Viruses Are So Great, Aren't They?

[Euronymous]

Man, aren't viruses great? Damaged my computer to the point to where it can't even boot up anymore. But, hey, at least I can still kinda post on mobile, I guess.

 

[Woberts]

@Euronymous .exe has stopped working.
Would you like to restart?

 

[Srivijaya]

A much fun as a hard drive failure, which I had last week on one of mine. Upgraded to a better hard drive though and now its way faster. 'Just' managed to backup everything before it finally died (phew).

 

[Woberts]

My computer overheated and died a few weeks ago. I did leave it on for about a week mining cryptocurrency while I was on a business trip though, so that one's on me. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

 

[Polymath257]

There are two types of people:

1. Those who have experienced massive data loss due to computer failure.
2. Those about to.

 

[Woberts]

There are two types of people:

1. Those who have experienced massive data loss due to computer failure.
2. Those about to.

This guy gets it.

 

[Revoltingest]

There are two types of people:

1. Those who have experienced massive data loss due to computer failure.
2. Those about to.

3. Those who take extensive precautions to avoid data loss.

My data is in a DOS box not connected to the internet.
It has 2 hard drives, each a mirror of the other.
Each hard drive has 2 data & program duplications.
And the data & programs are stored off site in multiple locations.
I regularly test data integrity, saving & restoration.
Security is provided by BOS, an obscure British operating system.
Only 2 people in the state know how to use it.

Because s**t has gone wrong before.
Nuthin I want to relive.

 

[Thief]

so.....I've had a couple of laptops go down on me....

and they died altogether

any chance of a resurrection?

 

[Polymath257]

3. Those who take extensive precautions to avoid data loss.

My data is in a DOS box not connected to the internet.
It has 2 hard drives, each a mirror of the other.
Each hard drive has 2 data duplications.
And the date is stored off site in multiple locations.
I regularly test data integrity, saving & restoration.
Security is provided by BOS, an obscure British operating system.
Only 2 people in the state know how to use it.

Because s**t has gone wrong before.
Nuthin I want to relive.

Yep. Multiple, independent backups. Stored in different locations.

And when you go through a significant data failure, you *don't* want it to happen again. BTDT

 

[Polymath257]

so.....I've had a couple of laptops go down on me....

and they died altogether

any chance of a resurrection?

All depends on how they died.

 

[Thief]

All depends on how they died.

they must have choked on the cookies

no power up

nada

 

[Polymath257]

they must have choked on the cookies

no power up

nada

You might be able to pull the hard drives and retrieve the data...even boot a different computer from them.

 

[Thief]

You might be able to pull the hard drives and retrieve the data...even boot a different computer from them.

sooooo....and bear in mind I am not tech savy.....

I pull the disc from what I got...
stuff it into place in another laptop.....
say a prayer
push the button

 

[Polymath257]

sooooo....and bear in mind I am not tech savy.....

I pull the disc from what I got...
stuff it into place in another laptop.....
say a prayer
push the button

That's the basic idea. You might have to adjust things in Setup to boot from the new drive. And remove other drives. If the drive doesn't connect in the new computer, don't force it. And don't jump from a PC to a Mac or anything like that.

If you are nervous, get a tech savvy friend to help.

 

[Araceli Cianna]

It's the Russians

 

[Thief]

That's the basic idea. You might have to adjust things in Setup to boot from the new drive. And remove other drives. If the drive doesn't connect in the new computer, don't force it. And don't jump from a PC to a Mac or anything like that.

If you are nervous, get a tech savvy friend to help.

how about....two laptops of different makers.....
switch the discs....
and push the button

Toshiba vs HP.....?

 

[Jumi]

Most often viruses don't damage the computer hardware. A computer savvy guy can probably fix your computer by putting in a new operating system. You could also opt to get one on an USB stick and boot from there.

 

[sun rise]

There are two types of people:

1. Those who have experienced massive data loss due to computer failure.
2. Those about to.

3. Those that have been burned badly or learned from others and have multiple backups including local and cloud.

 

[Polymath257]

how about....two laptops of different makers.....
switch the discs....
and push the button

Toshiba vs HP.....?

The biggest issue here is whether there actually was a virus involved, a hard drive failure, a power supply failure, or what. If there is a virus on the drive, it will exist when you boot in another computer If it is a power supply issue, there is no problem. If the hard drive itself is the problem, then nothing easy can be done.

You said the computer won't turn on. Does that mean it does *nothing* when you press the On button? or does it start to boot, but not finish? does the monitor come on at all? If you have spinning hard drives, do you hear them spin up?

 

[Thief]

The biggest issue here is whether there actually was a virus involved, a hard drive failure, a power supply failure, or what. If there is a virus on the drive, it will exist when you boot in another computer If it is a power supply issue, there is no problem. If the hard drive itself is the problem, then nothing easy can be done.

You said the computer won't turn on. Does that mean it does *nothing* when you press the On button? or does it start to boot, but not finish? does the monitor come on at all? If you have spinning hard drives, do you hear them spin up?

the two that have died.....do nothing
altogether nothing

I took one back to where I bought it
they said the same thing
no power at all