Author Topic: Please Help me Please!!!! (Read 9933 times)

(A!)Rico · « **on:** July 18, 2004, 09:18:33 PM »

ok i need some Help very very bad right

my moms hard drive crashed

when we load it up and try to go into one of our user accounts it would just restart the computer as soon as i entered the password

thats the problem so i never see any errors messages or anything it just does that everytime

so now we just got a new hard drive so my mom can keep working but she needs this hardrive fixed very baddly she had 3-4 books started on it that she wanted to get published and a lot of stories and her taxes were all on it and she really needs that as soon as possible

Please!!!!

Shes willing to make Brownies for EVERY Lan party Ambush will put on or if its a non-ambush person maybe we can make brownies for your lan or try to compromise on something but we need this fixed very badly

JollyRoger · « **Reply #1 on:** July 19, 2004, 02:07:24 AM »

Have you tried slaving it to your new hard drive and accessing it that way?

ZWarrior · « **Reply #2 on:** July 19, 2004, 08:31:19 AM »

That is actually what I was going to suggest. Load your OS on the new drive, then connect the old drive as a slave and copy what you need.

I have used this approach several times with bad drives.

Boomslang · « **Reply #3 on:** July 20, 2004, 08:27:16 AM »

After that get a burnner and copy them to cd's They don't crash.

Wolverine of Ambush! · « **Reply #4 on:** July 20, 2004, 04:51:01 PM »

absolutely ...that was what I was going to suggest.. Kudos! Hope it works out ...Let us know if you need anymore help.

snauzberries · « **Reply #5 on:** August 01, 2004, 10:31:13 PM »

does you computer boot up?........and do we still get cookies?

ZWarrior · « **Reply #6 on:** August 02, 2004, 12:11:45 PM »

Cookies? Nope we're talking BROWNIES!!!

Good ones at that!

JollyRoger · « **Reply #7 on:** August 02, 2004, 01:19:11 PM »

MMMM*sigh* I love brownies:drool:

(A!)Rico · « **Reply #8 on:** August 02, 2004, 10:17:07 PM »

my moms monitor when ever we try to use it just turns on and we hear a buzz and then its off we dont get a pictre or anything

the computer boots up and its great but the monitor is not working

(oops accidentally deleted post about monitor came across as a double post)

JollyRoger · « **Reply #9 on:** August 02, 2004, 11:18:36 PM »

Did you say if it was LCD or CRT?
Where is the buzzing coming from?

(A!)Rico · « **Reply #10 on:** August 03, 2004, 04:57:26 PM »

its an lcd and the buzzing is coming from the speakers

JollyRoger · « **Reply #11 on:** August 03, 2004, 05:36:05 PM »

do you have the speakers plugged into the sound card when it buzzing, have tried a new/different monitor, and do you see the booting process happen on the screen with previous metioned monitor, what brand is the LCD, does the LCD have a remote power supply (little black/any color box), has anyone hit/dropped or any other concusive happen to the monitor?
I can't think of anyonther questions to ask about it, heck you might just need to get a new LCD.
Let me know

(A!)Rico · « **Reply #12 on:** August 04, 2004, 12:01:32 AM »

Speakers were not plugged in, We tried a new monitor and it all works so the computer is fine, no remote power suppy , monitor was sitting in desk it was never hit or dropped that i know of/anyone has confessed to. LCD is a Proview

Any one know about the cost of a new/used lcd? right now were kind of on a budget but my mom would really like a lcd becouse our work space is very close quarters.

JollyRoger · « **Reply #13 on:** August 04, 2004, 01:37:01 AM »

Just from the sounds of it you may have a shot power supply

You can get an LCD from Computer Renassance for $399, it's a NEC I believe.
CompUSA Sells the for $499 and up. it just depends on the quality you need and want
I bought my LCD at Computer Ren. for $399 and it's IBM LCD.

ZWarrior · « **Reply #14 on:** August 04, 2004, 01:41:04 PM »

I concur. You have most likely lost the PS in the unit.

JollyRoger · « **Reply #15 on:** August 04, 2004, 04:05:10 PM »

If you haven't thrown it away yet I'll be glab to take it off you hands. If you want of course. Let me know.

(A!)Rico · « **Reply #16 on:** August 04, 2004, 04:19:12 PM »

any way to replace just the PS? (new cable or something?)

right now we dont exactly have $400 :;(:

JollyRoger · « **Reply #17 on:** August 04, 2004, 05:09:42 PM »

Well you need to find the PS. Next you need to remove it if you can. Now You need to find a way to get the PS for you model LCD through Proview or something. Now you can stick it in. Sound easy right? Well it's not that easy and unless you a genious with LCD and electronics it's a tough fix. The other way is to mod an extern PS to it, but that take some electronics working like matching the Voltage and current output of the PS to the LCDs voltage and current input. it would be much easier to buy a new one.
but if you know how to do these thing you can. I have Modded LCD power supplies and know what to look for. it's up to you. Although I would strongly suggest buy a new one before going in and operating especially since this is going to be a primary monitor.

ZWarrior · « **Reply #18 on:** August 04, 2004, 05:28:05 PM »

It actually reminds me of an overvoltage protect circuit kicking in on the PS.

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