Computer help!

Delta0311 · 07-16-2015, 10:24 PM

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Originally Posted by FL335

Come on! Seriously....anything PC is Fkn garbage...ive had a macbook for years, no issues. My last windows anything...lasted only a few years. Shit gets a llo bogged down and banged up.

Look...I get it. Using mac isn't mainstream but PC is dead...beleedat.

It's the SAME components the only difference in a MAC is its operating system and mother board. And the components that make up the Mac are the same exact ones you will find on an ASUS motherboard for example. I have a MAC and a PC which I use for gaming. I been with MS since the days of DOS and Windows 3.1 and I never really had issues except for occasional hardware failure. Much like a car an OS requires some maintenance, most people don't realize this. And hoesntly Amiga was probably one of the best computers ever built. Till the turn of the century MACs where shit. Only good for playing Oregon Trail and doing some Photoshop.

WreckerX5d · 07-16-2015, 10:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Delta0311

It's the SAME components the only difference in a MAC is its operating system and mother board. And the components that make up the Mac are the same exact ones you will find on an ASUS motherboard for example. I have a MAC and a PC which I use for gaming. I been with MS since the days of DOS and Windows 3.1 and I never really had issues except for occasional hardware failure. Much like a car an OS requires some maintenance, most people don't realize this. And hoesntly Amiga was probably one of the best computers ever built. Till the turn of the century MACs where shit. Only good for playing Oregon Trail and doing some Photoshop.

I think people believe Mac's use magic components or something, lol.

Delta0311 · 07-16-2015, 10:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Wrecker335d

I think people believe Mac's use magic components or something, lol.

LOL yeah like they are made by magical elves, across the street from Santa's Workshop. In reality they are made at FOXCONN by ridiculously over worked and under paid elves we know as the Chinese.

Wah · 07-16-2015, 10:53 PM

Jesus this is the most useless thread ever....

Here's some advice... don't go to a car forum to ask for computer help.

Jashan · 07-17-2015, 12:01 AM

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Originally Posted by I hate picking user names

Buy a Mac.

Implying macs don't fuck up loll fuck out of here

fazman · 07-17-2015, 01:42 AM

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Originally Posted by TheAxiom

Help!!

Computer is a Lenovo U410 I5 with 6GB of ram, running windows 8.
unfortunately, it went into hibernation one day and decided not to wake up...ever.

Sonthe problem is I cant recover the computer at all. Contacted Lenovo and bought recovery disk, and those didn't work, as the disk was defective. Had them send me another set, and the system will quit partially theough, do to a missing file/unable to read file. I even had a friend supply me with Windows 8.1 ISO, and I'm trying to use that.

Here is the problem though, I can't format the drive. At all.
defective harddrive, better software..what's going on?

I have an 80GB I popped in and it worked to format windows and is installing it fine..but my 500GB took forever to even read, muchless attempt to install windows 8.

Wtf is going on?

how much is your time worth to you and how much is the cost of a new hard drive? if adding those two up comes to 50% the cost of a new bare bones laptop... then i say get a newer laptop which will usually have far more beefier specs than the old laptop. if it was me (i'm a techie guy) i would toss in a HD i have laying around and salvage it... but if u don't know how to take apart computers then its just not worth it. keep the hard drive in case u make a geeky friend in the future and they can help u recover from the loss of loved data.

pikkagtr · 07-17-2015, 05:32 AM

Does it boot into the Lenovo screen or bios upon powering on?
Look for a button like this

On the right of the power button
All modern Lenovo pcs have this called the One Key recovery. It maybe on the side and require a small pin or paperclip to depress.
Turn it off and the press this button instead of the power button to boot into the recovery partition.
The on board HDD has this hidden partition to allow you to restore windows 8 without the need for back up discs.
If this does not work then the HDD needs to be replaced.
If it does not boot into one key at all, you may have other problems including the Motherboard.

SenorFunkyPants · 07-17-2015, 05:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Whostheboss

Get yourself a 128GB SSD and install your windows there.

Or even a 240GB SSD...cheap as chips these days...it will transform the speed of your laptop. You can also upgrade to Win 10 in the next couple of weeks for free.

Delta0311 · 07-17-2015, 06:03 AM

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Originally Posted by SenorFunkyPants

Or even a 240GB SSD...cheap as chips these days...it will transform the speed of your laptop. You can also upgrade to Win 10 in the next couple of weeks for free.

True on the solid state but please don't upgrade to OS10. It is yet another untested OS and you will just be a lab rat beta tester for Microsoft.

CANGRKE70 · 07-17-2015, 07:05 AM

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Originally Posted by dreamingat30fps

OP just buy a new drive, put windows on it then install the old drive as a secondary drive and see if you can pull anything off it and call it a day. Or you can even get one of those drive cloners off Amazon for $20 and see if you can clone the old drive onto a new one. Drives are cheap.

Truth!

Also I would like to thank all the Apple Fan boys! Without your devotion the stock I own wouldn't have quadrupled and then split.

Yes Yes Apple is the best....

Now go buy the Apple watch! Daddy needs a boat!

upstatedoc · 07-17-2015, 07:07 AM

This is escalating nicely..

Delta0311 · 07-17-2015, 07:09 AM

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Originally Posted by CANGRKE70

Truth!

Also I would like to thank all the Apple Fan boys! Without your devotion the stock I own wouldn't have quadrupled and then split.

Yes Yes Apple is the best....

Now go buy the Apple watch! Daddy needs a boat!

Lmao yes how are those Apple watch sells doing? So good that Apple is no longer reporting on them. Apple is just another "trendy" company that runs on its own hype. There is nothing magical about Apple, it's mostly just good marketing.

CANGRKE70 · 07-17-2015, 07:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Delta0311

Lmao yes how are those Apple watch sells doing? So good that Apple is no longer reporting on them. Apple is just another "trendy" company that runs on its own hype. There is nothing magical about Apple, it's mostly just good marketing.

Hence why I told them to go out and buy them. Need the stock to keep going up up up.

We all know there are hardcore fanboys that are blinded by that apple symbol that they would buy an itoilet and say it helped them take a better shit and that you would never have to clean it as itoilets don't get bacteria.

gtron · 07-17-2015, 08:21 AM

at delusional apple users.

Whostheboss · 07-17-2015, 08:22 AM

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Originally Posted by SenorFunkyPants

Or even a 240GB SSD...cheap as chips these days...it will transform the speed of your laptop. You can also upgrade to Win 10 in the next couple of weeks for free.

Speaking of that, i need to buy a new 256GB SSD. I never thought my 128 will run out so quickly.

gtron · 07-17-2015, 08:22 AM

ps- i use linux

linux also uses magic hard drives that never go bad so you should switch.

Delta0311 · 07-17-2015, 08:29 AM

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Originally Posted by gtron

ps- i use linux

linux also uses magic hard drives that never go bad so you should switch.

I prefer 5 1/2 inch floppies.

gtron · 07-17-2015, 08:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Delta0311

I prefer 5 1/2 inch floppies.

i imagine you mean 5 1/4.

Templar · 07-17-2015, 09:17 AM

Idiots arguing about Apple vs. PC.... Take that somewhere else you fanboys

On a serious note OP, I did see that you were able to load another HDD and it was installing Windows. Did that work? What are you actually able to do now with your laptop?

The only way to test the original HDD is maybe plug it into another computer with a SATA cable or whatever connection you have available and see if it can be read. If it continues to fail to load, but your laptop seems to be running with the other drive, then it's a likely HDD failure. There are places that you can take it where they attempt to recover the data, but they are sketchy usually and aren't always successful.

In my years building PC's, I've had one older HDD fail on me. Since then, I've gone to solid state drives and have never had any issues. I still have one regular 500 GB drive I use for backing up some data, but it sees little actual use and it seems to be running fine when I do need to get something from it. SSD's have no moving parts and are less prone to failure, although if they do fail you are SOL and they aren't exactly cheap (although prices have been coming down as they've become pretty popular).

Taskmaster · 07-17-2015, 09:20 AM

I am currently running a 60gb hdd, my previous one couldn't be recovered through the 'one touch' partition, recovery disk, or windows USB. Sucks.

Templar · 07-17-2015, 09:30 AM

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Originally Posted by TheAxiom

I am currently running a 60gb hdd, my previous one couldn't be recovered through the 'one touch' partition, recovery disk, or windows USB. Sucks.

Sounds like it's the hard drive then.

Yep, it sucks. Happened to me once before, but it is what it is. Luckily, the only thing on my disk was my music, which also happens to be on my old iPod classic, so I just transferred it back to another disc when the old one died.

FWIW, I'm on my current PC build for almost 4 years now and have had zero issues. Some of the hardware is starting to get a bit outdated (like the video card and processor), but it still runs great.

Like I mentioned above, SSD's are a great alternative if you're looking for a new hard drive. I have two 256GB SSD's and they work great.

MightyMouseTech · 07-17-2015, 09:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Wah

Jesus this is the most useless thread ever....

Here's some advice... don't go to a car forum to ask for computer help.

It is like going on a computer forum and asking about car problems!

"Did you try turning if off and on again?"

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Templar Lieutenant Colonel 268 Rep 1,883 Posts Drives: 2011 E92 M3 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: One of the coasts... iTrader: (1) Garage List 2011 BMW M3 [10.00]	Idiots arguing about Apple vs. PC.... Take that somewhere else you fanboys On a serious note OP, I did see that you were able to load another HDD and it was installing Windows. Did that work? What are you actually able to do now with your laptop? The only way to test the original HDD is maybe plug it into another computer with a SATA cable or whatever connection you have available and see if it can be read. If it continues to fail to load, but your laptop seems to be running with the other drive, then it's a likely HDD failure. There are places that you can take it where they attempt to recover the data, but they are sketchy usually and aren't always successful. In my years building PC's, I've had one older HDD fail on me. Since then, I've gone to solid state drives and have never had any issues. I still have one regular 500 GB drive I use for backing up some data, but it sees little actual use and it seems to be running fine when I do need to get something from it. SSD's have no moving parts and are less prone to failure, although if they do fail you are SOL and they aren't exactly cheap (although prices have been coming down as they've become pretty popular). __________________ '11 BMW E92 ///M3 - ZCP and DCT '15 Ford F-250 - Lariat, 6.7 Powerstroke Turbo-diesel
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