Hortlund Posted February 26, 2003 Share Posted February 26, 2003 So anyway, I decided to buy a big new shining HD yesterday...60 gig. Maybe now I could finally play another game on the computer besides CMBB. (I only had 8 gig). So I go to the store and buy my new HD...everything is fine so far. I get home and open up the computer...Nooo problem. I figure "ok, I'll put the new HD right underneath the old HD, there seems to be plenty of room there...in fact there isnt really any other place to put it." Scene: Lt Hortlunds appartment. A dashingly handsome (if I may say so myself) young lieutenant is standing at his desk, working on his computer. Lt Hortlund: Hm...not that much space at all in this box actually. Well, first I'll move the old HD to the top slot and screw it in place there....*sound of a screwdriver* ...ah there nooo problem. Now I'll just have to...get this new...HD into place...maybe if I bend that cable a bit...and flex that card just a millimeter I can get the angle correct and slide the new HD into place...yes yes..here its coming into pl..SNAP ...ace. Hmm...I wonder what that snap-noise was all about. Never mind, everything looks ok, now I'll just attach all the cable and the power supply. Lt Hortlund turns on the computer and enters the setup HA I am truly a great computer expert. The new HD was found in the bios in the first try. Primary slave, just as I wanted. HAHA I even managed to get those pesky jumpers correct IN THE FIRST TRY. Ok, now lets just reboot and let windows do its thing. Lt Hortlund reboots his computer Hm...what is this..."Insert boot disk" Lt Hortlund reboots his computer Weird...it still wants the boot disk Lt Hortlund reboots his computer Lt Hortlund reboots his computer But it worked all right just a second ago. Lets see what the bios looks like. It can find the new disc, no problem...wait a minute...where is the primary master? Lt Hortlund opens up the box and examines all the cables Weird...everything is attached as it should be. Lt Hortlund reboots his computer Still asking for that boot disk....wtf kinda piece of **** is this!! Lt Hortlund reboots his computer WORK YOU BASTARD! Lt Hortlund opens up the box and examines all the cables Everything in place. Lt Hortlund reboots his computer I COMMAND YOU TO WORK. Lt Hortlund reboots his computer RRRAAHHHH Lt Hortlund opens up the box and examines all the cables You BASTARD!! WORK! Lt Hortlund reboots his computer Lt Hortlund reboots his computer RRRAAHHHHHH GIVE ME A HAMMER!!! I'll teach this machine who is the boss. Lt Hortlund opens up the box and examines all the cables Hmm...what is this tiny tiny 0.5 mm metal thingy laying at the bottom of the box? I wonder where its from. Lt Hortlund removes the old HD and takes a closer look at it. You know how a HD looks on the bottom side right? If you look really close on a circut board it looks like the Death Star trench run in Star Wars. Complete with some lazer towers and all. Well, the bottom side of my HD looked just like that, but one of the lazer towers were gone. Apparently I must have knocked it off with the new HD as I was sliding it into place. Great. Everything gone. And I mean *everything* All games, all save files, all 1 gig worth of mods, all documents all mp3s, all pictures, all the porn *everything* Just wanted to vent...carry on. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWB Posted February 26, 2003 Share Posted February 26, 2003 All is not lost. You just need to find an exatly matching hard drive--down to exact model number. Buy it. Swap the logic boards (that thing with teh towers). Note that this violates any warranties you might have on either drive. But it does work. WWB 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lumbergh Posted February 26, 2003 Share Posted February 26, 2003 Well technically nothing's gone off the old drive--you just broke the mechanism of getting it off of the platter. You should be able to retrieve the data, if you spend some money. A pain, but better than a corrupted disk (like the aforementioned IBM Deathstar ). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParaBellum Posted February 26, 2003 Share Posted February 26, 2003 Originally posted by Leutnant Hortlund: ...but one of the lazer towers were gone. Apparently I must have knocked it off with the new HD as I was sliding it into place...ROFLMAO! This line will haunt me in my dreams for many nights to come! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Other Means Posted February 26, 2003 Share Posted February 26, 2003 & to add to what wwb_99 (catchy) was saying, then take the new HDD back with a whatsthispieceof**** attitude. or don't bother. they give 8G out with sweeties now. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lars Posted February 26, 2003 Share Posted February 26, 2003 Originally posted by Leutnant Hortlund: Everything gone. And I mean *everything* All games, all save files, all 1 gig worth of mods, all documents all mp3s, all pictures, all the pornIt was only a 8 gig HD, how much porn could you possibly have had? Make your big one the master and go have a data recovery service get your old stuff back. P.S. – Nice job with the file backup. Sheesh, Squires these days... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nidan1 Posted February 26, 2003 Share Posted February 26, 2003 Hortlund, maybe in the future you should stick to litigation, maybe sending people to the gas chamber or something.....oh I forgot you're from Sweden...there is no crime there...and leave the technical aspects of microelectronics to the pros and those without two left thumbs. This is the lamest excuse I have heard yet for ducking a game. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeybutt Posted February 26, 2003 Share Posted February 26, 2003 Originally posted by Lars: </font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by Leutnant Hortlund: Everything gone. And I mean *everything* All games, all save files, all 1 gig worth of mods, all documents all mp3s, all pictures, all the pornIt was only a 8 gig HD, how much porn could you possibly have had? </font> 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soddball Posted February 26, 2003 Share Posted February 26, 2003 Compressed Goat Porn. :eek: I need a tissue. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lars Posted February 26, 2003 Share Posted February 26, 2003 Originally posted by Soddball: Compressed Goat Porn. :eek: I need a tissue. Before or after? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SgtMuhammed Posted February 26, 2003 Share Posted February 26, 2003 First he upgrades to 1.02 without converting any of his files, then he viciously attacks an innocent machine to avoid admitting that I am kicking his butt. Come on man you *snicker* really *hehe* weren't doing *chuckle* that bad *ROTFLMAO*. So what I guess you are saying is that I will get a turn when Sweden melts. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hortlund Posted February 26, 2003 Author Share Posted February 26, 2003 I will get the turns out as soon as my ISP mails me (snail mail) my password for my mail account. I mean who remembers that password anyway? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
86smopuim Posted February 26, 2003 Share Posted February 26, 2003 solder the "tower thingy" back on. there is a chance this will fix it. I it doesnt, well, its no loss. After that, rtey wwb's idea. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty Posted February 26, 2003 Share Posted February 26, 2003 LOLOLOLOLOLOL One of the funniest stories about puter problems i have ever read........ Monty 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benpark Posted February 26, 2003 Share Posted February 26, 2003 Ah, I am in a similar boat (due to gross impatiance on my part). Re-downloading ALL of my CMBB CMMOS, scenarios, patches etc. on a 56k. Luckily I had all my CMBO stuff on my Mac!! Just think of it as a very evil type of clearing out all the crap that you were meaning to junk anyway. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V Posted February 26, 2003 Share Posted February 26, 2003 What other games do you plan on playing? Right now, other than CMBB, the only thing I play is "Civil War Generals II" every now and then, just for a change of pace. BTW, did you forget about our PBEM? I think we only had 4 or 5 turns left, and things were going quite well for me. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bone_Vulture Posted February 26, 2003 Share Posted February 26, 2003 Originally posted by Leutnant Hortlund: all the porn 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SgtMuhammed Posted February 26, 2003 Share Posted February 26, 2003 So you're serious, you lost all your porn, and games, and porn, and mods, and porn, and mp3s, and porn, everything?! You may as well just pack it in now. (You really lost all your porn?) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steiner14 Posted February 27, 2003 Share Posted February 27, 2003 Well it's only a question of time, until everyone discovers the usefulness of backups... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbb Posted February 27, 2003 Share Posted February 27, 2003 Lt. Horlund posts: "Lt Hortlund reboots his computer I COMMAND YOU TO WORK." You should have said: "COMRADE STALIN COMMANDS YOU TO WORK!!!!" CBB 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olle Petersson Posted February 27, 2003 Share Posted February 27, 2003 Originally posted by sGTGoody: So what I guess you are saying is that I will get a turn when Sweden melts.That would be in March or April... No, wait, that's when the snow in Sweden is melting... Cheers Olle 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenGriffon Posted February 27, 2003 Share Posted February 27, 2003 This has to be one of the funniest threads I have ever read. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pvt. Ryan Posted February 27, 2003 Share Posted February 27, 2003 Please post your address so we can send you replacement porn. It will be like when we sent Shawn A. Chee all those postcards, except this time it will be for a good cause. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bone_Vulture Posted February 27, 2003 Share Posted February 27, 2003 Originally posted by Pvt. Ryan: Please post your address so we can send you replacement porn. It will be like when we sent Shawn A. Chee all those postcards, except this time it will be for a good cause. Yesh, Leutnant: set up an FTP on your computer, and we upload you the adult entertainment! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SgtMuhammed Posted February 27, 2003 Share Posted February 27, 2003 I am starting a relief organization to replace the young Swede's exotic picture collection. I am calling it "Ho's for Hortlund." I will begin making billboards and possibly television commertials. Here's an example. *scene* A bright eyed young Swede sits dejectedly staring at a blank monitor ANNOUNCER: Imagine the horror of lack of pornography. Doomed to nights of forlorn loneliness. Can you possibly allow another human being to suffer so? We here at "Ho's for Hortlund" say no. That is why we are focusing our efforts to restore the lost treasures of our stricken Scandinavian brothers. We need you to look deep into your hearts and hard drives and make whatever contribution you can to this worthy cause. All donations will be appreciated (we hear he isn't very picky) and you will sleep better knowing that you have aided a fellow man. Scene slowly zooms in. We can here our hero slowly muttering... Gone, all gone. Camera focuses on a bottle of hand cream and a box of kleenex, then fades to "Ho's for Hortlund" logo. ANNOUNCER: Give now, give often. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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