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algorithm
Registered: May 2002
Posts: 705 |
Hard drive Failure
Aaargh. Yes, this is not C64 specific. well indirectly it may be...
I have had 500gb worth of personal data on my maxtor usb harddrive (including unreleased c64 conversion tools etc). I had accidently plugged in a higher voltage power connector and now the harddrive will not work at all.
A green flickering light is just displayed.
From research this unit just consists of a standard IDE harddrive connected to usb circuitry which means in theory that i should be able to connect it to my desktop and get the data back.
Now the main cause of worry... what if the drive is fried as well??
I dont want to spend too much of a fortune. Has anyone experienced something like this and what can be done about it. eg contact info etc.
I have heard ontrack is quite reliable, but costs an absolute fortune.
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algorithm
Registered: May 2002
Posts: 705 |
Well I think it may do.. The harddrive contains source code for many of my unfinished converters to the C64 including a full screen full color vector quantiser converter. etc etc
No harddrive=no more c64 productions
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Krill
Registered: Apr 2002
Posts: 2968 |
Sounds like a welcome excuse to stop any C64 activity. I have heard similar stories by unnamed people many times. :) |
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algorithm
Registered: May 2002
Posts: 705 |
Well.. Harddrive is fully functional now thanks to removing the blown diode/capacitor. But no surge protection on it anymore. Backed up the important data immediately. Phew. :-} |
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MagerValp
Registered: Dec 2001
Posts: 1074 |
Nice!
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Twoflower
Registered: Jan 2002
Posts: 434 |
I now expect a "full screen full color vector quantiser converter", published shortly after this thread is closed. |
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algorithm
Registered: May 2002
Posts: 705 |
You better believe it ;-} |
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Frantic
Registered: Mar 2003
Posts: 1646 |
@Twoflower: ...and don't forget the "etc etc" that will be released too. :) |
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algorithm
Registered: May 2002
Posts: 705 |
hihihihiih ;-} |
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chancer
Registered: Apr 2003
Posts: 346 |
algorithm
if you find the drive works but is corrupt , this is a very good tool.. but not cheap.. if the drive is still accessible.
(even if it doesn't show the file structure on screen)
http://www.runtime.org/
maybe it was just the USB housing that you messed up?
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algorithm
Registered: May 2002
Posts: 705 |
The harddrive now works perfectly (albeit without surge protection)
The usb housing works fine. it is enclosed in it at the moment. for some reason the extra voltage fused the internal harddrive rather than the housing |
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