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03-11-2014, 05:16 PM | #1 |
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JohnnieB's computer gave up the ghost.
Early this morning, the computer I use for BGW decided to stop working. Shut down while I was typing a reply to a post.
A replacement is on order, but all my BGW stuff is stored on a harddisk in a nonfunctioning computer, so I'll be down or limited for a few days. |
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03-11-2014, 05:39 PM | #2 |
Gone Mad
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Buford, GA
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Re: JohnnieB's computer gave up the ghost.
Bummer. I have a dual bay USB docking station that will accept one laptop sized hard drive, so I can always move drives to other machines, assuming it's not the drive that's dead. It also does ESATA.
I still have a shoebox completely full of old IDE hard drives, where I've moved the data to SATA drives. Gotta tear them apart, pull out the rare earth magnets, then smash the platters. |
03-11-2014, 05:58 PM | #3 |
Gone Wild
Join Date: May 2012
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Re: JohnnieB's computer gave up the ghost.
The platters make great targets. :-)
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03-11-2014, 06:06 PM | #4 |
Happy Carting
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Location: Southern California
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Re: JohnnieB's computer gave up the ghost.
What did you decide on for a replacement? Tell us about her. Solid State? Bigger tires?
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03-11-2014, 06:07 PM | #5 |
Gone Mad
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Buford, GA
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Re: JohnnieB's computer gave up the ghost.
Actually I plan on launching them with these. I have three now. They weigh 150 pounds each.
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03-11-2014, 06:27 PM | #6 |
Gone Wild
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Location: Peachtree City, Ga.
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Re: JohnnieB's computer gave up the ghost.
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03-11-2014, 06:35 PM | #7 |
Over This Interview Is...
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Re: JohnnieB's computer gave up the ghost.
That ought to vaporize a harddrive! Have you destroyed any derelect electronics with those?
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03-11-2014, 06:48 PM | #8 |
Gone Wild
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Location: Savannah, GA
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Re: JohnnieB's computer gave up the ghost.
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03-11-2014, 07:12 PM | #9 |
Gone Mad
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Buford, GA
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Re: JohnnieB's computer gave up the ghost.
From left to right:
IDE HDs waiting to be harvested, pile of platters, magnets, active SATA HDs, Docking Station. I keep the rare earth magnets in their keepers, 'cause if you were to just dump them in a container, you'd never get them apart. They're also pretty brittle. Those are high energy capacitors. They're designed to dump a TON of energy really fast. 15 kiloJoules. Prolly left over from the Star Wars project. |
03-11-2014, 07:23 PM | #10 |
Gone Mad
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Re: JohnnieB's computer gave up the ghost.
Here's a poor-man's data storage. Most are 2TB, with a couple of 1.5TB. 20TB, and I need to get another, as all are full
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