Date: Wed, 26 Aug 2009 18:01:05 -0500 From: "Gary Gatten" <Ggatten@waddell.com> To: "Polytropon" <freebsd@edvax.de> Cc: George Davidovich <freebsd@optimis.net>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: RE: hard disk failure - now what? Message-ID: <70C0964126D66F458E688618E1CD008A0793F4F9@WADPEXV0.waddell.com> In-Reply-To: <20090827005339.e2cafb97.freebsd@edvax.de> References: <1338880b0908241129p75b6845cg26d21804e118364@mail.gmail.com><20090824223247.GD43410@slackbox.xs4all.nl><1338880b0908252246s21191e83k7c251366b706532@mail.gmail.com><20090826180741.GA23120@slackbox.xs4all.nl><20090826191348.GA85581@marvin.optimis.net><20090826231318.3c924090.freebsd@edvax.de><70C0964126D66F458E688618E1CD008A0793F4F6@WADPEXV0.waddell.com> <20090827005339.e2cafb97.freebsd@edvax.de>
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Naw, I don't recall the POST error exactly, but from what I remember it couldn't find a boot device. Could've been the controller, but from what I recall I swapped the drive (later) and all was good. I really don't recall though - I could've put the "bad" drive in a good laptop and fixed it that way - really don't recall details. Wish I could fix some other problems by throwing them in a freezer! -----Original Message----- From: Polytropon [mailto:freebsd@edvax.de]=20 Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 5:54 PM To: Gary Gatten Cc: George Davidovich; freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: hard disk failure - now what? On Wed, 26 Aug 2009 16:30:59 -0500, "Gary Gatten" <Ggatten@waddell.com> wrote: > I had a laptop years ago that started to die, but seemed to work OK when > first removed from a cold car. After an hour or so it would die. I > eventually put it in the freezer long enough to get what I needed off > the drive, so in some cases I would agree that cold is good! That really sounds like a thermal problem (defective cooling)... --=20 Polytropon Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ... <font size=3D"1"> <div style=3D'border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0i= n 0in 1.0pt 0in'> </div> "This email is intended to be reviewed by only the intended recipient and may contain information that is privileged and/or confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any review, use, dissemination, disclosure or copying of this email and its attachments, if any, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please immediately notify the sender by return email and delete this email from your system." </font>
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