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<body> <div id="header"> <span class="left"> <span class="back"><a href="lthread_list.php?webtag=DEFAULT"><span class="image mobile_back" title="Back"></span></a></span> <span class="image mobile_logo" title="Beehive Forum Logo"></span> </span> <ul> <li> <a class="reply_all" href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41021.0&return_msg=41021.16"> <span class="image mobile_reply_all"></span><span class="text">Reply to All</span> </a> </li> <li> <a class="navigation" href="#"> <span class="image mobile_navigation"></span><span class="text">Show messages</span> </a> </li> <li> <a class="main" href="#"><span class="image mobile_menu" title="Menu"></span> </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="menu main"> <ul> <li><a href="lthread_list.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Messages</a></li> <li><a href="lpm.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Inbox</a></li> <li><a href="lsearch.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Search</a></li> <li><a href="llogon.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Login</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="menu navigation"><a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41021.1">1–10</a><a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41021.11">11–20</a><a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41021.21">21–30</a><a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41021.31">31</a></div> <div id="page_content"> <h3 class="thread_title"><a href="index.php?webtag=DEFAULT&amp;msg=41021.16">Windows 7 stuck boot</a> </h3> <div id="messages" data-navigation="41021_16_31_10"> <a name="a41021_16"></a><div class="message" id="message_41021_16"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Drew (X3N0PH0N)<span class="message_time"> 8 Apr 2014 23:27</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Chris (CHRISSS) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 8 Apr 2014 23:36"></span></span> <span class="message_count">16 of 31</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41021.16">41021.16</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41021.13">41021.13</a></div> <div class="message_body"> The other one is fixboot I think.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41021.16&return_msg=41021.16" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41021.16"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41021_17"></a><div class="message" id="message_41021_17"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Ken (SHIELDSIT)<span class="message_time"> 9 Apr 2014 05:00</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Drew (X3N0PH0N) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 9 Apr 2014 19:00"></span></span> <span class="message_count">17 of 31</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41021.17">41021.17</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41021.16#a41021_16" target="_self">41021.16</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Bootfixyou!</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41021.17&return_msg=41021.16" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41021.17"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41021_18"></a><div class="message" id="message_41021_18"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Chris (CHRISSS)<span class="message_time"> 9 Apr 2014 06:46</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Drew (X3N0PH0N) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 9 Apr 2014 19:00"></span></span> <span class="message_count">18 of 31</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41021.18">41021.18</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41021.16#a41021_16" target="_self">41021.16</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Will it fix my boot? It keeps dropping down on my head unexpectedly.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41021.18&return_msg=41021.16" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41021.18"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41021_19"></a><div class="message" id="message_41021_19"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: patch<span class="message_time"> 9 Apr 2014 10:02</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Chris (CHRISSS) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 9 Apr 2014 10:52"></span></span> <span class="message_count">19 of 31</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41021.19">41021.19</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41021.16#a41021_18" target="_self">41021.18</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Keep them by the door, like any normal person would. Putting them on top of the wardrobe is just asking for it.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41021.19&return_msg=41021.16" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41021.19"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41021_20"></a><div class="message" id="message_41021_20"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Chris (CHRISSS)<span class="message_time"> 9 Apr 2014 16:46</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: ALL<span class="message_count">20 of 31</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41021.20">41021.20</a></div> <div class="message_body"> <span style="font-family:'comic sans ms', cursive;">Definitely dead HDD. I used my USB to SATA cable (with my PATA USB dock providing the power (I think I need a proper SATA dock)) and Windows immediately said there is a problem with the drive. It's trying to do a scan and just clicking every now and then. Maybe I should stop it in case I break it more.</span></div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41021.20&return_msg=41021.16" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41021.20"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41021_21"></a><div class="message" id="message_41021_21"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: milko<span class="message_time"> 9 Apr 2014 17:52</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Chris (CHRISSS) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 9 Apr 2014 18:30"></span></span> <span class="message_count">21 of 31</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41021.21">41021.21</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41021.16#a41021_20" target="_self">41021.20</a></div> <div class="message_body"> It's made your writing go all funny. Have you got one of those sci-fi viruses that can make the 'leap' from silicon to humans?</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41021.21&return_msg=41021.16" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41021.21"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41021_22"></a><div class="message" id="message_41021_22"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: 99% of gargoyles look like (MR_BASTARD)<span class="message_time"> 9 Apr 2014 18:05</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: milko <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 9 Apr 2014 21:29"></span></span> <span class="message_count">22 of 31</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41021.22">41021.22</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41021.16#a41021_21" target="_self">41021.21</a></div> <div class="message_body"> <span style="font-family:'comic sans ms', cursive;">at least it didn't affect his sig</span></div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41021.22&return_msg=41021.16" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41021.22"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41021_23"></a><div class="message" id="message_41021_23"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: JonCooper<span class="message_time"> 9 Apr 2014 18:11</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Chris (CHRISSS) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 9 Apr 2014 18:30"></span></span> <span class="message_count">23 of 31</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41021.23">41021.23</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41021.13">41021.13</a></div> <div class="message_body"> what Xen said I think </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41021.23&return_msg=41021.16" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41021.23"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41021_24"></a><div class="message" id="message_41021_24"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)<span class="message_time"> 9 Apr 2014 20:10</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Chris (CHRISSS) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 9 Apr 2014 20:13"></span></span> <span class="message_count">24 of 31</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41021.24">41021.24</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41021.16#a41021_20" target="_self">41021.20</a></div> <div class="message_body"> You're unlikely to 'break it more', it's probably the/an actuator arm that's fucked (or more accurately, stuck). But it could also be the pcb is shorted somewhere. Or the partition table is so messed up it literally doesn't know where to start.<br /><br /> I've had some luck with getting dead drives to 'randomly' restart after repeated efforts over several days (i.e. try it ten times in a row, leave it). If you do get it to spin up, you should treat it as the likely last chance you'll ever have to recover the data.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41021.24&return_msg=41021.16" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41021.24"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41021_25"></a><div class="message" id="message_41021_25"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Chris (CHRISSS)<span class="message_time"> 9 Apr 2014 20:15</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: milko <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 9 Apr 2014 21:29"></span></span> <span class="message_count">25 of 31</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41021.25">41021.25</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41021.16#a41021_21" target="_self">41021.21</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Oh no. I think I may have been infected by a dodgy HDD <span class="emoticon e_shock" title=":O"><span class="e__">:O</span></span> Will I end up in the computer like the lawnmower man? Should I run a virus scan on myself?</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41021.25&return_msg=41021.16" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41021.25"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div></div> <div class="message_page_footer"> <ul> <li class="right_col"><form accept-charset="utf-8" method="get" action="lmessages.php" target="_self"><input type="hidden" name="webtag" id="webtag" class="bhinputtext" value="DEFAULT" dir="ltr" /><input type="hidden" name="msg" id="msg" class="bhinputtext" value="41021.26" dir="ltr" /><input type="submit" name="submit" id="keep_reading" value="Keep reading…" class="button" /></form></li> </ul> </div> </div> </body>