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  • BSleazy
    Confirmed User
    • Aug 2002
    • 6721
    #1

    Oh shit...my hard drive is making a funny noise

    I better start backing everything up
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    • xenilk
      Confirmed User
      • Jan 2006
      • 921
      #2
      Back everything up! IF it starts failing use the freezer trick and then back everything and throw that HD in the garbage.
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        • ayne468
          Confirmed User
          • Jan 2007
          • 1738
          #3
          Doesn't sound good...good luck

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            • Spunky
              I need a beer
              • Jun 2002
              • 133978
              #4
              Yep,she's on it's way out..do it now

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                • DateDoc
                  Outside looking in.
                  • Feb 2005
                  • 14243
                  #5
                  ah that lovely sound of breaking glass.....

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                    • LiveDose
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                      • Feb 2002
                      • 25792
                      #6
                      Damn I hate when that happens. Snap to it while there's time to salvage.

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                        • BSleazy
                          Confirmed User
                          • Aug 2002
                          • 6721
                          #7
                          My dvd burner I just ordered with some reward points should be here tomorow. I hope it holds out.
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                            • Sosa
                              In Tushy Land
                              • Oct 2002
                              • 40149
                              #8
                              yeah, better get that shit backed up

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                                • woj
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                                  • Jul 2002
                                  • 47880
                                  #9
                                  Originally posted by xenilk
                                  Back everything up! IF it starts failing use the freezer trick and then back everything and throw that HD in the garbage.
                                  freezer trick?
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                                    • rowan
                                      Too lazy to set a custom title
                                      • Mar 2002
                                      • 17393
                                      #10
                                      Originally posted by BCyber
                                      My dvd burner I just ordered with some reward points should be here tomorow. I hope it holds out.
                                      If your data is important then don't wait, buy (or borrow) a HD and copy everything... or upload it to your web server...

                                      woj: the freezer trick will sometimes free up heads that have stuck to the platter. You put the drive into the freezer for 10 mins and then hope it works. It's a last resort.

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                                        • DateDoc
                                          Outside looking in.
                                          • Feb 2005
                                          • 14243
                                          #11
                                          Originally posted by woj
                                          freezer trick?
                                          Remove the drive and put it in the freezer over night. The cold will make the metal contract so if the issue was that the head mechanism was stuck it may come loose so you can have a chance to get the data off. Not a perm fix but may give you the extra time to get the data backed up.
                                          Last edited by DateDoc; 02-13-2007, 08:46 PM.

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                                            • madawgz
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                                              • Mar 2006
                                              • 30509
                                              #12
                                              hope you get everything saved in time
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                                                • BSleazy
                                                  Confirmed User
                                                  • Aug 2002
                                                  • 6721
                                                  #13
                                                  I have been uploading everything to a server. I'm not to sure about that freezer thing. Sounds funny
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                                                    • rowan
                                                      Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                      • Mar 2002
                                                      • 17393
                                                      #14
                                                      So did you get it all saved?

                                                      On my PC I have a RAID10 system plus a RAID0 system that stores backups. 6 drives sounds like overkill, but my data (and workstation availability) is important.

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                                                        • lorine
                                                          Confirmed User
                                                          • Jan 2007
                                                          • 994
                                                          #15
                                                          Originally posted by rowan
                                                          So did you get it all saved?

                                                          On my PC I have a RAID10 system plus a RAID0 system that stores backups. 6 drives sounds like overkill, but my data (and workstation availability) is important.
                                                          Wow!! Pretty impressive. So, how much information do you really have on your hardrives ? how many GB`s ?
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                                                            • Violetta
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                                                              • Jul 2004
                                                              • 28735
                                                              #16
                                                              yes... backup is a must!
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                                                                • rowan
                                                                  Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                                  • Mar 2002
                                                                  • 17393
                                                                  #17
                                                                  Originally posted by lorine
                                                                  Wow!! Pretty impressive. So, how much information do you really have on your hardrives ? how many GB`s ?
                                                                  RAID10, 4 x 300Gb Seagata SATA = 558GB actual space
                                                                  RAID0, 2 x 320Gb Western Digital SATA = 596GB actual space

                                                                  I store my photos in RAW format which is much larger than a jpeg (up to 20MB per image) so I need the space. My pics consume about 300GB at the moment.

                                                                  I also have a 500GB drive in a carrier that usually stays in another room.

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                                                                    • rowan
                                                                      Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                                      • Mar 2002
                                                                      • 17393
                                                                      #18
                                                                      Ok, so maybe it is overkill... but short of a devastating fire my data is safe. Soon even that won't kill it since I'll have an offsite backup as well.

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                                                                        • Pete-KT
                                                                          Workin With The Devil
                                                                          • Oct 2004
                                                                          • 51532
                                                                          #19
                                                                          spray some WD-40 on it, it will help the discks spin

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                                                                            • The Sultan Of Smut
                                                                              Confirmed User
                                                                              • Dec 2004
                                                                              • 4325
                                                                              #20
                                                                              Run to the Atic and grab a big external drive and back up your life

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