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TheTranquilEye
22-06-2008, 07:32 AM
I've just taken a look at a mate's PC which refuses to boot and discovered the HDD is knackered. It's a WD 250GB SATA drive that I bought from the computer fair in Bracknell about 3 months ago. Unfortunately, I didn't get a receipt as the guy I bought it from said he was there every month. I can't wait until the next fair to get this sorted.

So, question is, can I deal directly with WD?
matz
22-06-2008, 11:28 AM
Try WD, we are not western digital :) but i think they might ask of proof of purchase.
TheTranquilEye
22-06-2008, 12:45 PM
Blimey. I booted from Hiren's CD and used one of the HDD repair tools on there and whatever it did worked a treat :P
I'll still take it back to the fair though as once an HDD starts to go, they only get worse.

Cheers

TTE
system7
22-06-2008, 01:03 PM
HeHe, and there was me thinking it wasn't worth suggesting a zero-fill and reformat with WD Data Lifeguard utilities:
http://support.wdc.com/product/download.asp?groupid=606&lang=en

Glad you fixed it! May have just been a software problem, you know. :P
matz
23-06-2008, 10:16 AM
im rembering this incase any of my harddrives blow :)
Ben
23-06-2008, 10:24 AM
Could be worth checking the WD site to see if it is under Warranty and get a replacement from them.
matz
23-06-2008, 11:31 AM
read up, its fixed. :mrgreen:
ajpearson1
30-06-2008, 07:07 PM
AHA

System7 or TTE - i have recently posted an article in Novatech PC forum about a D drive failure that hit me.

This "hirens CD" - can you explain more ? Is there some utility that I may be able to use in some DOS mode to try and recover some of the life critical data from my D drive ???
TheTranquilEye
06-07-2008, 04:14 PM
Search for 'Hiren' on a torrent site and download the latest version (9.4 I think). It should be about 94Mb and in ISO format. Once downloaded, use Nero to 'Burn Image to Disk' and boot from it. It'll bring up a simple menu with a whole bunch of tools that may be useful to you.
matz
06-07-2008, 05:33 PM
or if you dont want to waste a disk, magic ISO Virtual CD/DVD manager will do the trick :)
TheTranquilEye
06-07-2008, 07:04 PM
He could do but he won't have access to all the apps. Only booting from the disk will show all the programs on it. Some apps will not run over the OS and that includes the data recovery ones which he'll be using.
Mechanics Fan
10-07-2008, 09:11 PM
Search for 'Hiren' on a torrent site and download the latest version (9.4 I think). It should be about 94Mb and in ISO format. Once downloaded, use Nero to 'Burn Image to Disk' and boot from it. It'll bring up a simple menu with a whole bunch of tools that may be useful to you.

Sorry, I'm slightly off topic but the last time I had a torrent on my system (Bit Torrent) it left it crawling with spyware infections. I have changed my AV since and am wondering what is the best torrent to use and if there are any restrictions that need to be made regarding access. It would be useful to have some good utilities.
matz
10-07-2008, 09:57 PM
Bit Torrent is one of the best, its what you DOWNLOAD that would contain the spyware :)
i like it coz its easy i search for what i want on google, files + tracker all i need :)
TheTranquilEye
11-07-2008, 08:28 AM
I much prefer uTorrent as a client. It seems to download faster at default install settings and is a lot more informative than other programs.
matz
11-07-2008, 10:01 AM
its all about the seeders to get your best dl speeds not the client
Chewie
11-07-2008, 02:43 PM
its all about the seeders to get your best dl speeds not the client


Agreed, the client just acts as the gateway to dl it. Me i use Azerus Vuze for any large dl's (game patches etc). Depending on the file, depends on the speed, think fastest i've had on it was 600kb/s so musta been an awful lotta seeds on big connections that weren't restricted is all i can say.
matz
11-07-2008, 03:21 PM
if im downloading, uploads 1kbs lol
TheTranquilEye
15-07-2008, 07:32 AM
its all about the seeders to get your best dl speeds not the client

Logically yes, but I've run BitTorrent and uTorrent simultaneously on the same torrent and uTorrent is marginally quicker for some reason. And that's good enough for me.
Jonny2Bad
15-07-2008, 07:43 AM
Utorrent is by far the better client ive used, hogs less bandwidth, faster and just plain simple to use.
TheTranquilEye
15-07-2008, 08:38 AM
Utorrent is by far the better client ive used, hogs less bandwidth, faster and just plain simple to use.

Thank you Jonny!! I have to agree. And so do all the 'pirates' here at work. Virtually all of us were using BitTorrent or Bitlord until one changed to uTorrent and the rest followed. Baaaa!... :D
TheMadDutchDude
15-07-2008, 08:26 PM
I am still on BitTorrent :P

Can any of you send me a link for a tracker for Hirens CD? Thanks, much appreciated! :)
JDowdall
16-07-2008, 06:02 PM
hey hey hey! careful of your use of sheep noises on these forums, there be welshmen here :D
TheMadDutchDude
16-07-2008, 06:03 PM
Haha LOL Unlucky, pure Dutchness here! :)