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| Thread ID: 80966 | 2007-07-11 01:51:00 | hard drive detects imminent failure... | stanlopilolo (12540) | Press F1 |
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| 567998 | 2007-07-11 01:51:00 | Guys, I need serious help. I have some computer understanding, but not enough to get me out of this mess. I have a compaq desktop. I got it with a 4g hard drive, and 64mb ram. I upgraded to a 3-256 ram sticks and additional 80gig hard drive.It won't take a 200 gig hard drive so i settled for 80gig( yes i get them for free) The hard drive has been working for over a yr, but now says imminent failure detected, press f1 to continue. I am a photographer, and have a lotta images in that hdd. Please how can I retrieve the images, better yet, how can i use the drive again. It is showing on "setup", but it is not showing on "my computer". I NEEEEED HEEEEELP!!!!!!! |
stanlopilolo (12540) | ||
| 567999 | 2007-07-11 01:52:00 | I DON'T CARE MUCH ABOUT THE IMAGES, BUT I NEED THE HDD FOR STORAGE! | stanlopilolo (12540) | ||
| 568000 | 2007-07-11 01:56:00 | I would buy another hdd and copy what u want from this one. Before it dies completely. What version of Windows, are we talking about?? |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 568001 | 2007-07-11 01:58:00 | Welcome to PressF1 stanlopilolo. Don't panic - everything should be OK. Unfourtunatley the HDD probably won't be usable in the future. The first thing you are going to need is another HDD. Then possibly (if it won't boot into windows) some disk copying software (Ghost/Acronis). Neither are free which is a pity. In this situation I would normally recommend doing a HDD diag to confirm the failure, but as you REALLY want your data it's probably not a good idea as booting into Windows and copying stuff or doing a diag could kill the HDD completley. |
wratterus (105) | ||
| 568002 | 2007-07-11 02:43:00 | Check your model of Compaq for update downloads. The SMART system did have some bugs with different models of hard drive. | PaulD (232) | ||
| 568003 | 2007-07-11 03:13:00 | Well I for one would not use this PC/hard drive untill I had copied the important data off onto another drive. Take it to a PC shop or someone who knows what they are doing, and get your files backed up. It is possible that it will fail completly and will then not be recoverable. Dont waste time. |
Happy Harry (321) | ||
| 568004 | 2007-07-11 20:15:00 | If you get them for free why worry. Copy the data and fit a new free one. PS - where do you get them free ? Regards Digby |
Digby (677) | ||
| 568005 | 2007-07-11 21:35:00 | I DON'T CARE MUCH ABOUT THE IMAGES, Thats obvious. You didn't back them up. Next time make sure you get a decent brand HDD, Seagates have a 5 year warranty you know. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 568006 | 2007-07-11 21:59:00 | stanlopilolo hasn't come back with model of Compaq or type of drive. Some Compaq have given false drive failure warnings because they misinterpreted SMART results from some brands of drive. The SMART messages are not standardised across all brands. Just because Seagate have a 5 year warranty doesn't mean they don't fail, just means you get a replacement. |
PaulD (232) | ||
| 568007 | 2007-07-12 07:10:00 | Just because Seagate have a 5 year warranty doesn't mean they don't fail, just means you get a replacement. Yes. Instead of having to fork out for a new one. And they also tend to fail less often. |
pctek (84) | ||
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