Pringle~SPARTA~ Posted July 17, 2010 Share Posted July 17, 2010 So, I took my PC to a LAN party this weekend. Instead of playing COD4 as planned.. I've spent the whole day trying to recover corrupted files. So far, not so good, I'm afraid. So, until I can attempt to recover as much as possible before reformatting the beast, I'm going to be a bit MIA. I can still access TS and forums from my laptop, but its a mac... So, see y'all in game asap! Ty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeno~SPARTA~ Posted July 17, 2010 Share Posted July 17, 2010 Good luck with that bud, sorry to hear you had this problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halli~SPARTA~ Posted July 17, 2010 Share Posted July 17, 2010 Hurry up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hajimoto Posted July 18, 2010 Share Posted July 18, 2010 You have to be so careful at LAN parties today...... thats why I always wear protection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cent~SPARTA~ Posted July 18, 2010 Share Posted July 18, 2010 that sucks buddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batwing~SPARTA~ Posted July 18, 2010 Share Posted July 18, 2010 Sorry about that. I ve not been at a LAN party in long time and actually my PC is really too big and heavy to be transported easily, but If i was thinking of LAN parties today, i guess i 'd get an hard drive just for that, with the few settings and games i need for the event and that s it. Depending where u go, it looks like it became the perfect enjoyment for ppl trying to hack your stuff or just spread silly viruses. Thhen, if all is in good faith, you can still get a virus from the network if someone else has it. However, it is certanly anooying... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grizzly Posted July 18, 2010 Share Posted July 18, 2010 You have to be so careful at LAN parties today...... thats why I always wear protection Sometimes that doesn't even help, Your computer being next to someone elses is all it takes man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hajimoto Posted July 18, 2010 Share Posted July 18, 2010 Sometimes that doesn't even help, Your computer being next to someone elses is all it takes man I did a terrible job of trying to roll the "LAN party" into a joke similar to a "Frat party" or something, hence the "wear protection" statement. Please note failed attempt at humor....... hook please! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pringle~SPARTA~ Posted July 18, 2010 Author Share Posted July 18, 2010 Here's a bit I'm confusted about... First, though, some history.... (Warning: the remainder of this post is largely for the "technically inclined".) I have two HDD's in that box. Originally, one held Windows, the other, Linux, for development. Also, originally, I had the Linux drive as the master and the Windows drives as slave. I booted through GRUB. I eventually quit using that particular Linux install for development. So, instead of having to boot to Windows through something I'm not using, I simply switched the Windows drive to master and booted directly to it. I did this by switching the SATA cables connecting them to the board. Now, for the confusing part... When I first booted at the party... GRUB loaded. Personally, I'm not sure how that works. You know the rest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batwing~SPARTA~ Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 (edited) Hi there Well, let's say that most probably you have abeen a bit confused on your procedure and there the mess started. First of all your statement about Master and Slave drivers is wrong when you are talking about SATA drives. SATA does not master and slave anymore, each one drive has a unique ID. You should use the BIOS to set which one is going to boot up, using the Boot Sequence menu and not swapping drives internally. However, most probably what is going on on your system is as following: a) Your Linux drive is the one having the ACTIVE partition. The Active partition is the one that BIOS recognizes as valid to execute a boot process. b- you swapped the 2 drives, so on the Boot sequence possibly SATA 1 was set to boot first (and was working because the Linux drive can boot), now is not working because the Win drive most probably has NO ACTIVE partition. c) The boot sequence fails on the Win drive but probably is set to try on the next drive, say SATA 2, now being the Linux drive. It is working because Linux IS the Actiive partition. d) You have FILE NOT FOUND issue now because probably switching the 2 drives you might messed up the letters (C becoming D and viceversa), consequentely the system is looking for files with wrong path. I am not 100% positive on this, but could be an explanation. Theoretically if you swap drives back on their original position, you are going to solve the issue, if is not too late. Edited July 19, 2010 by Batwing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pringle~SPARTA~ Posted July 25, 2010 Author Share Posted July 25, 2010 Will have things up and running by Wednesday. Thanks everyone for the help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pringle~SPARTA~ Posted July 29, 2010 Author Share Posted July 29, 2010 I'm BAAAACK!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halli~SPARTA~ Posted July 29, 2010 Share Posted July 29, 2010 Oh No !!!!! Lock up the Family!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pringle~SPARTA~ Posted August 7, 2010 Author Share Posted August 7, 2010 Un-freaking-believable!! After everything this pc has gone through recently, mother nature decided to take out it's psu (if I'm lucky!) during a storm last night! So, until I can get it tested and fixed, I'm down for the count... Again! If it's just the psu, it'll be a quick fix. I doubt I can afford to replace much more than that... Time will tell... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter~SPARTA~ Posted August 8, 2010 Share Posted August 8, 2010 most likely motherboard, not psu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pringle~SPARTA~ Posted August 8, 2010 Author Share Posted August 8, 2010 most likely motherboard, not psu Thank you, Grim Reaper! ;-) Although, I'm afraid you're right, bud. Best buy will tell me tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batwing~SPARTA~ Posted August 8, 2010 Share Posted August 8, 2010 Ouch !! That sucks big time ! well, some good PSU can intercept a strike, but unfortunately is way more common that also the MB get compromised on these kind of events. Something many people disregard is to invest about 100 bucks on a decent Surge Protector. If you think, that is like getting the "extra 1 year warranty" from the manufacturer. Nowadays, a gaming rig has a PSU in average for 60+ bucks and a MB for at least 180+ bucks, so.. spending 100 on that protector, in average should give you peace of mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pringle~SPARTA~ Posted August 8, 2010 Author Share Posted August 8, 2010 So, best buy confirms.. Motherboard and psu are toast. Any chance anyone would have a compatible board they'd be willing to part with? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batwing~SPARTA~ Posted August 8, 2010 Share Posted August 8, 2010 Just too let you know, keep an eye on this kind of stuff if you know your area can be subjected to power surge like that: http://www.apc.com/products/resource/include/techspec_index.cfm?base_sku=NET9RMBLK&tab=features Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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