Ever experience a hard drive crash?

The BIGSTUD · March 08, 2006, 08:40:19 PM

My master drive crashed last night. Right before the day - today, that I wanted to be online too for all the free agency madness. I was able to load up an emergency PC to get on.

It sucks bad when this happens. I lost a ton of stuff.

hbionic · March 08, 2006, 08:53:35 PM

I don't know if I'm going to experience the same thing...but I just moved my computer to my new place and now when I turned it on yesterday...the computer just stalled. I would have to boot it up like 4 or 5 times before it actually loaded correctly.

I bought the computer back in 1999. I think it may be time for a new one. Time to go find a 'new computer' thread.

Yeti · March 08, 2006, 09:10:05 PM

One time I took a corner too fast on my bike and hit an imbutment.

Susquehanna Birder · March 08, 2006, 09:11:43 PM

If you have vital files on your hard drive, you need to make sure you back 'em up. Like I tell folks at work, it's not a matter of if your hard drive dies, it's a matter of when.

I've had them die on a number of different platforms. No worries...it's just entropy happening.

The BIGSTUD · March 08, 2006, 09:28:35 PM

I backed them up to another hard drive, which suddenly I cannot access.

I believe it's because my current OS is an NTFS file system and I formatted my HD with other stuff with FAT32 file system.

Hopefully everything will be up and running by this weekend.

Wingspan · March 09, 2006, 09:05:34 AM

in 15 years of using a computer almost every day (not the same one, about 3 different ones) i have never had a hard drive crap out.

i couldnt tell you why not. i've had other parts go to hell, ram shorting out, power supplies, a monitor or two. but i never lost data due to a HD crash.

PoopyfaceMcGee · March 09, 2006, 09:53:59 AM

You're due.

Wingspan · March 09, 2006, 09:58:27 AM

meh...wont happen

Susquehanna Birder · March 09, 2006, 10:22:20 AM

That's because you're...

ice grillin you · March 09, 2006, 11:17:17 AM

Right before the day - today, that I wanted to be online too for all the free agency madness

free agency madness isnt until saturday...so you got 48 hrs to fix

PhillyPhanInDC · March 09, 2006, 11:28:03 AM

Norton Ghost. Cheap enough. Also, I recommend one of these if you aren't exactly....computer savvy.

mussa · March 09, 2006, 03:30:22 PM

buy a MAC

General_Failure · March 09, 2006, 03:35:23 PM

Yes, because their hardware won't break down over time. Especially not the hard drives.

mussa · March 10, 2006, 10:53:40 AM

I've had mine since 2000. Thats prehistoric. Never had a problem, farger still runs great. Lick my superior hard drive nuts.