Re: Lu's hard Drive READ!
- To: hosta-open@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: Lu's hard Drive READ!
- From: J* S*
- Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2001 20:24:07 -0700 (PDT)
LU I can help, do not try to do anything. Nothing is dead yet.
Please email jimwsherwood@yahoo.com with the old drive model# and the
current jumper settings. Did you use a drive extender program like
Maxblast? etc. Does your computer support two drive cables?
It is normal to boot and not see the cd rom, you need a special boot
disk with CD rom support.
Lets get back to the old drive running first.
What brand and model is the new drive?
Many drive/drive problems exist, need to start from a bootable floppy
with "emergency boot files".
--- Lu Treadway <Hostanut@Bellsouth.net> wrote:
> Hiya folks,
>
> Well it appears I ate my hard drive for dinner or something. I was
> getting
> ready to install a new one and disconnected the old one. You would
> not
> believe what an idiot I was. (well some of you would) I took "my
> documents",
> backed up my email and quicken to a CD. Disconnected the old drive,
> plugged
> in the new one. Life is good, right? The CD was corrupt!!! Nothing
> will read
> it. Nothing!! Did I check it before I did all this, hell no!
>
> OK, so I think, no problem, just connect the old hard drive as a
> slave to
> the new one. HA! I can "see" it, but when I click on it, it tells
> me it's
> not formatted and do I want to format it. Of course not silly, I
> want the
> data off it! I disconnect both drives, install the old one only,
> and it says
> I have no operating system. Sigh...
> My F-S-I-L worked on it from 11am till nearly 1 in the morning. He
> walked
> away a frustrated puppy.
>
> I know this is asking for a miracle, but can anyone think of
> anything I can
> do?
>
> You know, I could give a rat's a$$ about the contacts and
> financials. It's
> the pictures that are killing me. Sooo many pictures.
>
> Yes, I know, back up often. I didn't think, which is half my
> problem. A
> little knowledge can be sooo dangerous!
>
> Any advise, other than suicide would be appreciated.
>
> Always look at the bright side of things, so to that end, I now
> have 60 gigs
> to play with. Also, thank GOD I had my database on my laptop. Can
> you
> imagine? I shudder to think. But all is well there.
>
> Last week I had a truck (big truck) load of chips delivered. Guess
> I'll go
> watch it smoke....
>
> Lu (Atlanta, Zone 7B)
>
> PS: You guys wouldn't mind sending all the pictures again from the
> last two
> years to Hostapix, would you? LOL! Sigh.....
>
>
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