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Umm guys... my computer crashed last night and I had no backups so I lost everything. Also, my brother is here until Saturday, meaning we both have to share one computer with my dad, also meaning I can't even be a girl in private. Wondering if things can get any worse... :/
Thursday, 03-Nov-11 12:05:38 UTC from web-
@shydash Wow, that sucks. If I lost everything I'd probably start bawling. Oh great, now I'm paranoid.
Thursday, 03-Nov-11 12:08:46 UTC from web -
@shydash Awww...*huggles* I'm sorry dear, I recently had a lot of my files lost as well. I hope things get better for you dear.
Thursday, 03-Nov-11 12:09:30 UTC from web -
@shydash What happened to your computer. If you happen to need a tech pony, I'm here.
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@ceruleanspark I don't know. Was using it as usual. came into my dad's bedroom for just a few seconds, next thing I know, I have a BSoD followed by it failing to even detect the hard drive when I restarted.
Thursday, 03-Nov-11 12:12:35 UTC from web-
@shydash That is very strange. Is the Hard Disk detected in the BIOS when you first start it up? There's no removable media detected is there?
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@ceruleanspark Nothing is detected at all.
Thursday, 03-Nov-11 12:19:52 UTC from web-
@shydash Is it a desktop or a laptop?
Thursday, 03-Nov-11 12:27:39 UTC from TTYtter-
@ceruleanspark Desktop
Thursday, 03-Nov-11 12:30:13 UTC from web-
@shydash Longshot: have you checked the drive's physical connection to the rest of the machine?
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@ceruleanspark My dad was going to look at it when he got home from work... I'm kind of tired right now to do anything myself... it's 5:30AM here and I haven't really gotten any sleep yet. But I will look at it later if I get a chance.
Thursday, 03-Nov-11 12:39:23 UTC from web-
@shydash If you've got a blank 4gb usb key around, there's a backup plan you could use to get yourself some privacy on a shared computer.
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@ceruleanspark Or, google chrome, incognito mode.
Thursday, 03-Nov-11 12:42:12 UTC from web-
@nerthos Forget that. Real professionals use UNetbootin to create their own private linux install on a USB stick and then boot from that. Absolute privacy.
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@ceruleanspark I never bothered to even try xD Besides from porn, what would i try to hide?
Thursday, 03-Nov-11 12:43:43 UTC from web-
@nerthos I used it at school because it meant I could carry my own unrestricted, customised OS and all my files around my neck.
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@ceruleanspark Well, that's a god idea. Never tought of it. Instead of that, i always cracked all the restrictions, grapesed the disk freeze, and things like that.
Thursday, 03-Nov-11 12:46:03 UTC from web-
@nerthos Much easier to just reboot into Ubuntu and do as I please. The most work I'd ever have to do to achieve that is pull the CMOS battery to clear a BIOS password.
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@ceruleanspark They had the computers sealed, not because someone might break something; just so the students could not steal them or any part of them. Still, they were idiots, leaving the 110/220v switch in plain sight, without protection. A couple of PCs died that way. I think i'm going to do the USB thing in my brother's pendrive, he has to go to school for another 4 years.
Thursday, 03-Nov-11 12:51:39 UTC from web
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@nerthos Also that way, she can use the stick as a surrogate boot disk in her own PC and not have to use the shared one at all.
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@shydash Actually, if you're going down the USB key route you could actually continue to use your own machine, now that I think about it.
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@shydash As stupid as it may sound, try unplugging and plugging again the power and sata/ide cables. It worked for me a couple of times.
Thursday, 03-Nov-11 12:31:00 UTC from web
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@shydash Never jinx yourself by wondering that. Best to always assume that, yes, it most certainly can.
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@astra Hello there Astra. Did you get much sleep?
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@ceruleanspark Hello, Cerulean! I got about three more hours, and no more unsettling dreams, so well enough. Didn't want to wake up this morning, but I kind of feel like that most mornings. :p Anyway, I hope that you're holding up all right, there. :)
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