[NSRCA-discussion] Marty

[Martin X. Moleski, SJ]

Larry wrote:

> I had a hard drive failure...it just quit...I had two hard drives in the
> system, one for Windows and programs, and the other for data...

> Somewhere in the recovery process I assume it formatted my data drive as
> when the main drive crashed. I should have disconnected the data drive
> before trying to recover...Lesson learned...won't make that mistake again...

I can see how it happened.

System drive dead.

Windows sees one live drive.

You think you're installing on c:.  Well, you are, but
physically it's your old d: drive that gets used
(because your old physical c: drive is "... dead, Jim."

> Now I got a new PC and a 1.0TB external drive for backing up PC's. It won't
> get me a second time...

Don't say things like that around computers.

Now you have to go sacrifice a goat to make peace
with the powers that be.  :o(

If you don't, you will be the goat.  :-O

"When will they ever learn?"

				Marty