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From: JohnD on 8 May 2010 14:54
Thank you for the advice.

"Michael" wrote:

> Sounds like your hard drive is about to or has already gone to meet its
> maker. I hope you kept up to date with your backups.
>
> --
>
>
> "Don't pick a fight with an old man.
> If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you."
>
>
> "JohnD" <JohnD(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:952718E3-A972-46F9-BC07-0DDA9442A929(a)microsoft.com...
> > My computer was running real slow, so I rebooted it. The reboot hung
> > with a
> > message:
> > A S.M.A.R.T. error has been detected.
> > Press F1 to Resumeant to boot from the network
> >
> > "Resumeant"?? And boot from the network?? I am not set up to do that as
> > far
> > as I know.
> >
> > What kind of trouble am I in here?
> >
> > Appreciate any help!
> >
> .
>
From: JohnD on 8 May 2010 14:55
Thank you for the advice.

"Bert Hyman" wrote:

> In news:952718E3-A972-46F9-BC07-0DDA9442A929(a)microsoft.com
> =?Utf-8?B?Sm9obkQ=?= <JohnD(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> > My computer was running real slow, so I rebooted it. The reboot hung
> > with a message:
> > A S.M.A.R.T. error has been detected.
> > Press F1 to Resumeant to boot from the network
> >
> > "Resumeant"?? And boot from the network?? I am not set up to do that
> > as far as I know.
>
> Did you press F1? If so, what happened?
>
> The apparent misspelling of the error messages suggests that there might
> have been several more lines of text with other options for other sorts
> of recovery methods, but they got scrambled on their way to the screen.
>
> > What kind of trouble am I in here?
>
> Depends on how really fried your HD is and what sort of backups you
> have.
>
> It's also possible that the disk failure is transient, or caused by
> environmental issues like overheating due to restricted air flow, or
> loose connections between the disk and motherboard.
>
> If the disk is really dead and you have current backups of the sort that
> can actually be recovered, you should be able to pop over to the
> drugstore and pick up a new HD and be back on the air by this afternoon.
>
> Otherwise, if the drive is really dead, you're pretty much toast.
>
> If you can coax a few more hours of life from your HD, get your system's
> affairs in order, back up what you can, and get a new HD. Then, restore
> what you can, re-install what you have to.
>
> --
> Bert Hyman St. Paul, MN bert(a)iphouse.com
> .
>
From: Bert Hyman on 8 May 2010 15:00
In news:6A81337C-2125-4B4C-8D2E-C8DF40051622(a)microsoft.com
=?Utf-8?B?Sm9obkQ=?= <JohnD(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> Thank you for the advice.

I still want to know if you pressed F1, and then what happened :-)


> "Bert Hyman" wrote:
>
>> In news:952718E3-A972-46F9-BC07-0DDA9442A929(a)microsoft.com
>> =?Utf-8?B?Sm9obkQ=?= <JohnD(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>>
>> > My computer was running real slow, so I rebooted it. The reboot
>> > hung with a message:
>> > A S.M.A.R.T. error has been detected.
>> > Press F1 to Resumeant to boot from the network
>> >
>> > "Resumeant"?? And boot from the network?? I am not set up to do
>> > that as far as I know.
>>
>> Did you press F1? If so, what happened?
>>
>> The apparent misspelling of the error messages suggests that there
>> might have been several more lines of text with other options for
>> other sorts of recovery methods, but they got scrambled on their way
>> to the screen.
>>
>> > What kind of trouble am I in here?
>>
>> Depends on how really fried your HD is and what sort of backups you
>> have.
>>
>> It's also possible that the disk failure is transient, or caused by
>> environmental issues like overheating due to restricted air flow, or
>> loose connections between the disk and motherboard.
>>
>> If the disk is really dead and you have current backups of the sort
>> that can actually be recovered, you should be able to pop over to the
>> drugstore and pick up a new HD and be back on the air by this
>> afternoon.
>>
>> Otherwise, if the drive is really dead, you're pretty much toast.
>>
>> If you can coax a few more hours of life from your HD, get your
>> system's affairs in order, back up what you can, and get a new HD.
>> Then, restore what you can, re-install what you have to.

--
Bert Hyman St. Paul, MN bert(a)iphouse.com
From: mm on 8 May 2010 17:09
On Sat, 8 May 2010 13:38:55 -0400, "Michael" <mdsjhu(a)gropumail.com>
wrote:

>Sounds like your hard drive is about to or has already gone to meet its
>maker.

Does that mean it goes back to Western Digital? How does that work.
Will they come here? Can I leave it on the porch?

> I hope you kept up to date with your backups.


Just kidding, of course!
From: Patok on 8 May 2010 17:44
mm wrote:
> On Sat, 8 May 2010 13:38:55 -0400, "Michael" <mdsjhu(a)gropumail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Sounds like your hard drive is about to or has already gone to meet its
>> maker.
>
> Does that mean it goes back to Western Digital? How does that work.
> Will they come here? Can I leave it on the porch?

Same as with people, I'd guess - its mortal remains stay with you,
but its spirit goes to its maker. Which might be the Gate on the Sea, or
the Digit of the West, or the Maximum Torus, or someone else, depending
on its race.
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