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If I wasn't strong emotionally, I'd have gone nuts about 3 hours ago.
As I told you, the server was off this morning because power tripped off, and I have the PC set to stay off--its good to do.
Well, I come home from the store tonight to hear that DAMN failing hard drive sound ********AGAIN***********. I just freaking replaced a HD (my G: drive) which was old, and failed 2 weeks ago, and NOW, my 2nd oldest is dying. It has 4kb of bad sectors. I nearly lost it. I have CRAP luck. I mean... makes you wanna just say 'screw computers'. lol.. The other HD I replaced was a 80gig and I bought a 300gig to replace it. But this current HD failing is my E: F: drive (Partitioned), and THANK GOD that nothing important is on it. I was freaking, thinking it was the C: Drive, and I would lose the patch 3. But I always back it up to the other PC via network every night, so even if it was the C:, I'd be ok.
So I used the disk manager, and it roped off the bad sectors, and I could actually boot, and go to the E: and F: drives, and I'm copying all the files to my 300giger.
And to top it off, my video card acted like it was dying 2 days ago. I'm like thinking "Is someone trying to tell me something?" lol.. geez man. But SO FAR, the video card is doing fine. I think it was loose or maybe the cable was not tight enough.
All this just made me crazy. All I care about is that I can now boot, and backed up everything and get my damn patch v3.00 RELEASED! What next? the house roof falls off? lol.. just crazy. But nothing was lost. I will have to ask for donations next Month though. (not for a new HD, just bills).
So first things are I am backing up stuff tonight--for a few hrs, then gonna work to get the patch finished if I can.
Lets plan for a Sat. release though. JUST in case, eh? GEEEEEEZZZZZZ.
I just wonder if we had a power surge this morning. Just seems odd that this happens the same day the power goes went out. And I do have a surge prot. too.
Seems odd though, I NEVER had this many failures back when HD's were under 40gig.... I think either they make them cheaper now, or the heat kills them faster since they are so big?? who knows.
Word to the wise: If you have stuff on yer HD you love and want. (Artwork, etc) BACK IT UP! [img]smile.gif[/img]
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