I hate computers!

[65LoveAffair]

Not really, but sometimes I wonder why I ever got into this field. I'm working on a little Compaq netbook right now with a hard drive that is in the process of sh*tting the bed. :violent1: I tried to make a direct image of the hard drive so I could copy it over to a new hard drive, but the one failing won't stay running long enough to do it. It'll spin up and work for anywhere between 30 seconds to a full minute, but then it'll do it's Chebby impersonation and quit working. :banghead: Luckily it hasn't completely crapped out on me yet. I'm having to manually transfer the files and folders, and it's beginning to look like I may have it done by Father's Day next year. This is good, considering it's my father-in-law's computer. He's got all kinds of folders with all of his recipes in them (he's an amateur bakery chef) so I have to make sure I can get as many of these recipes transferred as possible. Some folders only have a few recipes in them. Others have hundreds, if not thousands. :wack: I'm beginning to think a change of careers is in the works...
Okay, venting complete. Sorry.

 

[67Dart273]

'S far's I'm concerned this is a failure of the (all) manufacturer(s) and the customers. Branded computers USED to come with software, or at the least "restore disks." This should STILL BE the "gold standard."

But customers bear responsibility

They have not raised hell (I HAVE!!!) about this with the manufacturer

They did not pay extra for factory disks when "they could" (out of warranty)

They did not make use of the software in the 'puter to generate restore disks, as crappy an option as that IS

BUT IT GETS WORSE

The current machine I use is one that I WILL NEVER FREEKIN EVER buy from again. I'd heard "how good" Asus is sposed to be so I bought a laptop from 'em a (damn) few years ago.

In about 6 months about half the characters were worn off the keyboard

And now, I need to change the display because the right hand third looks like a screen door.

BUT IT's the SO CALLED RESTORE DISKS that really piss me off. Two days after I bought it, got online and ordered and got the correct restore disks. FACTORY disks

Bought a new hard drive to play with dual boot / Linux

Popped in the new hard drive, ran the restore disks. THEY WOULD NOT PROPERLY install the original software. I had to screw around for hours to get drivers downloaded and installed.

YOU hate computers!!! HAW!!! LOL

 

[YY1]

Have you tried letting the drive run in a cooler environment?

How about the torque adjustment and/or sharp smack?

 

[YY1]

...and if you think it's the electronics vs the media, and happen to have a good drive of the same model...you could swap the card...

 

[318willrun]

I just don't care for electronics in general........

 

[TrailBeast]

Not really, but sometimes I wonder why I ever got into this field. I'm working on a little Compaq netbook right now with a hard drive that is in the process of sh*tting the bed. :violent1: I tried to make a direct image of the hard drive so I could copy it over to a new hard drive, but the one failing won't stay running long enough to do it. It'll spin up and work for anywhere between 30 seconds to a full minute, but then it'll do it's Chebby impersonation and quit working. :banghead: Luckily it hasn't completely crapped out on me yet. I'm having to manually transfer the files and folders, and it's beginning to look like I may have it done by Father's Day next year. This is good, considering it's my father-in-law's computer. He's got all kinds of folders with all of his recipes in them (he's an amateur bakery chef) so I have to make sure I can get as many of these recipes transferred as possible. Some folders only have a few recipes in them. Others have hundreds, if not thousands. :wack: I'm beginning to think a change of careers is in the works... Okay, venting complete. Sorry.

This sounds like a common electronic failure of the drive's components. (I'm sure you know that already)
I pack those in ice when trying to recover data, and it makes them stay functional for longer periods.
I just put them in a heavy duty ziploc bag and pack ice around them with the data and power cables connected and sticking up out of the top of the bag.
You might want to try it if you have not already, because in most cases it helps.

With less data to recover I just bag it and freeze in the freezer.

Not trying to tell you how to do your job, just something that works for me and might help you.

 

[65LoveAffair]

This sounds like a common electronic failure of the drive's components. (I'm sure you know that already) I pack those in ice when trying to recover data, and it makes them stay functional for longer periods. I just put them in a heavy duty ziploc bag and pack ice around them with the data and power cables connected and sticking up out of the top of the bag. You might want to try it if you have not already, because in most cases it helps. With less data to recover I just bag it and freeze in the freezer. Not trying to tell you how to do your job, just something that works for me and might help you.

Believe it or not, I had never actually heard of this, but it makes all the sense in the world. I think I might have to give that a try, or else this hard drive is going to make a lot of noise when it goes flying through my front window. Hmmm... I think that would be rather ironic, don't you?

 

[TrailBeast]

Believe it or not, I had never actually heard of this, but it makes all the sense in the world. I think I might have to give that a try, or else this hard drive is going to make a lot of noise when it goes flying through my front window. Hmmm... I think that would be rather ironic, don't you?

The only reason I know about it was because a long time computer guy told me.
Later I found that the most common failure was due to hot electronics, and that being real cold makes them run a bit longer before they fail again.

They actually do fly pretty well and have goog knock down power.