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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=41021.22"> <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=41021.22">Windows 7 stuck boot</a> </h3> <div id="messages" data-navigation="41021_22_31_10"> <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=41021.21">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=41021.22" 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=41021.22" 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=41021.20">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=41021.22" 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=41021.21">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=41021.22" 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><a name="a41021_26"></a><div class="message" id="message_41021_26"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Chris (CHRISSS)<span class="message_time"> 9 Apr 2014 20:16</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 9 Apr 2014 20:28"></span></span> <span class="message_count">26 of 31</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41021.26">41021.26</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41021.22#a41021_24" target="_self">41021.24</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Should have said mostly dead. Or dying. The drives appear in Windows and I can browse them, get some stuff off them but there are obviously bad parts of the drive that can't be read now.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41021.26&return_msg=41021.22" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41021.26"> <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_27"></a><div class="message" id="message_41021_27"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Chris (CHRISSS)<span class="message_time">14 May 2014 22:54</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: ALL<span class="message_count">27 of 31</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41021.27">41021.27</a></div> <div class="message_body"> It's back to working order. Downloaded a Dell OEM Win 7 ISO. I expected to enter a key but it didn't ask for one.<br /><br /> It took soooo long to complete all the updates. First some updates, reboot, install SP1, reboot, more updates, reboot, even more updates, reboot, and I think there were even more. Why can't it do them all in one go. Slow laptop too so it took ages.<div class="edit_text">EDITED: 24 May 2014 19:38 by CHRISSS</div> </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41021.27&return_msg=41021.22" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41021.27"> <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_28"></a><div class="message" id="message_41021_28"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Chris (CHRISSS)<span class="message_time">10 Jun 2014 06:04</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: ALL<span class="message_count">28 of 31</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41021.28">41021.28</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Surprise surprise, she finally came to pick up the laptop last night. Just paid for the part.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41021.28&return_msg=41021.22" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41021.28"> <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_29"></a><div class="message" id="message_41021_29"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)<span class="message_time">10 Jun 2014 18:11</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Chris (CHRISSS) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 10 Jun 2014 18:27"></span></span> <span class="message_count">29 of 31</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41021.29">41021.29</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41021.22#a41021_27" target="_self">41021.27</a></div> <div class="message_body"> There's some site that bundles all updates up to latest, for free. Can't remember the url but it's supposed to install everything in one go.<br /><br /> I got the one for xp many moons ago but never bothered with it. I'm pretty sure they do/did win7 too.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41021.29&return_msg=41021.22" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41021.29"> <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_30"></a><div class="message" id="message_41021_30"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Chris (CHRISSS)<span class="message_time">10 Jun 2014 18:28</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 17 Jun 2014 20:33"></span></span> <span class="message_count">30 of 31</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41021.30">41021.30</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41021.22#a41021_29" target="_self">41021.29</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Forgot about that. I used to use that with XP when I did reinstalls. Not sure what it was called. Didn't think about using that for 7. Maybe I'll see if it's available.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41021.30&return_msg=41021.22" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41021.30"> <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_31"></a><div class="message" id="message_41021_31"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: milko<span class="message_time">11 Jun 2014 07:24</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Chris (CHRISSS) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 11 Jun 2014 07:26"></span></span> <span class="message_count">31 of 31</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41021.31">41021.31</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41021.22#a41021_30" target="_self">41021.30</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Nlite?</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41021.31&return_msg=41021.22" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41021.31"> <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> </body>