The Blue Screen of Death

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  • rollings
    rollings unknown Posts: 7,127
    brother123 wrote:

    Look if you can't find the initiative to use a external hard drive than I don't know what you will or won't do.

    http://www.dropbox.com/ check that out.

    http://www.practicalecommerce.com/artic ... rage-Sites that can give you some insight

    Really just do research via google. i hope that this dickhead has give some useful information

    :) that was very nice, thank you, sincerely
  • brother123
    brother123 Posts: 792
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lsXLOKOFv0

    a 2 year old video but worth a view.
    <a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v44/brother123/?action=view&current=thewh0.png&quot; target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v44/brother123/thewh0.png&quot; border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>
  • _
    _ Posts: 6,657
    brother123 wrote:
    _ wrote:
    brother123 wrote:
    It amazes me that there are people who don't know the basics of computing

    Thanks. That's super-helpful.

    Look if you can't find the initiative to use a external hard drive than I don't know what you will or won't do.

    http://www.dropbox.com/ check that out.

    http://www.practicalecommerce.com/artic ... rage-Sites that can give you some insight

    Really just do research via google. i hope that this dickhead has give some useful information

    Thanks for the info. FYI, I am doing research via Google. I'm just also asking people their opinions. You know, trying to be thorough and all. And I actually do know the basics of computing and I do use Dropbox and MobileMe, etc.; I just don't have experience with serious, all-your-data, online back-up services. And I recognize that some people here have even more knowledge of computing than I do.
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,781
    Jennytree wrote:
    brianlux wrote:
    They told me there is little chance of getting my data retrieval for under $500 and may cost as much as $1500.

    :shock: WHAT?! Fuckin' hell, I'm in the wrong job! There are free tools you can use to try and get data off of a FUBAR'd drive. Do you know anyone who works in IT support who would do it for free? If you were my friend, I would :D
    Turns out one of my nephews is going to help me out. I think there's a good chance he can retrieve my info! :D
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,781
    brother123 wrote:
    It amazes me that there are people who don't know the basics of computing
    Ok, Mr. Nice Guy. Thanks so much. Just so you'll know, some of us are old enough to not have grown up with computers and I Pads and even cell phones and today it is assumed you just know all the basics to all that stuff. Most computer dealers don't tell you squat. Most new computers do not come with a users manuals. None I've used have. Oh, I know there imbedded in the thing somewhere, but nobody tells you where. Computer usage tips are like a virtual "Where's Waldo".

    So basically, dude, give an old fuck a little break. It's been a big enough learning curve. And it might be worth remembering that while most people today- especially anyone under 30, can a operate almost any electronic gadget by osmosis, many other non-electronic basic skills are being lost. How many people today can grow a successful garden? Iron your clothes? Change the points rotor and condenser in a car? Bake a cake? Write in cursive? Hand sew a garment? Carve an object out of wood? Use Morse code? Cut your own hair? Use a compass and read a topographical map? Operate a turn table? Oh wait, this is PJ forum, most of us know how to run a turn table! :lol:

    I'm saddened to see that many of these skills are not so common anymore but rather than lambaste anyone for not knowing them, I would encourage and teach. It's much nicer that way and it makes the learning much more fun.
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • Get_Right
    Get_Right Posts: 14,211
    Gob wrote:
    Do this.. buy an enclosure kit. Take your hard drive out and hook it up to the kit. Plug it into another PC and see if you can transfer over any of the data. You might be able to grab some of it if the hard drive doesn't always fail. The OS might just be corrupt too.
    this


    you can retrieve the data from the drive-although some of the data may be corrupted
  • Who Princess
    Who Princess out here in the fields Posts: 7,305
    brianlux wrote:
    brother123 wrote:
    It amazes me that there are people who don't know the basics of computing
    Ok, Mr. Nice Guy. Thanks so much. Just so you'll know, some of us are old enough to not have grown up with computers and I Pads and even cell phones and today it is assumed you just know all the basics to all that stuff. Most computer dealers don't tell you squat. Most new computers do not come with a users manuals. None I've used have. Oh, I know there imbedded in the thing somewhere, but nobody tells you where. Computer usage tips are like a virtual "Where's Waldo".

    So basically, dude, give an old fuck a little break. It's been a big enough learning curve. And it might be worth remembering that while most people today- especially anyone under 30, can a operate almost any electronic gadget by osmosis, many other non-electronic basic skills are being lost. How many people today can grow a successful garden? Iron your clothes? Change the points rotor and condenser in a car? Bake a cake? Write in cursive? Hand sew a garment? Carve an object out of wood? Use Morse code? Cut your own hair? Use a compass and read a topographical map? Operate a turn table? Oh wait, this is PJ forum, most of us know how to run a turn table! :lol:

    I'm saddened to see that many of these skills are not so common anymore but rather than lambaste anyone for not knowing them, I would encourage and teach. It's much nicer that way and it makes the learning much more fun.
    As another old timer, I just have to say THANK YOU! :clap: :clap: :clap:
    "The stars are all connected to the brain."
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,781
    Who Princess wrote:
    brianlux wrote:
    brother123 wrote:
    It amazes me that there are people who don't know the basics of computing
    Ok, Mr. Nice Guy. Thanks so much. Just so you'll know, some of us are old enough to not have grown up with computers and I Pads and even cell phones and today it is assumed you just know all the basics to all that stuff. Most computer dealers don't tell you squat. Most new computers do not come with a users manuals. None I've used have. Oh, I know there imbedded in the thing somewhere, but nobody tells you where. Computer usage tips are like a virtual "Where's Waldo".

    So basically, dude, give an old fuck a little break. It's been a big enough learning curve. And it might be worth remembering that while most people today- especially anyone under 30, can a operate almost any electronic gadget by osmosis, many other non-electronic basic skills are being lost. How many people today can grow a successful garden? Iron your clothes? Change the points rotor and condenser in a car? Bake a cake? Write in cursive? Hand sew a garment? Carve an object out of wood? Use Morse code? Cut your own hair? Use a compass and read a topographical map? Operate a turn table? Oh wait, this is PJ forum, most of us know how to run a turn table! :lol:

    I'm saddened to see that many of these skills are not so common anymore but rather than lambaste anyone for not knowing them, I would encourage and teach. It's much nicer that way and it makes the learning much more fun.
    As another old timer, I just have to say THANK YOU! :clap: :clap: :clap:

    :D :thumbup:

    'course you know we have to be careful- they might start calling us dinosaurs! :lol:
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • vduboise
    vduboise Posts: 1,937
    My Husband is in the Data Recovery business- if the drive is not grinding, there is hope to get your data. It can be very expensive- the price depends on the size of the drive. There are programs out there that can retrieve your data, but you have to make sure that they don't write anything to the drive while repairing/copying. That just makes it harder in the future- if you are unsuccessful in retrieving it yourself.

    I think there is a company out in California that does reco's for $499 or so, no matter what size the drive. Not too sure about their success rate- but you can try.
  • number1PJfan
    number1PJfan Posts: 3,748
    Oh, lessons learned the hard way. This has happened to me and it is oh so sad. Now I back the stuff up that I want to keep on multiple computers, external hard drives, dvd's, disks or whatever it takes to have it stored in multiple places so that one goes corrupt I will still have another.
  • Get_Right
    Get_Right Posts: 14,211
    vduboise wrote:
    My Husband is in the Data Recovery business- if the drive is not grinding, there is hope to get your data. It can be very expensive- the price depends on the size of the drive. There are programs out there that can retrieve your data, but you have to make sure that they don't write anything to the drive while repairing/copying. That just makes it harder in the future- if you are unsuccessful in retrieving it yourself.

    I think there is a company out in California that does reco's for $499 or so, no matter what size the drive. Not too sure about their success rate- but you can try.

    You buy an enclosure for about $60, insert hard drive and voila!

    And you don't need to replace the computer, just replace the hard drive. My wife's hard drive just failed, new hard drive was about $120, and the enclosure was $60. Problem solved for under $200.

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