The New "What did you do with your Z today" (with off topic replies) IV

Nismo89 · 02-15-2013, 08:44 AM

interesting

SLS AMG Roadster becomes Merc 300 - BBC Top Gear

kenchan · 02-15-2013, 08:45 AM

GoodAM, everyone!

Ms.bc-

@007. I'm really looking forward to watching skyfall.

Mr.gale your breakfast looks

Going into meeting .... TGIF!

kenchan · 02-15-2013, 08:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LunaZ

Question for you guys with all-knowing computer skillZ:
My computer recently installed a Windows update (I have 7 Ultimate with SP2) and one of my external hard drives is no longer a "My Book", but shows up as a "Local Disk" that I can't access without formatting it.
Is there a way around this? I don't want to reformat it and lose all the data that's on there. It worked just fine last night.
I've read some articles about this problem online, but I'm not getting the gist of what's being said on the various forums.

I ken haz help pleez?

Hi Luna-

sorry, I'm not the guy to ask pc stuff.
My wife is the pc dork but she's off to work ....

Mr.jar- do you know answer to Luna's q?

Isamu · 02-15-2013, 08:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LunaZ

Yup, I've tried the obvious routes.
Unplugging, rebooting, restoring to last week... hammer, duct tape...

have you tried to download the drivers for the specific model of the HDD from the manufacturers website?

or, take your HDD to a friend, back up the data, and then reformat?

JARblue · 02-15-2013, 09:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LunaZ

Question for you guys with all-knowing computer skillZ:
My computer recently installed a Windows update (I have 7 Ultimate with SP2) and one of my external hard drives is no longer a "My Book", but shows up as a "Local Disk" that I can't access without formatting it.
Is there a way around this? I don't want to reformat it and lose all the data that's on there. It worked just fine last night.
I've read some articles about this problem online, but I'm not getting the gist of what's being said on the various forums.

I ken haz help pleez?

Unfortunately, external hard drives are notorious for failing like this. From your following posts, it looks like you have tried most all of the easy fixes.

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Quote:

Originally Posted by blackcherry20

Jar and Happy gurus.....usually just a reboot fixes me up....i suppose you've tried that

Good job, Ms. BC! When in doubt, reboot

Quote:

Originally Posted by LunaZ

Yup, I've tried the obvious routes.
Unplugging, rebooting, restoring to last week... hammer, duct tape...

I usually don't need the hammer until I am removing the hard drive from the external enclosure. And duct tape only if I put the drive back together

Davey · 02-15-2013, 09:23 AM

Hola!

I have a glass block window in my bathroom and a working bathtub. It's gonna be a good weekend.

Hope all y'all are doing well, you're in my thoughts if you're not in my web browser.

JARblue · 02-15-2013, 09:23 AM

I should add that in the past 10 years or so, I have worked on about 15 failed external hard drives given to me by various friends. About 25% of the time, the drive is recoverable in some fashion, though only once was I able to leave the drive in the enclosure. I always recommend a NAS (Network Attached Storage) running a RAID 1 or 5 with reliable enterprise-level hard drives with 5 yr warranty. Two of my friends EACH had four external drives fail before they finally broke down and had me build a RAID 5 NAS for them.

JARblue · 02-15-2013, 09:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Davey

Hola!

I have a glass block window in my bathroom and a working bathtub. It's gonna be a good weekend.

Hope all y'all are doing well, you're in my thoughts if you're not in my web browser.

Are you taking a bath while you post this?

Great to hear everything is finished and you're enjoying your bathroom

Pintsize725 · 02-15-2013, 09:28 AM

Checking in.

Davey · 02-15-2013, 09:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JARblue

Are you taking a bath while you post this?

Great to hear everything is finished and you're enjoying your bathroom

Oh, it's not finished... Today is the end of the 4th week.

There was an issue with the window. The glass block manufacturer changed their "diamond" pattern to a new pattern which is almost completely transparent rather than the prismatic type of pattern it had before. Like, I could have charged admission to watch my wife shower behind this.

So we found a local company that would build the window in-place and he actually had the right blocks ready to go. They did that yesterday.

My guy has been waiting on that window to finish out the durock in the shower and tile it. He's got most of the floor tiled, new ceiling fan/light, etc so it's coming along, but that damn window was a big hold-up.

But... I can at least take a bath in there, and I don't have to thumb tack a trash bag to the window frame every night.

Davey · 02-15-2013, 09:34 AM

And I forgot to add... The fact that it's almost Z-weather is a good part of my positive attitude. Yeah, it's going to rain and even have a little snow this weekend but temps are on the up-swing into the 40's/50's so if we get a couple of good rains I can start getting my baby out for an occasional drive!

JARblue · 02-15-2013, 09:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Davey

Oh, it's not finished... Today is the end of the 4th week.

....

But... I can at least take a bath in there, and I don't have to thumb tack a trash bag to the window frame every night.

How much did you make on the peep shows of your wife?

Just kidding... hope it's all finished up and contractors get out of your hair soon

Fire · 02-15-2013, 10:00 AM

Nice avatar Pint

Isamu · 02-15-2013, 10:02 AM

Pintsize725 · 02-15-2013, 10:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fire

Nice avatar Pint

Thanks big brother!

02-15-2013, 08:44 AM	#916 (permalink)
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02-15-2013, 08:45 AM	#917 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141520	GoodAM, everyone! Ms.bc- @007. I'm really looking forward to watching skyfall. Mr.gale your breakfast looks Going into meeting .... TGIF! blackcherry20 likes this.

02-15-2013, 09:23 AM	#921 (permalink)
Davey A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Indiana Posts: 3,766 Drives: '15 NISMO 6MT Rep Power: 117171	Hola! I have a glass block window in my bathroom and a working bathtub. It's gonna be a good weekend. Hope all y'all are doing well, you're in my thoughts if you're not in my web browser. kenchan, alcheng, GaleForce and 1 others like this.

02-15-2013, 09:23 AM	#922 (permalink)
JARblue A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Austin, TX Age: 43 Posts: 36,449 Drives: 11 Z34, 98 E36 M3 Rep Power: 2684440	I should add that in the past 10 years or so, I have worked on about 15 failed external hard drives given to me by various friends. About 25% of the time, the drive is recoverable in some fashion, though only once was I able to leave the drive in the enclosure. I always recommend a NAS (Network Attached Storage) running a RAID 1 or 5 with reliable enterprise-level hard drives with 5 yr warranty. Two of my friends EACH had four external drives fail before they finally broke down and had me build a RAID 5 NAS for them. __________________ 2011 370Z 6MT Sport Gun Metallic \| ARC \| CJM \| Ecutek \| FI \| Fujimura \| R2C \| SPL \| Stillen \| TWM \| Z1 \| ZSpeed \|

02-15-2013, 09:28 AM	#924 (permalink)
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02-15-2013, 09:34 AM	#926 (permalink)
Davey A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Indiana Posts: 3,766 Drives: '15 NISMO 6MT Rep Power: 117171	And I forgot to add... The fact that it's almost Z-weather is a good part of my positive attitude. Yeah, it's going to rain and even have a little snow this weekend but temps are on the up-swing into the 40's/50's so if we get a couple of good rains I can start getting my baby out for an occasional drive! alcheng and blackcherry20 like this.

02-15-2013, 10:00 AM	#928 (permalink)
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