Thread: Gaaahhh! HDD just died!

I wonder what one would cost posted to 2750 from, say, Caboolture?

I shall have to send an email and ask......

Wife will not be pleased

Ron

Originally Posted by p38arover

I just tried booting up the desktop PC. The HDD won't spin up. I think it has died. It's not the power supply as i've swapped power leads internally between the HDD and th CD-ROM drive to no avail.

Oh dear, I wonder how much data I've lost?

Ron

Oh course you had the data backed up there will will not be an issue - the cost of a new drive and all will be ok


Yeah Rite

Gazzz

Originally Posted by garrycol

Oh course you had the data backed up there will will not be an issue - the cost of a new drive and all will be ok


Yeah Rite

Gazzz

I had just fitted a new DVD burner to back up the data (and to burn some DVDs for RichardK) - my previous burner produces totallyt unreliable DVDs and CDs.

My old tape drive is far more reliable. CDs I burned a few years back on supposedly good quality CDs (Kodak etc.) and a differntenCD burner are now unreadable. I've got tapes that are 15 years old and floppy disks the same age which I can still read.

Ron

Just a thought have you tried reading them in another cd/dvd burner?
The disc may not have been ‘closed’

Try this software, it may help : http://www.kvipu.com/CDCheck/

Please note the following are just my ramblings, for what they are worth.
Burning cd’s / DVD’s it is said that the lifespan is related to several factors.

I personally believe the largest major factors are setting too high a burn speed and incorrect storage of burned cd’s / dvd’s.
DVD’s should be stored and handled, like you would an LP record.
If you are unsure as to what an LP records is ask your dad.
Store them in a case, vertically somewhere that doesn’t have extremes of temperature.
Handle on the edge of the disc or the central hub.
Burn CD’s no faster than 16x and dvd’s no faster than 2-4x

They are not indestructible like they were originally portrayed.

Other factors include:
Quality of the media from which the data is being copied.
Quality of disc, (you get what you pay for).
Quality of the original burner
And then there is just bad luck

To sum up, burn slow, use good discs, handle with care.


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ps
Magnetic tapes can be good for in excess of 35 years.
Floppy discs are notoriously unreliable, (please do not trust them).
They never call when they should, they never show up on time ………

there is an old saying in the computer industry back up, back up, backup.

Originally Posted by chunk

there is an old saying in the computer industry back up, back up, backup.

I used to be the Principal Technical Officer in charge of a couple of computer mainframe installations.

Ron

Originally Posted by p38arover

I used to be the Principal Technical Officer in charge of a couple of computer mainframe installations.

Ron

Now there's a term I haven't heard in a while, 'mainframe'

I remember learning on a 'mini' computer. I would like to point out that it wasn't that "mini". Actually it was about the same size as a mini, cooper that is. Remember Cobol anyone?

gee, this happened to me(again) Inc would be up me like the proverbial rat,,,


external HD,
copy once aweek,,
then disconnect.



jus dont ask why i need the security----