"Imminent hard drive failure" message at boot up

[Testosterone boy]

I'm getting this lately.

Thats what the "S.M.A.R.T." program is telling me.

Have to hit F2 to keep booting up.

Clearly I have a problem. How big? How soon? Anybodies guess.

Anybody with experience?

 

[Lestat]

i'd swap out hard drives ASAP, you should have that thing backed up to a secure storage device like yesterday

 

[chewyxrage]

That's what you get for bragging about your hard drive

 

[jnuts]

Thats what the "S.M.A.R.T." program is telling me.

it's almost dead - smart is good stuff if you have it - trust what it's saying.

swap out the hd.

 

[Testosterone boy]

it's almost dead - smart is good stuff if you have it - trust what it's saying.

swap out the hd.

If I transfer the data to another hard drive...I wonder if that hard drive can be substituted.

 

[jnuts]

If I transfer the data to another hard drive...I wonder if that hard drive can be substituted.

Yes, unless it's the boot drive. If that's the case, you'll need to image the drive and transfer it to a similar drive.

If it's just storing files...just copy the stuff over before it shits the bed.

BTW, I meant to ask you if you use Canon or Nikon. I'm gonna plunk down some $$ on a nice zoom lens.

 

[Testosterone boy]

Yes, unless it's the boot drive. If that's the case, you'll need to image the drive and transfer it to a similar drive.

If it's just storing files...just copy the stuff over before it shits the bed.

BTW, I meant to ask you if you use Canon or Nikon. I'm gonna plunk down some $$ on a nice zoom lens.

I use Canon. Canon tilts towards red which is lower in noise. Nikon tilts towards blue which is full of noise. But complain about excessive redness more.

So you could say Canon is selling out to the lab tests instead of the human eye.

I plan to get the newer 28- 105mm F-4 image stabilized L series lens. The 24-70 F-2.8 is just too damned heavy for hand holding all day. I realized this after a couple years.

IS (image stabilization) is a great friend of the hand help camera shooting at speeds slower than 1/100 of a second. People vary in how steady their hand is but we all move at inopportune times...sometimes.

The 28-135 IS lens is a good buy, and quite versatile, in my opinion. Not being an L lens however, it is not a primo lens for focusing in very dark rooms. I mean very dark.

The 70-200 F-4 is a sharp L series that is also light weight and affordably priced. I like it.

The 17-40 F-4 L series has focusing problems. Especially when shooting in the vertical format. So it can suck pretty bad for group shots. I quit using it.

The IS L lens that cover huge ranges (28-300) or (100-400) are just real heavy. But oh so versatile.

I love IS. It helps more than it hurts 100% of the time unless you are using a tripod.

 

[Testosterone boy]

Anyways....it says 'hard drive failure may be imminent.'

Sounds like I probably have a couple days I hope.

It is the boot drive...of course.

 

[jnuts]

I use Canon. Canon tilts towards red which is lower in noise. Nikon tilts towards blue which is full of noise. But complain about excessive redness more.

So you could say Canon is selling out to the lab tests instead of the human eye.

I plan to get the newer 28- 105mm F-4 image stabilized L series lens. The 24-70 F-2.8 is just too damned heavy for hand holding all day. I realized this after a couple years.

IS (image stabilization) is a great friend of the hand help camera shooting at speeds slower than 1/100 of a second. People vary in how steady their hand is but we all move at inopportune times...sometimes.

The 28-135 IS lens is a good buy, and quite versatile, in my opinion. Not being an L lens however, it is not a primo lens for focusing in very dark rooms. I mean very dark.

The 70-200 F-4 is a sharp L series that is also light weight and affordably priced. I like it.

The 17-40 F-4 L series has focusing problems. Especially when shooting in the vertical format. So it can suck pretty bad for group shots. I quit using it.

The IS L lens that cover huge ranges (28-300) or (100-400) are just real heavy. But oh so versatile.

I love IS. It helps more than it hurts 100% of the time unless you are using a tripod.

I was looking at the EF 70-200 f/2.8L... non IS. In the reviews I read a lot of people were complaining of the weight and focusing speed difference of the IS version. Looks like I'll be adding a monopod to the mix to keep it steady.

Also looking at the Canon EF 28-70mm f/2.8L for the shorter side

 

[jnuts]

It is the boot drive...of course.

This doesn't suprise me. You have shit for luck with computers.

 

[Testosterone boy]

Yes, unless it's the boot drive. If that's the case, you'll need to image the drive and transfer it to a similar drive.

If it's just storing files...just copy the stuff over before it shits the bed.

BTW, I meant to ask you if you use Canon or Nikon. I'm gonna plunk down some $$ on a nice zoom lens.

What range (mm's) are you considering?

 

[jnuts]

What range (mm's) are you considering?

http://www.elitefitness.com/forum/showpost.php?p=6420814&postcount=9

200 on the high end... can't afford anything more

 

[jnuts]

The zoom I'm using now is:

a) cheap
b) slow
c) soft

Now that I've used the hell out of it I know what I want in a zoom. (...and also learned you can spend a hell of a lot of cash on lenses)

 

[Sub-Zero]

buy anti static cleaner and spray it into your computer vents.

that was happening to me and i did that and it fixed it

 

[nimbus]

reboot, see if that helps

 

[chewyxrage]

reboot, see if that helps

lol

 

[nugget]

If there are no odd noises, reseating the cables on both ends may actually help. If it is making any clacking noises, ghost that thing off to a new drive.