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Jonny Cook

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08-15-2003 16:14

I never get replys about my unmountable boot volume question and its really ticking me off now.

si Money

The nice demon.

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Re: Tech support

08-15-2003 17:56

From: someone

Originally posted by Jonny Cook
I never get replys about my unmountable boot volume question and its really ticking me off now.

I don't see how an unmountable boot volume could have anything to do with SL. Sounds like perhaps something else happened at the same point in time?

Jonny Cook

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08-15-2003 18:12

thats what they want you to think

Mac Beach

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08-15-2003 19:01

From: someone

Originally posted by Jonny Cook
thats what they want you to think

HAHA!

Is this going to be another Area 51 thread?

Dave Zeeman

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08-16-2003 11:35

Maybe they didn't answer because they don't believe in umountable boots...

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Alondria LeFay

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Re: Tech support

08-16-2003 15:15

From: someone

Originally posted by Jonny Cook
I never get replys about my unmountable boot volume question and its really ticking me off now.

'er, make sure there is enough volume in your boots to be able to mount your feet in them?

Gwydeon Nomad

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08-16-2003 15:21

Somone wasnt using a 5h03 +r33 place holder were they....

Jonny Cook

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08-17-2003 07:26

From: someone

Originally posted by Gwydeon Nomad
Somone wasnt using a 5h03 +r33 place holder were they....

a what?

Neo Valen

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08-17-2003 12:06

well i can say be glad u aren't playing ultima online, their tech support sucked in the past and still sucks today. they reply when they feel like it and that's a rarity. if they wanna get you in trouble they will email u right away, otherwise u might as well wait for a miracle to happen.

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Darwin Appleby

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Join date: 14 Mar 2003

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08-17-2003 13:20

Jonny, an unmountable boot drive error really has ziltch to do with SL IMHO, unless you know something I don't or if your working on some strange workstation with SL as the OS...

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Maerl Underthorn

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08-18-2003 06:13

ok..ill be the one............whats an unmountable boot ?

Grim Lupis

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08-18-2003 06:31

From: someone

Originally posted by Maerl Underthorn
ok..ill be the one............whats an unmountable boot ?

It means that the hardware is unable to read the startup portion of the hard drive.

This is generally either a hardware failure, an OS glitch, or a nasty virus/worm.

Since SL falls into none of these categories, it's not really LL's responsibility.

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Madox Kobayashi

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08-18-2003 06:59

No one is answering that because it's like saying "My computer doesn't go"

It could be anything, and most likely not related to SL. It will be fairly hard to help figure out whats wrong through forum posts and really, no one wants to be on the hook for being the local hardware fix it guy

Myself, I'm a programmer. I don't speak hardware

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Darwin Appleby

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08-18-2003 08:04

Double post Madox

But he's right Jonny, like I said, and like we all said, it really isn't anything that LL can fix.

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Jonny Cook

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08-18-2003 13:33

then whys it only happen since ive been playing sl

Darwin Appleby

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08-18-2003 13:35

Maybe your computer simply isn't up to par with what SL needs? Have you tried uninstalling SL and see if that fixes it or getting your latest motherboard drivers?

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Jonny Cook

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08-18-2003 14:20

i have tried uinstallling sl....errr what am i kidding i had to get a new harddrive for this

and my comp good enough for sl
2ghz
geforce4ti4200 128mb
768 ddr 2700 ram
80 gig harddrve

Grim Lupis

Dark Wolf

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08-18-2003 14:27

From: someone

Originally posted by Jonny Cook
then whys it only happen since ive been playing sl

Inconvenient timing.

And, have you installed anything else recently? Have you had a power outage? Unmountable boot volumes normally occur because the hard drive goes bad, or the computer crashes while some program is writing to the boot sector (which SL doesn't do.)

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Jonny Cook

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08-18-2003 14:32

errr will getting windows 2000 fix this?

Misnomer Jones

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08-18-2003 14:43

Did I understand that you just got a new HD to play SL? So SL isnt the only new thing? The HD is new too?

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Jonny Cook

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08-18-2003 14:45

no i got a new one because sl fucked up my other one and it is the same kind of harddrive

Justice Monde

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08-18-2003 15:26

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q315403

Applies to any computer running Windows XP.

Your problem was not SL, and your HD was probably fine.

-J

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Jonny Cook

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08-18-2003 15:39

lol I downloaded that and it still missed it up. I think it might be something wrong with disk caching.

Jonny Cook

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08-18-2003 15:40

well all in all....or something... Can someone find me a link to a good harddrive that handles disk caching welll? Thanks alot!

Mac Beach

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08-18-2003 18:03

Incompatibilities between Windows and hardware specifically designed to work with Windows (read the side of the box on any of these heavily cached drives) always crack me up!

Thanks for that link Justice, you may have just saved a lot of people $80 or so on their next drive purchase.

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Jonny Cook Junior Member Join date: 4 Aug 2003 Posts: 24	08-15-2003 16:14 I never get replys about my unmountable boot volume question and its really ticking me off now.
si Money The nice demon. Join date: 21 May 2003 Posts: 477	Re: Tech support 08-15-2003 17:56 From: someone Originally posted by Jonny Cook I never get replys about my unmountable boot volume question and its really ticking me off now. I don't see how an unmountable boot volume could have anything to do with SL. Sounds like perhaps something else happened at the same point in time?
Jonny Cook Junior Member Join date: 4 Aug 2003 Posts: 24	08-15-2003 18:12 thats what they want you to think
Mac Beach Linux/OS X User Join date: 22 Mar 2002 Posts: 458	08-15-2003 19:01 From: someone Originally posted by Jonny Cook thats what they want you to think HAHA! Is this going to be another Area 51 thread?
Dave Zeeman Master Procrastinator Join date: 28 Jan 2003 Posts: 1,025	08-16-2003 11:35 Maybe they didn't answer because they don't believe in umountable boots... _____________________ llToggleDaveZeemanIntelligence(FALSE); Philip Linden: Zeeman, strip off the suit! Dave Zeeman - Keeping Lindens on their toes since v0.3.2!
Alondria LeFay Registered User Join date: 2 May 2003 Posts: 725	Re: Tech support 08-16-2003 15:15 From: someone Originally posted by Jonny Cook I never get replys about my unmountable boot volume question and its really ticking me off now. 'er, make sure there is enough volume in your boots to be able to mount your feet in them?
Gwydeon Nomad Registered User Join date: 1 May 2003 Posts: 480	08-16-2003 15:21 Somone wasnt using a 5h03 +r33 place holder were they....
Jonny Cook Junior Member Join date: 4 Aug 2003 Posts: 24	08-17-2003 07:26 From: someone Originally posted by Gwydeon Nomad Somone wasnt using a 5h03 +r33 place holder were they.... a what?
Neo Valen Registered User Join date: 29 Jan 2003 Posts: 228	08-17-2003 12:06 well i can say be glad u aren't playing ultima online, their tech support sucked in the past and still sucks today. they reply when they feel like it and that's a rarity. if they wanna get you in trouble they will email u right away, otherwise u might as well wait for a miracle to happen. _____________________ Who Are THEY Anyways?
Darwin Appleby I Was Beaten With Satan Join date: 14 Mar 2003 Posts: 2,779	08-17-2003 13:20 Jonny, an unmountable boot drive error really has ziltch to do with SL IMHO, unless you know something I don't or if your working on some strange workstation with SL as the OS... _____________________ Touche.
Maerl Underthorn i love almonds Join date: 27 Jun 2003 Posts: 370	08-18-2003 06:13 ok..ill be the one............whats an unmountable boot ?
Grim Lupis Dark Wolf Join date: 11 Jul 2003 Posts: 762	08-18-2003 06:31 From: someone Originally posted by Maerl Underthorn ok..ill be the one............whats an unmountable boot ? It means that the hardware is unable to read the startup portion of the hard drive. This is generally either a hardware failure, an OS glitch, or a nasty virus/worm. Since SL falls into none of these categories, it's not really LL's responsibility. _____________________ Grim "God only made a few perfect heads, the rest of them he put hair on." -- Unknown
Madox Kobayashi Madox Labs R&D Join date: 28 Jun 2003 Posts: 402	08-18-2003 06:59 No one is answering that because it's like saying "My computer doesn't go" It could be anything, and most likely not related to SL. It will be fairly hard to help figure out whats wrong through forum posts and really, no one wants to be on the hook for being the local hardware fix it guy Myself, I'm a programmer. I don't speak hardware _____________________ Madox Kobayashi
Darwin Appleby I Was Beaten With Satan Join date: 14 Mar 2003 Posts: 2,779	08-18-2003 08:04 Double post Madox But he's right Jonny, like I said, and like we all said, it really isn't anything that LL can fix. _____________________ Touche.
Jonny Cook Junior Member Join date: 4 Aug 2003 Posts: 24	08-18-2003 13:33 then whys it only happen since ive been playing sl
Darwin Appleby I Was Beaten With Satan Join date: 14 Mar 2003 Posts: 2,779	08-18-2003 13:35 Maybe your computer simply isn't up to par with what SL needs? Have you tried uninstalling SL and see if that fixes it or getting your latest motherboard drivers? _____________________ Touche.
Jonny Cook Junior Member Join date: 4 Aug 2003 Posts: 24	08-18-2003 14:20 i have tried uinstallling sl....errr what am i kidding i had to get a new harddrive for this and my comp good enough for sl 2ghz geforce4ti4200 128mb 768 ddr 2700 ram 80 gig harddrve
Grim Lupis Dark Wolf Join date: 11 Jul 2003 Posts: 762	08-18-2003 14:27 From: someone Originally posted by Jonny Cook then whys it only happen since ive been playing sl Inconvenient timing. And, have you installed anything else recently? Have you had a power outage? Unmountable boot volumes normally occur because the hard drive goes bad, or the computer crashes while some program is writing to the boot sector (which SL doesn't do.) _____________________ Grim "God only made a few perfect heads, the rest of them he put hair on." -- Unknown
Jonny Cook Junior Member Join date: 4 Aug 2003 Posts: 24	08-18-2003 14:32 errr will getting windows 2000 fix this?
Misnomer Jones 3 is the magic number Join date: 27 Jan 2003 Posts: 1,800	08-18-2003 14:43 Did I understand that you just got a new HD to play SL? So SL isnt the only new thing? The HD is new too? _____________________
Jonny Cook Junior Member Join date: 4 Aug 2003 Posts: 24	08-18-2003 14:45 no i got a new one because sl fucked up my other one and it is the same kind of harddrive
Justice Monde Boatbuilder Join date: 13 Jul 2003 Posts: 78	08-18-2003 15:26 http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q315403 Applies to any computer running Windows XP. Your problem was not SL, and your HD was probably fine. -J _____________________ JMonde Boatworks - Period ships and bad-ass powerboats - Myrtle 118, 118
Jonny Cook Junior Member Join date: 4 Aug 2003 Posts: 24	08-18-2003 15:39 lol I downloaded that and it still missed it up. I think it might be something wrong with disk caching.
Jonny Cook Junior Member Join date: 4 Aug 2003 Posts: 24	08-18-2003 15:40 well all in all....or something... Can someone find me a link to a good harddrive that handles disk caching welll? Thanks alot!
Mac Beach Linux/OS X User Join date: 22 Mar 2002 Posts: 458	08-18-2003 18:03 Incompatibilities between Windows and hardware specifically designed to work with Windows (read the side of the box on any of these heavily cached drives) always crack me up! Thanks for that link Justice, you may have just saved a lot of people $80 or so on their next drive purchase.

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