Two wrongs do make a right!

thomas7g · July 11th, 2004, 02:16 AM

Everybody know Tom always pushes his sytem to failure. And welll... it breaks down alot.

But this time I proved two wrongs DO make a right!

My new external USB hard drive went south...AGAIN. I have a sneaky suspicion that data is being held in the buffer. And drives are stupid, but loyal. You give it data, it will DIE to protect it. And well... that's what I think was going on. STUPID DRIVE! *whack* Drives consider your data to be very important, and it was doing EVERYTHING it could to not lose it. Even if it means quarantining itself from the main system.

Remember that episode where Teal'c got stuck in the Stargate's buffer and they couldn't use the stargate cause that would kill him? Well.... same thing.

But then a drive that refuses to be part of your computer isn't really helpful. So.....

So the drive isn't letting go... powering the thing odd don't work. unhooking it and leaving it off for a day don't help...so what's a Tom to do?

SHOCK TREATMENT, of course!

I only had two choices left... blunt physical trauma (a sledge hammer) or electrical shocks....I figure electricity would do less damage... So I took the power plug and repeatedly tapped it on the connector. DO NOT DO THIS YOURSELF! I highly recomend you not try this as this seems to me to be the worst way I can imagine to fix a drive...besides the sledgehammer. Sending electrical spikes into the drive seems like a recipe for disaster.

BUT IT WORKED!!!!!

braxiss · July 11th, 2004, 08:07 AM

tom your the man, and you got more guts than i do

congrats

thomas7g · July 11th, 2004, 05:43 PM

THANKS!

But really...it was more pure desperation than anything else

Rowan · July 11th, 2004, 07:11 PM

Thomas sometimes you scare me!!!

thomas7g · July 11th, 2004, 07:13 PM

hehe... Thanks Rowan

I'm still alive and kicking.

bsg1fan1975 · July 12th, 2004, 03:35 AM

that's a good thing!

PlaidSquadron · July 12th, 2004, 09:43 AM

I had always heard that two wrongs don't make a right, but two Wrights can make an airplane

Good job, though...

thomas7g · July 12th, 2004, 10:56 AM

Got me to chuckle PS!

and thank you.

bsg1fan1975 · July 13th, 2004, 03:26 AM

good to know some things work right!

amberstar · July 13th, 2004, 07:36 PM

Glad that you are still alive and kicking! and your computer is still working

amberstar · July 13th, 2004, 07:37 PM

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Originally Posted by PlaidSquadron

I had always heard that two wrongs don't make a right, but two Wrights can make an airplane

Good job, though...

Good one PlaidSquadron!

shiningstar · July 16th, 2004, 12:58 PM

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Originally Posted by thomas7g

Everybody know Tom always pushes his sytem to failure. And welll... it breaks down alot.

But this time I proved two wrongs DO make a right!

My new external USB hard drive went south...AGAIN. I have a sneaky suspicion that data is being held in the buffer. And drives are stupid, but loyal. You give it data, it will DIE to protect it. And well... that's what I think was going on. STUPID DRIVE! *whack* Drives consider your data to be very important, and it was doing EVERYTHING it could to not lose it. Even if it means quarantining itself from the main system.

Remember that episode where Teal'c got stuck in the Stargate's buffer and they couldn't use the stargate cause that would kill him? Well.... same thing.

But then a drive that refuses to be part of your computer isn't really helpful. So.....

So the drive isn't letting go... powering the thing odd don't work. unhooking it and leaving it off for a day don't help...so what's a Tom to do?

SHOCK TREATMENT, of course!

I only had two choices left... blunt physical trauma (a sledge hammer) or electrical shocks....I figure electricity would do less damage... So I took the power plug and repeatedly tapped it on the connector. DO NOT DO THIS YOURSELF! I highly recomend you not try this as this seems to me to be the worst way I can imagine to fix a drive...besides the sledgehammer. Sending electrical spikes into the drive seems like a recipe for disaster.

BUT IT WORKED!!!!!

Good Job Thomas. I'm just glad that I didn't see any headlines of
a electracuted computer tech :WTF:

thomas7g · July 16th, 2004, 01:08 PM

I'm fine.

And thanks everyone!

I was never in any danger though... my drive however probably didn't like it much.

shiningstar · July 16th, 2004, 01:41 PM

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Originally Posted by thomas7g

I'm fine.

And thanks everyone!

I was never in any danger though... my drive however probably didn't like it much.

maybe your drive was having a heart attack

thomas7g · July 16th, 2004, 01:55 PM

that's exactly it!

CLEAR!!!!

*ZZZAAAP*

BST · July 16th, 2004, 01:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thomas7g

that's exactly it!

CLEAR!!!!

*ZZZAAAP*

IT'S ALIVE !!!

shiningstar · July 18th, 2004, 02:59 PM

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

thomas7g · July 18th, 2004, 04:31 PM

it erred again.... Its on the path to be replaced when I get a little more dough...I can replace it now...but will wait a little while.

BST · July 18th, 2004, 04:44 PM

Tom,

I had a picture in my mind as to what you might look like after applying the SHOCK TREATMENT. This isn't exactly it but, it's close:

The hair is a little too neat and no singed eyebrows and hair, no soot marks on the face!

:laugh: :laugh:

thomas7g · July 18th, 2004, 05:36 PM

I use to have a boss who was MUCH worse than me. He use to daily work with installing electrical outlets and overhead lighting and all sorts of electircal good stuff. And he did it WITHOUT turning off off the power! Nor gloves!

Rowan · July 18th, 2004, 11:26 PM

Me and electricity do NOT get along! I would never do something like that!

One time I plugged in the Christmas tree lights and the socket emitted a huge flash knocked out all the lights, covered me in black powder and I got a very nice pain in my hand... scared the crap out of me!

Another time I was renting a room from someone when I was in college (the first time) and they gave me the fridge in the basement to use. I was terrified of it because every now and then when I touched the handle it would zap me hard. The first time I grabbed the handle it trapped me there for over 5 minutes I could not let go my whole body convulsing it was horrible no feeling in my arm for an hour afterward.

Then there was the time I was doing some rewiring in my house and the person who had done it before me had switched the colours of the wires and I had not paid attention to this when I took it apart I just matched the colours together like the book said and turned on the power yikes! that was fun!
3 times in my life lightning has struck within a hundred feet of where I stood, one case it hit the electric wire close by to me and it broke the wire which went wiping through the air sparking like crazy...
The list goes on ...

I'm curious does anybody have street lights go off when they walk under it and come back on after they walk away...or is that just me?

shiningstar · July 19th, 2004, 06:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Rowan

Me and electricity do NOT get along! I would never do something like that!

One time I plugged in the Christmas tree lights and the socket emitted a huge flash knocked out all the lights, covered me in black powder and I got a very nice pain in my hand... scared the crap out of me!

Another time I was renting a room from someone when I was in college (the first time) and they gave me the fridge in the basement to use. I was terrified of it because every now and then when I touched the handle it would zap me hard. The first time I grabbed the handle it trapped me there for over 5 minutes I could not let go my whole body convulsing it was horrible no feeling in my arm for an hour afterward.

Then there was the time I was doing some rewiring in my house and the person who had done it before me had switched the colours of the wires and I had not paid attention to this when I took it apart I just matched the colours together like the book said and turned on the power yikes! that was fun!
3 times in my life lightning has struck within a hundred feet of where I stood, one case it hit the electric wire close by to me and it broke the wire which went wiping through the air sparking like crazy...
The list goes on ...

I'm curious does anybody have street lights go off when they walk under it and come back on after they walk away...or is that just me?

((((((((((((((((((((((((ROWAN)))))))))))))))))))))

No the lights don't go off like that on me. But one day at work I had three
computers die on me within the space of 3 hours

Archangel · July 19th, 2004, 08:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rowan

Me and electricity do NOT get along! I would never do something like that!

One time I plugged in the Christmas tree lights and the socket emitted a huge flash knocked out all the lights, covered me in black powder and I got a very nice pain in my hand... scared the crap out of me!

Another time I was renting a room from someone when I was in college (the first time) and they gave me the fridge in the basement to use. I was terrified of it because every now and then when I touched the handle it would zap me hard. The first time I grabbed the handle it trapped me there for over 5 minutes I could not let go my whole body convulsing it was horrible no feeling in my arm for an hour afterward.

Then there was the time I was doing some rewiring in my house and the person who had done it before me had switched the colours of the wires and I had not paid attention to this when I took it apart I just matched the colours together like the book said and turned on the power yikes! that was fun!
3 times in my life lightning has struck within a hundred feet of where I stood, one case it hit the electric wire close by to me and it broke the wire which went wiping through the air sparking like crazy...
The list goes on ...

I'm curious does anybody have street lights go off when they walk under it and come back on after they walk away...or is that just me?

Well, all I can say is that Ben Franklin would have loved having you around...

shiningstar · July 19th, 2004, 08:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Archangel

Well, all I can say is that Ben Franklin would have loved having you around...

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Rowan · July 19th, 2004, 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by shiningstar

((((((((((((((((((((((((ROWAN)))))))))))))))))))))

No the lights don't go off like that on me. But one day at work I had three
computers die on me within the space of 3 hours

Thanks Shiningstar and thanks for answering the question. This is one thing I've wanted to ask people and keep forgetting 'cause it happens at night when I go for a walk and then in the AM I've forgotten all about it until the next time. It usually happens when I'm out for a walk because I'm upset.

That reminds me I've had many instences where as I walk by vehicles and buildings their alarms go off... coincidence? Would 4 times in one night be a coincidence?

Rowan · July 19th, 2004, 11:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Archangel

Well, all I can say is that Ben Franklin would have loved having you around...

Funny... very funny!

shiningstar · July 19th, 2004, 11:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Rowan

Thanks Shiningstar and thanks for answering the question. This is one thing I've wanted to ask people and keep forgetting 'cause it happens at night when I go for a walk and then in the AM I've forgotten all about it until the next time. It usually happens when I'm out for a walk because I'm upset.

That reminds me I've had many instences where as I walk by vehicles and buildings their alarms go off... coincidence? Would 4 times in one night be a coincidence?

What can I say?

You just have a ELECTRYFIEING personality

thomas7g · July 19th, 2004, 12:34 PM

Solution: One of your parents weren't born on this planet.

See. I know everything.

LOL

Rowan · July 19th, 2004, 11:26 PM

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Originally Posted by thomas7g

Solution: One of your parents weren't born on this planet.

sssshhhhh you weren't supposed to tell!

thomas7g · July 20th, 2004, 12:40 PM

oops!