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Re: Alternative to resetting Satellite A660 for potential hard drive problem

From wrat@panix.com (the wharf rat)
Newsgroups comp.sys.laptops
Subject Re: Alternative to resetting Satellite A660 for potential hard drive problem
Date 2011-12-18 23:46 +0000
Organization Public Access Networks Corp.
Message-ID <jcltvs$cod$4@reader1.panix.com> (permalink)
References <a7bb7490-8b29-4ea6-96fe-e338a545318e@n10g2000vbg.googlegroups.com> <4ee40d67$0$18853$9a566e8b@news.aliant.net> <cf326723-dbec-474a-b6bd-71b4b3a4fa0b@z19g2000vbe.googlegroups.com> <jcfc72$jpn$1@dont-email.me>

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In article <jcfc72$jpn$1@dont-email.me>, BillW50  <BillW50@aol.kom> wrote:
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>Some BIOS can be set to store event logs and that might capture the blue 
>screen error. And the third line is the only line that would be helpful 

	Chances are that there are good indications of the problem in the
event logs.  A drive with bad blocks or bad servos will generally produce 
dozens of recoverable errors (that get logged) before hitting that fatal
freeze.  Likewise, bad memory will usually produce random crashes in addition
to blue screens, etc.  Has anyone looked at the event logs?

	Best way to back up a home PC is Ghost/Acronis/whatever and
an external USB drive.  Don't count on being able to just swap the physical
backup drive in because there's no guarantee the USB IDE "controller" and
the hardware controller in the PC are compatible.

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Alternative to resetting Satellite A660 for potential hard drive problem AndyHancock <andymhancock@gmail.com> - 2011-12-04 22:49 -0800
  Re: Alternative to resetting Satellite A660 for potential hard drive problem Tazz <dmswaine@gmail.com> - 2011-12-10 21:55 -0400
    Re: Alternative to resetting Satellite A660 for potential hard drive problem AndyHancock <andymhancock@gmail.com> - 2011-12-14 21:00 -0800
      Re: Alternative to resetting Satellite A660 for potential hard drive problem BillW50 <BillW50@aol.kom> - 2011-12-16 06:05 -0600
        Re: Alternative to resetting Satellite A660 for potential hard drive problem wrat@panix.com (the wharf rat) - 2011-12-18 23:46 +0000
          Re: Alternative to resetting Satellite A660 for potential hard drive problem "BillW50" <BillW50@aol.kom> - 2011-12-18 19:37 -0600
            Re: Alternative to resetting Satellite A660 for potential hard drive problem AndyHancock <andymhancock@gmail.com> - 2011-12-19 00:06 -0800
              Re: Alternative to resetting Satellite A660 for potential hard drive problem "BillW50" <BillW50@aol.kom> - 2011-12-19 03:39 -0600
                Re: Alternative to resetting Satellite A660 for potential hard drive problem AndyHancock <andymhancock@gmail.com> - 2011-12-20 16:30 -0800
        Re: Alternative to resetting Satellite A660 for potential hard drive problem AndyHancock <andymhancock@gmail.com> - 2011-12-18 23:56 -0800
      Re: Alternative to resetting Satellite A660 for potential hard drive problem Tazz <dmswaine@gmail.com> - 2011-12-17 14:32 -0400
        Re: Alternative to resetting Satellite A660 for potential hard drive problem richgr@panix.com (Rich Greenberg) - 2011-12-18 18:28 +0000
          Re: Alternative to resetting Satellite A660 for potential hard drive problem AndyHancock <andymhancock@gmail.com> - 2011-12-19 00:08 -0800

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