Computer go BOOM!

[pErvinalia]

Go into your device manager (different location/access for diff operating systems; but you can usually get to it via the control panel someway) and see if there is any problem with the driver or controller that runs that drive.

regarding the port, you'd need to unplug one drive (the one without the OS on it) and see what port shows up as not being in that bios list. Or just go into your bios on start up (usually press 'del' or f8) and it should have them listed in there (although I can't be sure of that).

[Gawdzilla Sama]

Device Manager says it's working properly, but that's the drive that I get the Smart Event warning about "Flag set to fail soon" or something like that. It was also on the same bus with the evil drive.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

Device Manager says it's working properly, but that's the drive that I get the Smart Event warning about "Flag set to fail soon" or something like that. It was also on the same bus with the evil drive.

The guru came and got the Big Beast. He said that a power surge might have tripped the Smart Event warning. If not he'll clone the drive and that will be that. He's also getting a wiring harness for the 3T drive. If I'm lucky the mother board won't insist on splitting it into drives <2.3T.

Meanwhile, I'm typing on a TV tray.

[Bella Fortuna]

Hmm, my old laptop seems to be in death throes. Blue screen of doom and everything.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

Hmm, my old laptop seems to be in death throes. Blue screen of doom and everything.

Don't you hate having to get a new computer?

[klr]

Device Manager says it's working properly, but that's the drive that I get the Smart Event warning about "Flag set to fail soon" or something like that. It was also on the same bus with the evil drive.

The guru came and got the Big Beast. He said that a power surge might have tripped the Smart Event warning. If not he'll clone the drive and that will be that. He's also getting a wiring harness for the 3T drive. If I'm lucky the mother board won't insist on splitting it into drives <2.3T.

Meanwhile, I'm typing on a TV tray.

Hmmm ... I wouldn't have thought a modern motherboard would have any sort of problem with a big capacity drive, but I could be wrong.

Hmm, my old laptop seems to be in death throes. Blue screen of doom and everything.

Old? I thought you'd bought a new one. Or are you still using the old one as well?

[Bella Fortuna]

Yes, it's the old one, not the one I currently use. The kid is mainly using it, but we both have a few things on it it'd be a shame to lose...

[Gawdzilla Sama]

Hmmm ... I wouldn't have thought a modern motherboard would have any sort of problem with a big capacity drive, but I could be wrong.

Some do, some don't. After the Evil Drive Event I want to make sure it's not going to be a problem. The tech has high confidence, after telling me I shouldn't have installed it in the hot-swappable bay to start with.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

Yes, it's the old one, not the one I currently use. The kid is mainly using it, but we both have a few things on it it'd be a shame to lose...

Buy a 500 gig external and clone the HDD NOW.

[klr]

Yes, it's the old one, not the one I currently use. The kid is mainly using it, but we both have a few things on it it'd be a shame to lose...

Before you do anything else, backup any files of note onto an external hard drive, or a pen drive if there's not much to rescue.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

Yes, it's the old one, not the one I currently use. The kid is mainly using it, but we both have a few things on it it'd be a shame to lose...

Before you do anything else, backup any files of note onto an external hard drive, or a pen drive if there's not much to rescue.

ALL my data is backed up three ways. Archiving software and drag and drop on three different drives. The 3T will be used to backup those drives. Belt-AND-suspenders mode.

[Bella Fortuna]

Yes, it's the old one, not the one I currently use. The kid is mainly using it, but we both have a few things on it it'd be a shame to lose...

Before you do anything else, backup any files of note onto an external hard drive, or a pen drive if there's not much to rescue.

I can't get to anything. It won't boot up, and it seems something different happens every time I try to - sometimes blue screen, sometimes different dire incomprehensible messages, sometimes freezing, sometimes empty black screen.

[klr]

Yes, it's the old one, not the one I currently use. The kid is mainly using it, but we both have a few things on it it'd be a shame to lose...

Before you do anything else, backup any files of note onto an external hard drive, or a pen drive if there's not much to rescue.

I can't get to anything. It won't boot up, and it seems something different happens every time I try to - sometimes blue screen, sometimes different dire incomprehensible messages, sometimes freezing, sometimes empty black screen.

You need help. Or rather, your computer does. If I had it in front of me, I'd use my trusty Swiss Army knife - a pen drive loaded with all kinds of specialised diagnostic/recovery software. The computer would be able to boot from that regardless of any problems with Windows.

You may need to talk to your favourite IT person again. even if he is a Mac user.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

Get thee to a chirugeon.

[Bella Fortuna]

Yeah, I know.