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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: Thorn on August 15, 2002, 04:31:23 pm

Title: Fun With Hard Drives...
Post by: Thorn on August 15, 2002, 04:31:23 pm: So there I was, installing my new Atlon 900..
I have it all set up. I press the power button, and away it goes, 10 seconds later.. it hangs....
I turn it off, then back on with the intent to change some bios settings. Before I can do this though, a huge bolt of electricity shoots out of my hard drive, hitting my leg, numbing it....
The hard drive is completely fried, everything on it gone, all my renders/scene files, everything for TAP that I had, among other things.....
So, for those of you who I was doing things for, its gonna be a while...
Title: Fun With Hard Drives...
Post by: Unknown Target on August 15, 2002, 04:38:28 pm: :jaw: ****! Ouch, man!
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Post by: Thor on August 15, 2002, 04:38:54 pm: You alright? That is a [edited out for language].:(
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Post by: aldo_14 on August 15, 2002, 04:38:57 pm: Well, look on the bright side. At least your leg's ok. :)
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Post by: Alikchi on August 15, 2002, 04:38:57 pm: Aww, crap..:mad:
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Post by: Sandwich on August 15, 2002, 04:39:34 pm: I don't usually swear, but... Damn! :(
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Post by: Thorn on August 15, 2002, 04:42:38 pm: You should have heard me cursing....
I think I just said every curse in the english language, twice, and a few other languages as well.. plus a few I made up...
Oh yeah.. if you have me on your ICQ list, msg me so I can get you back on mine.. thats if you want me there anyway...
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Post by: vadar_1 on August 15, 2002, 05:00:02 pm: hahaha.... I guess next time you'll

a) read the manual
b) ground yourself first
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Post by: Thorn on August 15, 2002, 05:05:33 pm: Quote
Originally posted by vadar_1
hahaha.... I guess next time you'll

a) read the manual
b) ground yourself first

hahaha.... I guess next time you'll

a) read my goddamn post
b) think about what you just read

First... I wasnt touching the computer... in fact, I was pretty far away from it.... what hit me was electrical.. not static... something blew...
Second... I know my way around the inside of a computer.... everything was connected properly...
Third... shut the hell up...
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Post by: Sandwich on August 15, 2002, 05:31:19 pm: Quote
Originally posted by Thorn

hahaha.... I guess next time you'll

a) read my goddamn post
b) think about what you just read

First... I wasnt touching the computer... in fact, I was pretty far away from it.... what hit me was electrical.. not static... something blew...
Second... I know my way around the inside of a computer.... everything was connected properly...
Third... shut the hell up...

You forgot #4: develop a sense of tact. :rolleyes:
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Post by: TheVirtu on August 15, 2002, 06:49:57 pm: ...note to self...when installing new processor this winter...back...up...hard drive..
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Post by: Thor on August 15, 2002, 08:12:01 pm: note to self...back...up...hard drive...NOW!
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Post by: Bobboau on August 15, 2002, 09:01:57 pm: actualy if you are grounded it will make you more of an atractive target for such an electrical arc
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Post by: LtNarol on August 15, 2002, 09:32:53 pm: true, electrical arcs seak to grounded things, percisely because the ground is where it wants to end up...sorry to hear about your hard drive man, that sucks the big one.
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Post by: demon442 on August 15, 2002, 10:08:10 pm: Sounds to me like you nudged a power cord out of place or if the processor is a ZIF style(i think thay all are nowadays) you might have not locked down the lever. I'll ask my tech teacher about it tomarrow, she should have an answer...but that is the damnedest thing though...

And you didn't even touch the power supply box, right?
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Post by: Thorn on August 15, 2002, 10:51:44 pm: power cord was in good... so was the processor
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Post by: Red5 on August 15, 2002, 11:53:13 pm: That sucks so bad :( im sorry to hear that :(
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Post by: Gortef on August 16, 2002, 04:26:58 am: Oh dear that sucks big time :( :shaking:
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Post by: Nico on August 16, 2002, 04:45:15 am: wasn't that HD a IBM by any (bad) luck?
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Post by: vyper on August 16, 2002, 06:01:31 am: Holy sh**! *stares at Thorn's leg*
half life barney voice: I bet that stings a bit?
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Post by: Redfang on August 16, 2002, 07:32:48 am: That's... extremely bad. Lucky nothing happened to you. Was that IBM 75GXP drive?

And also, you weren't touching the computer, but still a bolt of electricity hit you... :wtf:
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Post by: Black Wolf on August 16, 2002, 07:44:05 am: *Counts Thorn's Avatars*

Wow - a lot of people are going to be pissed.

(Not at you of course, nothing you could have done, just at circumstances in general). You didn't lose anything important did you? Non FS I mean, like a thesis or whatever, coz that would be the ultimate piss off.
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Post by: Thorn on August 16, 2002, 09:17:06 am: Nope... not in school right now luckily.... did lose a resume though.. thats just irritating..
It was a Quantum Fireball Plus. 20 gig.
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Post by: IceFire on August 16, 2002, 10:10:24 am: It would seem to me that something was seriously wrong for it to shoot a bolt of electricity and hit your leg...wow...I didn't think there was enough power in your computer to arc like that.
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Post by: Thorn on August 16, 2002, 10:35:36 am: I'm thinking power surge.. but that would have damaged everything else too, which it didnt....
I'm clueless... all I know is I'm missing some hair on my leg and I have a 20 gig paperweight...
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Post by: TheVirtu on August 16, 2002, 11:24:20 am: And this people is why Surge Protectors are 1337.
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Post by: Thorn on August 16, 2002, 11:43:37 am: Which is why I have one...
hmm.. thats still under warranty too...
hmmmm!!
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Post by: Petrarch of the VBB on August 16, 2002, 01:27:40 pm: I bloody well hope that some other Tappers have the files, cos I lost those icons I made a few months back.
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Post by: Thorn on August 16, 2002, 01:38:24 pm: I'm pretty sure Pera does...
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Post by: Petrarch of the VBB on August 17, 2002, 02:33:24 pm: Good job, too.
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Post by: Dr.Zer0 on August 18, 2002, 11:17:01 pm: damn, dont give my HD any ideas now, I alredy gave it 2 sectors of brain damage, it might attack as I put it in my new comp, so what about your numb leg
*takes note to ware Freeman Gordon's Black Masa Hazardous Enviroment Suit Mach 5 (tm)
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Post by: demon442 on August 18, 2002, 11:31:37 pm: Quote
Originally posted by Dr.Zer0
*takes note to ware Freeman Gordon's Black Masa Hazardous Enviroment Suit Mach 5 (tm)

1: it's Gordon Freeman
2: Do you play online?
3: I'm DeathBringer(TFC\FA)
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Post by: CP5670 on August 18, 2002, 11:44:52 pm: This looks pretty bad. My computer also messed up a week ago and has been down since then, but the problem has been localized to the graphics card and the hard drive is probably safe. I am waiting on a warranty replacement, which should be here later today or tomorrow.
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Post by: Kitsune on August 19, 2002, 12:30:33 am: Ouch man.
And I was just about to pm about those pics you had offered to do when I saw this thread.

Get some salve on your leg and check the box for the surge protector. (My roomie bought one and noticed it had a $5,000 warantee on it!)
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Post by: Dr.Zer0 on August 19, 2002, 12:35:31 am: Quote
Originally posted by demon442

1: it's Gordon Freeman
2: Do you play online?
3: I'm DeathBringer(TFC\FA)

I cant play online, HL got messed up and I need the CD key to get to work, and Iv tried key generators, but I need the CD
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Post by: Knight Templar on August 19, 2002, 02:08:34 am: wow, i'm still trying to picture the arc.. heh damn that blows... yeah, live long and may you prosper off that warranty :D
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Post by: Redfang on August 19, 2002, 06:54:01 am: It might be possible that the data isn't completely lost... some specialists with their stuff can maybe read fried HD's... I don't know about it but it's so. :)

Also when hard drive blows it might help to put it to the freezer, I've not tried but some have and it has made it to work again for a while. I have no idea if it would help in your case or not...
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Post by: Sandwich on August 19, 2002, 08:21:58 am: Quote
Originally posted by Redfang
Also when hard drive blows it might help to put it to the freezer, I've not tried but some have and it has made it to work again for a while. I have no idea if it would help in your case or not...

Yeah, I've actually heard of that working a number of times. Just make sure it's in a sealed container so it doesn't get all wet from condensation or anything like that.
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Post by: Thorn on August 19, 2002, 10:52:38 am: It rattles....
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Post by: Sandwich on August 19, 2002, 02:30:12 pm: Quote
Originally posted by Thorn
It rattles....

Your HD?? :nervous:

:( Somebody hold me!! :shaking:

;)
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Post by: Darkage on August 19, 2002, 03:03:58 pm: *holds Sandwich*
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Post by: vyper on August 19, 2002, 03:20:25 pm: *walks in*
Aww man, just... get a room!
*walks out*
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Post by: Sandwich on August 19, 2002, 04:04:37 pm: Quote
Originally posted by vyper
*walks in*
Aww man, just... get a room!
*walks out*

No, wait - it's not what you're thinking!!

:nervous:

Bah....
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Post by: CP5670 on August 19, 2002, 10:53:24 pm: Quote
It rattles....

If you put it in a refrigerator? :wtf: Maybe it has a life of its own... :D
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Post by: Top Gun on August 20, 2002, 02:44:16 am: Quote
Originally posted by Sandwich

Yeah, I've actually heard of that working a number of times. Just make sure it's in a sealed container so it doesn't get all wet from condensation or anything like that.

You still need to be very careful if you want to do that for any length of time. The humidity inside the sealed box may still be enough to cause serious damage.
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Post by: WMCoolmon on August 20, 2002, 02:56:37 am: Quote
Originally posted by CP5670
Maybe it has a life of its own... :D

TAP Wars
Episode II: Attack of the Undead Hard Drives! :D
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Post by: Dr.Zer0 on August 20, 2002, 04:43:41 am: Quote
Originally posted by WMCoolmon

TAP Wars
Episode II: Attack of the Undead Hard Drives! :D

now who besides Thorn should play Thorn, and I guess I can make a good Hard Drive, just get me a sparkeler :D
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Post by: vyper on August 20, 2002, 04:50:16 am: Quote
Originally posted by Sandwich

No, wait - it's not what you're thinking!!

:nervous:

Bah....

*spreads malicious rumours* :D
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Post by: Sandwich on August 20, 2002, 05:02:10 am: Quote
Originally posted by vyper

*spreads malicious rumours* :D

*flashy-thingy's vyper and all hearers of rumours*

...falling meteorite.....ozone lay-...... reflection....gas.... *continues mumblings*