DarqFlare Posted November 25, 2003 Posted November 25, 2003 I am slowly getting my home computer back to its normal running capacity (Ie. Everything installed, configured... etc). Last Tuesday evening while I was sound asleep, my 80GB "Program" hard drive decided it was going to have a head crash, so I lost it. It was only 1.5/mo old, so I put in an advance RMA to get a replacement, and it came in today. I'm slowly getting myself back to where I was, but I did lose a little data I needed (Like the historical data for a game I play online, rofl). Lucky me, my websites were stored on the 40G drive. Whew! So, does anybody know of any common causes for head crashes, other than faulty hardware? Quote
stevevan Posted November 25, 2003 Posted November 25, 2003 Sorry to hear about your HDD's death. As for a "Common" cause, I would think mechanical, although (and I'm knocking on wood here) after many years of computing, I have yet to have a hard drive crash on me! (Now watch...I just jinxed myself! ) I'm sure there are other "uncommon" reasons out there too! Quote
Head Guru Posted November 25, 2003 Posted November 25, 2003 What brand was the drive that died? Wasnt a IBM was it? Quote
DarqFlare Posted November 25, 2003 Author Posted November 25, 2003 No IBM. My power supply is inadequate too. Quote
Lianna Posted November 26, 2003 Posted November 26, 2003 Of the three HD crashes that I have witnessed, two were from mech (bearing seized) and one was from a lightening fry. Quote
DarqFlare Posted November 26, 2003 Author Posted November 26, 2003 Well, I got a new power supply and the "missing 80G drive" problem has been fixed. Now I have to figure out what's wrong with my blasted CDRW... Quote
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