Im facing armageddon!

_Seth_ · 12-09-06, 02:33 AM

Today i woke up, grabbed some food, and sat down to play SHIII. My pc had been scanning for viruses over night, and when i looked onto the screen there was an error message (White typing on blue background) My computer has been slow lately, and when i checked the error log, i found this messages:
Enheten \Device\Harddisk1\D har en dårlig blokk
In english: Unit\device\harddisc1\D has a bad block
It was not just one of these messages, but about 40.....
I search on google for this, and found out that i had to backup everything on my C:\ disk, since it was about to crash!

Can someone shed a light on this?

Pants · 12-09-06, 02:37 AM

Sounds asif your HD is about to die mate..Eww not good, not good indeed.

Best case scenario, It may need re-formatting
Worst case scenario, New HD

Really sorry to hear that Seth mate.
I would offer you my spare HD, but it's only 20GB and quite old now

Venatore · 12-09-06, 02:46 AM

Poor bloody timing mate, I hope it's not as bad as it sounds.

_Seth_ · 12-09-06, 02:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Pants

Sounds asif your HD is about to die mate..Eww not good, not good indeed.

Best case scenario, It may need re-formatting
Worst case scenario, New HD

Really sorry to hear that Seth mate.
I would offer you my spare HD, but it's only 20GB and quite old now

I appreciate you thought, mate! But i have to get a new one, because its beyond repair, i think.. I have to wait until the PC store opens, the time here is now 08.50 in the morning, and the store opens at 11.00..... Im already backing up the most important files (SHIII) , just in case it dies on me now...

@ Venatore: Yeah, right before GWX is released.....

Im counting on havin' it fixed today..

TarJak · 12-09-06, 02:53 AM

Ouch. You do have a back up don't you?

_Seth_ · 12-09-06, 02:59 AM

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Originally Posted by TarJak

Ouch. You do have a back up don't you?

Well, its still running, but i dont know for how long... If i suddenly disappear, you know why....

I just hope it lasts so long, so those computer-wizards can copy all the content over to the new disk....

THE_MASK · 12-09-06, 03:29 AM

What about the scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors option . Right click local disc / properties / tools / error checking

Der Eisen-Wal · 12-09-06, 03:38 AM

backup? what backup? load up SH3 and play until that baby dies!

lol jk

you shoudl back up everything... i've had sudden hardrive crashes like that and they weren't fun. my hd crashed like that last time and i reformatted it and it's working ok for the past year or so.. but you never know. might be a good time to upgrade.

_Seth_ · 12-09-06, 03:47 AM

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Originally Posted by sober

What about the scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors option . Right click local disc / properties / tools / error checking

Wilco, going offline now.

@ Eisen-Wal: :rotfl::rotfl:Goin' down in a blaze of glory!!

_Seth_ · 12-09-06, 06:04 AM

I've scanned and attempted recovery, and now it sounds all fine....no laggin' or "working noise"..... Weird....

d@rk51d3 · 12-09-06, 07:41 AM

Keep those brown trousers handy.

_Seth_ · 12-09-06, 08:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by d@rk51d3

Keep those brown trousers handy.

:rotfl::rotfl:

AG124 · 12-09-06, 11:00 AM

I have had many HDDs die in the past, although I managed to avoid losing data somehow. These days, I always make sure to burn off everything I want to keep on DVD-R in case of an emergency crash.

Although in the last few years, my newer and larger HDDs don't seem to having any major problems at all. Not that I'm complaining, but I wish I could say the same for CD-ROMs - they seem to die at a rate of one per year.

peterloo · 12-09-06, 11:07 AM

Sorry to hear that your HDD has bad sectors - which cannot be repaired

You should start backup files now, since the files will be lost once your harddisk is down

But that can also be a good news - which you can buy a big harddisk and try all the mods (with SH4 also, perhaps after its release)

_Seth_ · 12-10-06, 07:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by peterloo

Sorry to hear that your HDD has bad sectors - which cannot be repaired

You should start backup files now, since the files will be lost once your harddisk is down

But that can also be a good news - which you can buy a big harddisk and try all the mods (with SH4 also, perhaps after its release)

Thanx for your concern, peterloo, i really appreciate that!

I've moved my SHIII folder over from C:\ to E:\ (my other drive). The size of my drives are 80 GB each, but i think i will replace the c:\ with a 120 GB..

Edit: OH MY *********** GOD!!
When i moved the GW folder to e:\ the game ran soft like velvet. No laggin' + fast load time, High FPS!! Maybe this error on C:\ has been there for a while...

12-09-06, 02:33 AM	#1
_Seth_ Ocean Warrior Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: In Tromsoe, @Tirpitz' final resting place.. Posts: 3,277 Downloads: 94 Uploads: 0	Im facing armageddon! Today i woke up, grabbed some food, and sat down to play SHIII. My pc had been scanning for viruses over night, and when i looked onto the screen there was an error message (White typing on blue background) My computer has been slow lately, and when i checked the error log, i found this messages: Enheten \Device\Harddisk1\D har en dårlig blokk In english: Unit\device\harddisc1\D has a bad block It was not just one of these messages, but about 40..... I search on google for this, and found out that i had to backup everything on my C:\ disk, since it was about to crash! Can someone shed a light on this? __________________

12-09-06, 02:37 AM	#2
Pants Grey Wolf Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Somewhere in the Atlantic Posts: 849 Downloads: 25 Uploads: 0	Sounds asif your HD is about to die mate..Eww not good, not good indeed. Best case scenario, It may need re-formatting Worst case scenario, New HD Really sorry to hear that Seth mate. I would offer you my spare HD, but it's only 20GB and quite old now __________________ Ex GWX Dev Team member and proud GWX user

12-09-06, 06:04 AM	#10
_Seth_ Ocean Warrior Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: In Tromsoe, @Tirpitz' final resting place.. Posts: 3,277 Downloads: 94 Uploads: 0	I've scanned and attempted recovery, and now it sounds all fine....no laggin' or "working noise"..... Weird.... __________________

12-09-06, 11:00 AM	#13
AG124 Sea Lord Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 1,878 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	HDD Failure I have had many HDDs die in the past, although I managed to avoid losing data somehow. These days, I always make sure to burn off everything I want to keep on DVD-R in case of an emergency crash. Although in the last few years, my newer and larger HDDs don't seem to having any major problems at all. Not that I'm complaining, but I wish I could say the same for CD-ROMs - they seem to die at a rate of one per year. __________________ DOWNLOAD GWX HERE: http://www.thegreywolves.com/index.html

12-09-06, 11:07 AM	#14
peterloo Commander Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 462 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Sorry to hear that your HDD has bad sectors - which cannot be repaired You should start backup files now, since the files will be lost once your harddisk is down But that can also be a good news - which you can buy a big harddisk and try all the mods (with SH4 also, perhaps after its release) __________________ Romeo is here, but where is Juliet? The 中国水兵 (Chinese Sailor) in subsim

12-09-06, 02:46 AM	#3
Venatore Admiral Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Australia:- Sydney Posts: 2,049 Downloads: 68 Uploads: 0	Poor bloody timing mate, I hope it's not as bad as it sounds.

12-09-06, 02:53 AM	#5
TarJak Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,052 Downloads: 150 Uploads: 8	Ouch. You do have a back up don't you?

12-09-06, 03:29 AM	#7
THE_MASK Ace of the deep . Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 9,226 Downloads: 901 Uploads: 73	What about the scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors option . Right click local disc / properties / tools / error checking

12-09-06, 03:38 AM	#8
Der Eisen-Wal Machinist's Mate Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 121 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	backup? what backup? load up SH3 and play until that baby dies! lol jk you shoudl back up everything... i've had sudden hardrive crashes like that and they weren't fun. my hd crashed like that last time and i reformatted it and it's working ok for the past year or so.. but you never know. might be a good time to upgrade.

12-09-06, 07:41 AM	#11
d@rk51d3 Sea Lord Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Adelaide, South Australia Posts: 1,951 Downloads: 207 Uploads: 0	Keep those brown trousers handy.