On Wed, 20 Apr 2016 21:02:21 -0500, Old Geek
<eldergeekenator@gmail.com> wrote:
>On Wed, 20 Apr 2016 03:16:52 -0500, Wink Wink Nudge Nudge
><Wink@Nudgenot.com> wrote:
>
>>On Tue, 19 Apr 2016 21:03:50 -0500, Old Geek
>><eldergeekenator@gmail.com> wrote:
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>>>On Tue, 19 Apr 2016 04:56:44 -0500, Wink Wink Nudge Nudge
>>><Wink@Nudgenot.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>On Tue, 19 Apr 2016 04:27:06 -0500, Winkwink Nudgenudge
>>>><Winkwink@Nudgenudge.net> wrote:
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>>>>>Well, fired up the lead computer only to be facing the blank screen of
>>>>>death. After two hours see don't know what;s wrong, but have a vague
>>>>>memory of having been here before.
>>>>>
>>>>>But it's been so long I've paid no attention to back ups and the
>>>>>like. Poor laptop hadn't been out of the bag in a year or more, and
>>>>>the other two even longer.
>>>>>
>>>>>Be dead for a bit, hour - day - week, what ever. Have fun
>>>>>
>>>>>WwNn
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Well, doing a work around. Don't know for how long, as I still haven't
>>>>found the problem.
>>>>
>>>>WwNn
>>>
>>>Is your drive dead or will the system just not boot?
>>>If the drive is spinning and not making ticking noises it probably is
>>>still ok. It can be removed and the data pulled off. Chances are good
>>>the data can be pulled off even if the drive is making odd noises.
>>>Any additional information might be of use as well.
>>>
>>>EG.
>>
>>Had a message before shutting down saying that due to power surge bios
>>needed to reset. Well due to a few problems in the past, the operating
>>system for this machine does not reside on any of the phyiscal drives
>>(6) of this machine. No problem until you wipe the bios and I don't
>>remember where I put the bios backup. Found it just after posting. Now
>>the problem is what caused the power surge message. Last time it
>>happened it was a failing power supply to the os system drive. But I
>>beefed that up big time. Batteries should hold it for a couple of
>>hours, and surge protection is pretty good. Got to keep digging
>>before it all goes boom.
>>
>>WwNn
>
>Sounds like you got things pretty well in hand except for the power
>issue.
>Power supplies and add in boards tend to be the most common causes
>from my experience.
>If I can help, shout.
>
>EG.
Thanks, I will. Have taken a few things offline, and have started a
voltage log program so if it happens again I'll catch it. And I've
stuck the bios settings notes on the wall - that should help.
WwNn
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