Major computer death - what do you figure are best recovery backup survival tools

Bill · 2009-10-25, 01:23 AM

So my main work computer, which was getting old, suddenly died on me.

The disks are okay, but the computer itself has all the characteristics of a rock. Power goes on, disks spool up, but black screen, no beeps, no reaction to keyboard or even pushing the shut off button (plug has to be pulled to shut it off).

So, while I wait for the new machine to come, I am working on an old slow machine I've always kept as a backup, but neglected.

I have the main disk of the work machine running as a slave in this old backup machine - all teh data is fine.

So, dealing with this has made me wonder about other peoples backup survival and recovery tools and solutions. What do you folks do to deal with a hassle like this?

2009-10-25, 01:23 AM	#1
Bill Selling porn allows me to stay in a constant state of Bliss - ain't that a trip! Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 3,914	Major computer death - what do you figure are best recovery backup survival tools So my main work computer, which was getting old, suddenly died on me. The disks are okay, but the computer itself has all the characteristics of a rock. Power goes on, disks spool up, but black screen, no beeps, no reaction to keyboard or even pushing the shut off button (plug has to be pulled to shut it off). So, while I wait for the new machine to come, I am working on an old slow machine I've always kept as a backup, but neglected. I have the main disk of the work machine running as a slave in this old backup machine - all teh data is fine. So, dealing with this has made me wonder about other peoples backup survival and recovery tools and solutions. What do you folks do to deal with a hassle like this?