tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-788971701122123531.post5960291524821858209..comments2023-04-10T20:45:37.809+09:30Comments on Jamie's DX page: Computer troubleJamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11435654484584032499noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-788971701122123531.post-18022370067953398132012-03-20T11:12:56.985+10:302012-03-20T11:12:56.985+10:30In terms of hard drive failure, I have only suffer...In terms of hard drive failure, I have only suffered one failure about ten years ago. I managed to restore everything apart from some assignments in PDF format which were corrupted. I have never been in the habit of performing backups on personal systems because anything I have paid for I just put onto flash drives.<br /><br />I lost about $100 of music from Bigpond Music when they shifted from DRM-protected WMA to MP3 format because I couldn't back the licenses up in time so I lost 'authorization' to burn the music to CD. What a disaster DRM is, I won't touch any video downloads that don't allow outright purchase. Movies and TV Shows from iTunes are 'infected' with DRM, which prevents copying to DVD or USB drives. That's why I stick to Movieberry or Legalsounds. <br /><br />As I'm sure you are aware, if a drive fails, stop using it immediately and buy a retail replacement (you will need the operating system CDs/DVDs). This protects against overwriting any data. Then DIY restoration software will perform miracles.<br /><br />If the hard drive symptoms keep happening, I would just shell out $50 for a replacement drive and just 'clone' your drive. I did that last year because I knew the drive was 'dying'. I thought it was simpler & cheaper in the long run than being forced to try & restore data when it actually fails. 'Cloning' may take a few hours, but with a new hard drive you feel bullet proof. Whirlpool forums is a fantastic resource for information where the gurus will be only too happy to help!<br /><br />http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum/?action=threads_search&q=cloning+hard+drive&f=10&fg=-1<br /><br /><br />http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum/?action=threads_searchft&q=%22Error+loading+operating+system%22&f=10&fg=-1&m=FMdxinghttp://fmdxing.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com