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

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In news:jcltvs$cod$4@reader1.panix.com,
the wharf rat wrote:
> In article <jcfc72$jpn$1@dont-email.me>, BillW50  <BillW50@aol.kom>
> wrote:
>>
>> 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.

Huh? If it has a USB logo on it, why wouldn't it be PC compatible?

-- 
Bill
Gateway M465e ('06 era) - OE-QuoteFix v1.19.2
Centrino Core Duo T2400 1.83GHz - 2GB - Windows XP SP3

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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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