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Originally posted by cojak View PostAt least I know what I did but not why what I did borked it.
My memory is a bit vague as it has been so long since XP was released, but I installed it on day one.
Not long after, one day when I booted my PC, I got an error saying something like OS missing.
Turns out it was an issue with XP, which I didn't know at the time, so I re-formatted my drive and re-installed XP.
Anyway, I got this error a couple of times again by which time I was aware it was an XP issue and so was able to follows MS's advice to resolve.
If your disk is OK, I would format and re-install everything and would also use the opportunity to upgrade to Windows 7 (I can do you a good price on a genuine copy ).
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Originally posted by administrator View PostWith the exception of the IBM Deskstar of course - the weren't dubbed Deathstars for nothing:
Hitachi Deskstar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaWithout admitting responsibility, they settled this lawsuit in 2005, agreeing to pay $100 to every user whose Deskstar 75GXP drives had failed.
Originally posted by administrator View PostI had two or three of them as well. Cost me a lot of time trying to recover data. Have my OTT backup systems to thank them for though...
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Oh Dear.
Seatools has given the disk a clean bill of health
So it really is a new computer, but now Mr C wants to know how I could have borked.it, to stop me from doing it again, the problem is I have no idea.
This could be the beginning of a frosty week in the Cojak household...
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Problem is, I don't have any access into it, the OS is buggered and I can't reinstall Windows on it. (Seatools needs XP*).
I only have a limited amount of knowledge to get it up and running and I've used all I know.
I can't see how I'm going to prove that the Seagate is duff so I'm just going to buy another one. It's cheaper than a new computer after all.
*Just noticed Seatools for DOS. I'll give that a go...
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Originally posted by Clippy View PostWrt, drive recommendations, to me, they are much of a muchness in terms of reliability - you will always get people swearing by Maxtor drives because they've had a bad experience with Seagate drives and vice versa. I'd just go with whichever offers a good combination of size/speed/price.
Hitachi Deskstar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
I had two or three of them as well. Cost me a lot of time trying to recover data. Have my OTT backup systems to thank them for though...
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Originally posted by cojak View PostWell, I've used a Knoppix live CD and it's looking like I made a bad decision buying a Seagate Barracuda hard drive 7 months ago.
So now I have to get another drive.
Any suggestions on a reliable hard drive?
As a suggestion, I'd head to the Seagate website and download a relevant disk check utility for your drive and run that to see what that says.
You'll need to run that anyway if you wish to get an exchange/refund for your drive (if not, why not??).
Wrt, drive recommendations, to me, they are much of a muchness in terms of reliability - you will always get people swearing by Maxtor drives because they've had a bad experience with Seagate drives and vice versa. I'd just go with whichever offers a good combination of size/speed/price.
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What size was it? I would not worry too much about it being Seagate, they have always been reliable for me. The trouble that I have found with hard drives of late - Seagate and others - is that the two platter set up of TB hard drives makes them more prone that usual to an early demise. I now limit O/S disks to 500GB and only use TB drives if I really need to. Anyone else got this train of thought or and I being silly?
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Well, I've used a Knoppix live CD and it's looking like I made a bad decision buying a Seagate Barracuda hard drive 7 months ago.
So now I have to get another drive.
Any suggestions on a reliable hard drive?
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Originally posted by cojak View Post(I'm now trying to delete the partitions, I might just give up and buy another hard drive...)
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(I'm now trying to delete the partitions, I might just give up and buy another hard drive...)
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Didn't this happen before?
If you PM me I can get Mr N to give you some teccy help tomorrow, if need be.
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