the drive as well. Might give you an idea as
to what the problem is.
Trying to boot the drive in another computer is rarely a good or successful
idea.
Michael Oke, II
661-349-6221
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YEah - but, that's doesn't solve the main problem - that this PC won't
boot. Also, there is CG SW that's locked to that PC - and its Another
reason why I really want to get that PC running again.
It was initially suggested that I run a ChkDsk on the boot HD in
question - the do a Windows repai
SATA Seagate 500 GB
Need any other spec's?
-K-
On 11/14/2012 2:08 PM, Michael Oke, II wrote:
What are the specs of the drive?
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On Nov 14, 2012, at 11:00 AM, "Kurt @ VR-FX" wrote:
Download a Linux LiveCD (or USB) and boot from that instead. If there is
not a hardware problem with the disk drive, you should be able to open the
hdd and browse for the files you need. Save them off to a USB tab, send
them to a shared network file share, or email them to yourself.
On Wed, Nov 1
What are the specs of the drive?
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On Nov 14, 2012, at 11:00 AM, "Kurt @ VR-FX" wrote:
> Hello there folks,
>
> Here's the deal. I have a desktop PC that was my main PC - but, it died
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