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		|  12-17-2010, 08:32 AM | #1 |  
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				Attention nerds
			 
 In the middle of a cut...crash...hard reboot and my disks disappeared? Is this a virus? Bad disk?
 It's currently sitting on the second screen right now.
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		|  12-17-2010, 08:44 AM | #2 |  
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				 | * plays taps * - good by hard drive, but there is a chance that the slot on the mobo bought it, swap the IDE ribbons with the CD rom drive that is showing up weird on the screen, 
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		|  12-17-2010, 08:49 AM | #3 |  
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				 | ugh that's that new machine too |  
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		|  12-17-2010, 09:00 AM | #4 |  
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				 | rebooted it and got this so far |  
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		|  12-17-2010, 09:02 AM | #5 |  
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				 | Make sure that the IDE cable is snug on the drive?  Make sure the jumper on the hard drive is tight, secure?
 Reboot!
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		|  12-17-2010, 09:04 AM | #6 |  
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		|  12-17-2010, 09:06 AM | #7 |  
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				 | usb stick is getting refreshed with latest files
 that was scary
 
 that's the one with the dual boot drives skippy
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		|  12-17-2010, 09:20 AM | #8 |  
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				 | I told you 4 years ago you need to rethink how you do 'puting and put more of a disaster prevention bend in it - kinda like you do on the one computer at home. 
RAID disks, with monitoring and alerts, maybe some low wattage / SFF RAID SSD system. It would be an interesting discovery process   |  
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		|  12-17-2010, 09:34 AM | #9 |  
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				 | i got disaster prevention now john. I got a usb stick with all my stuff on it...good within a week or two at all times.
 sff raid ssd? that like a panty raid?
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		|  12-17-2010, 09:34 AM | #10 |  
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				 | it didn't even save a file I saved this morning. poof right gone off the disk. Wierd. |  
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		|  12-17-2010, 09:50 AM | #11 |  
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				 | If your able to boot PC in DOS mode find the directory of saved files using dos commands.Then use the copy dos command
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		|  12-17-2010, 10:34 AM | #12 |  
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				 | poof it crapped again. 
Sledgehammer time Skippy   |  
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		|  12-17-2010, 02:35 PM | #13 |  
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				 | oh thats a drag.... |  
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		|  12-17-2010, 03:11 PM | #14 |  
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				 | no worries I got enough other stuff to do. |  
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		|  12-19-2010, 05:24 AM | #15 |  
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				 | TODAY IS NERD DAY    
I have Marrakesh Pistachios
 
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		|  12-19-2010, 08:25 AM | #16 |  
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				 | lol omw, |  
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		|  12-20-2010, 10:59 AM | #17 |  
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				 | I think it's still working no pauses. |  
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		|  12-20-2010, 11:00 AM | #18 |  
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				 | You can't resist me anymore    
Hey wait that's KNOT the way to fix a usb drive    
Skippy says "You'll go to a 5 on the way effin cool scale if you fix that. Your about a 1 right now"   |  
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		|  12-20-2010, 11:55 AM | #19 |  
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					Originally Posted by #^^^^^^^^^^^&  I think it's still working no pauses. |  he thinks he thinks   |  
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		|  12-20-2010, 04:14 PM | #20 |  
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				 | Radio shack has Sandisk 4mb usb drives for $8 right now and 16mb for $14, not advertised. I got one for every machine and yes it's already plugged in the BACK so it can't bend and break LOL I'm KNOT going through that again Skippy |  
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		|  12-21-2010, 07:11 AM | #21 |  
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 those seem like really small drives  dood 
i think you need "like"   ........a hal 2000
 
you Know,      something more diabolical and evil    
  to match your MO  for more mojo...   got that? mofo?  LOL |  
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		|  12-21-2010, 07:44 AM | #22 |  
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				 | waKE N BAkE   |  
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		|  12-22-2010, 12:54 AM | #23 |  
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				 | hahahahah nice, I'm glad its up and running again, and that was freaking sweet on the USB drive. I have to give credit where its do and i can knot believe you pulled that off lol. |  
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		|  12-22-2010, 11:53 AM | #24 |  
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					Originally Posted by iamskippy  hahahahah nice, I'm glad its up and running again, and that was freaking sweet on the USB drive. I have to give credit where its do and i can knot believe you pulled that off lol. |  
WTH did he do? (Really - not what he thinks he did    ) 
 
Bypass boot inhibit to boot to flash / ramdisk or something? |  
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		|  12-22-2010, 12:33 PM | #25 |  
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				 | I reworked the formulation drive so that the side video processor changed memory defrags, then I cut the microprocessor speed to enable bi annual calibration of the usb stick. was easy right skippy  |  
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		|  12-22-2010, 12:37 PM | #26 |  
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				 | translate that to SOME NUMB #^&#^&#^&#^& left the usb stick in the front of the computer then picked the computer up and set it down on the front. Squished that #^&#^&#^&#^&er flatter than lady gaga's boobies man. 
It had ALL the files for that machine on it and was the only backup. I fixed it. All usb sticks go in the back of the machines now   |  
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		|  12-22-2010, 03:17 PM | #27 |  
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					Originally Posted by JohnR  WTH did he do? (Really - not what he thinks he did    ) 
 
Bypass boot inhibit to boot to flash / ramdisk or something? |  He makes a mean cup of instant coffee, i'll tell yea....  
Just kidding
 
The USB stick snaped almost in half he took it apart and re soldered it back together. Got the pc to read it and we pulled all the files off it. this was after we got the PC up and running again( hard drive went bye bye ). |  
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		|  12-22-2010, 03:36 PM | #28 |  
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				 | You've never seen acid until you've seen my coffee. Eats right through styrofoam    
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					Originally Posted by iamskippy  He makes a mean cup of instant coffee, i'll tell yea.... Just kidding
 
 The USB stick snaped almost in half he took it apart and re soldered it back together. Got the pc to read it and we pulled all the files off it. this was after we got the PC up and running again( hard drive went bye bye ).
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		|  12-22-2010, 04:38 PM | #29 |  
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				 | Yes - he can do that stuff     - he showed me a few things regarding electronics I've used since... |  
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		|  12-22-2010, 05:10 PM | #30 |  
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				 | Shh don't tell him then he'll knock me back to 2 on the awesome scale cuz he'll think I do that all the time  |  
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