Just my luck.

[IG-64]

Well, im contemplating on whether I should start new threads or just keep it all in one IG's crap luck thread to be more orginised.

Well, I woke up today (at about 9 PM mind you) with the message that my family had to shut off my computer due to a loud, unusual clicking noise coming from it. So no more computer for me now untill we fix it who knows when. Im on my bros comp now.

I also have to take my 2nd trip to the orthodontist this week because they didn't tighten them right and a band is coming loose, good job.

Now I must go toil away at school all night.


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[--ZeeMan--]

damn dude...that sucks


maybe you need to hire an exorcist to figure out what's wrong with your computer?

[Darth Homer]

hmm, a loud clicking noise?

Is it coming from the hard drive? If so, it might be getting ready to fail, I suggest backing up any important data immediately and get ready to replace that drive. :(

If it is not the hard drive then I am not sure what else it may be

[Sabretooth]

Crap Luck thread. Good Idea.

I recommend you call a spirit-talker, poltergeist and those guys and find out if theirs a ghost or something buggin' you. Seriously.

[Alegis]

I remember the old p2 here had this alarm signal when it was overhit..irritating as hell :p the only real 'clicking' noice i know that one of my pcs made is when the bad cd reader is trying to read a cd but i figure that aint the problem with yours. I'd go for overhit

how can someone wake up at 9pm? been drinking again? sniffing? my ""friends"" who slept a whole day did one of those before

Yuk orthodontist..I hardly take care of my teeth (brushing and all) but im the lucky one in the family who doesnt need braces. yay for me

Alltogether i think this makes a pretty crappy week for you, condolences

[ExcelsioN]

That really sucks IG.

Could it be the fan broken or summin? When that happened on my old pc it started making strange noises.

How many crap luck threads are there now?

[Kain]

God IG, your luck sucks.

[Astrotoy7]

yeah IG, maybe one of the mods/admins can sticky an "Official IG bad luck" thread..... it seems that voodoo curse I paid this crazy old jamaican lady $5 to put on you and your comp is working :p

mtfbwya

[Sivy]

when does it click?
all the time? or now and again?

first thing to do is open it up and check that no cables or wires are touching any fans. and while you're in there check for loose screws.

if this doesn't fix it then see if the clicking is in time with the HDD LED. if it is then make sure its mounted the correctly, i.e not at an angle and the right way round.

another thing to check would be the PSU, do this by smelling it. believe me you'll know what i mean if there is anything wrong with it.

[Mex]

If those suggestions above don't work try putting seletape on the inside of your pc, that might help quiet it down a bit or maybe fix your problem.

*I have no idea what I'm talking about.* :p

[IG-64]

Originally posted by Siv
when does it click?
all the time? or now and again?

first thing to do is open it up and check that no cables or wires are touching any fans. and while you're in there check for loose screws.

if this doesn't fix it then see if the clicking is in time with the HDD LED. if it is then make sure its mounted the correctly, i.e not at an angle and the right way round.

another thing to check would be the PSU, do this by smelling it. believe me you'll know what i mean if there is anything wrong with it.

I no nothing about this, I just had woke up and was told about it. I turned it on for a sec and listend to three clicks, sounds like it coming from deep in the computer. And it doesnt click fast, you have to wait a few seconds for another click.

Is it coming from the hard drive? If so, it might be getting ready to fail, I suggest backing up any important data immediately and get ready to replace that drive.

I already backed up the files I need because of the virus (http://www.lucasforums.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=126368) thats infected all the EXE. files. :indif:

anyways, thanks for the sympathy guys.

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[Sam Fisher]

IG, maybe you just should stop telling us about all your problems. It might be better, also, it just might rub off you... *Nasty thought.*

Ah well, sucks to be you. :(

[Astrotoy7]

IG, are you sure this isnt another one of your Mum's pranks... maybe she's put an eggbeater near your fan ? :pnnyou've told us in the past about how she likes foolin..... she sounds pretty wacky, as for my mum, well - she's just nuts.... :p

mtfbwya

[The_One]

Could quite easily be a dying/dead hard drive. However, it could equally be a motherboard issue. You could try resetting the CMOS following the instructions in your motherboard manual. Don't do this unless you know what you are doing!

It might be a power issue, as Siv suggests - in which case, the first thing I'd do would be to check all power connections in the case - make sure nothing is lose (although, power connectors rarely come lose). If the PSU was dead you wouldn't get any power at all, so I'm guessing it might still be OK.

However, clicking usually indicates that a component is dead - so I doubt you'll be able to rectify this problem without burning a hole in your wallet...

[Master_Keralys]

Dude, you have some seriously bad luck with this stuff.

Thank God for tech-support Siv (hey, that's what we'll call him in the next "I'm new here thread"!). Good luck ironing all that out.

[Pie™]

Oh god, IT'S A BOMB!!! (http://www.basscult.com/cyber/bomb.jpg) :eek: :eek: :eek:

I can't say I envy you IG :p

[--ZeeMan--]

Originally posted by Pie™
Oh god, IT'S A BOMB!!! (http://www.basscult.com/cyber/bomb.jpg)


ummm....ok :confused:

[manoman81]

IG, I have read more about your computer than anyone else here. I may have to agree with Pietm (<--cant get that to look right). I think somebody sent you the bomb! :p

Check all of your fans. When a fan is dieing, it makes a loud clicking noise. You can buy fans rather cheaply if you look in the right places...

All your coputer are belong to us
I....uh...mean...uh...your luck really sucks! Hope you can fix it.

[IG-64]

um, really noob question here, but, whats the black box thing thats located over the cd drive? Cause I think that's whats making the noise. And the noise sounds like a click, then a booting up-like sound, it does a couple of them then theres a dying sound, then the clicking stops. Which my common sense tells me that thats a bad sign.


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[The_One]

Originally posted by IG-64
um, really noob question here, but, whats the black box thing thats located over the cd drive? Cause I think that's whats making the noise. And the noise sounds like a click, then a booting up-like sound, it does a couple of them then theres a dying sound, then the clicking stops. Which my common sense tells me that thats a bad sign.


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Sounds like it could the hard drive, but I'm going to rule that out because of the following reasons:

1. Hard drives are usually situated below your CD/DVD drives. In my case - and the previous 2 or 3 I've had - the CD drives have been the highest things in the case. I'm guessing if you bought your PC pre-made by a company (eg. Dell, Tiny etc) it might be laid out differently - although this layout would be extremely unusual.

2. If it was your hard drive, you should actually be able to boot up - obviously not to Windows, but the boot information should tell you whether or not it can recognise the hard drive. And you should be able to get into the system BIOS - and again check the status of your HD.

It would help if you could tell me what exactly you mean by "over your cd drive"? The PSU is technically the highest thing in most cases - but that is located at the back of the case. And this problem is rapidly beginning to sound more like a dead PSU, as opposed to a hard drive. Which is a relief for both your files, and your wallet.

Edit: Re-reading your post, by "black box" you've got to be talking about the PSU (Power Supply Unit btw). Are there a *lot* of different coloured wires coming out of it? If so, that's your PSU.

[Pie™]

Originally posted by IG-64
um, really noob question here, but, whats the black box thing thats located over the cd drive? Cause I think that's whats making the noise. And the noise sounds like a click, then a booting up-like sound, it does a couple of them then theres a dying sound, then the clicking stops. Which my common sense tells me that thats a bad sign. Maybe it's your floppy drive? :confused:

[IG-64]

Originally posted by The_One
Sounds like it could the hard drive, but I'm going to rule that out because of the following reasons:

1. Hard drives are usually situated below your CD/DVD drives. In my case - and the previous 2 or 3 I've had - the CD drives have been the highest things in the case. I'm guessing if you bought your PC pre-made by a company (eg. Dell, Tiny etc) it might be laid out differently - although this layout would be extremely unusual.

2. If it was your hard drive, you should actually be able to boot up - obviously not to Windows, but the boot information should tell you whether or not it can recognise the hard drive. And you should be able to get into the system BIOS - and again check the status of your HD.

It would help if you could tell me what exactly you mean by "over your cd drive"? The PSU is technically the highest thing in most cases - but that is located at the back of the case. And this problem is rapidly beginning to sound more like a dead PSU, as opposed to a hard drive. Which is a relief for both your files, and your wallet.

Edit: Re-reading your post, by "black box" you've got to be talking about the PSU (Power Supply Unit btw). Are there a *lot* of different coloured wires coming out of it? If so, that's your PSU.


hmm, well, it's directly obove the cd drive. I know its not the floppy, Pie. Its has some , not alot, but it does have some coloured wires coming from it, its about the size of a cd drive, it's black, and it has a chip revealed on the bottom, it almost looks as if its just laid out on top of the cd drive. Whatever it is, it sounds like the sound is coming from there. I didn't buy it pre-made, my sister, which is 20 years old and went through college courses on computers, bought the parts and assembled it.

[EDIT]Now it's not turning on at all :indif:


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[manoman81]

IG, is there any way that you could take a pic of the inside of your case? Like what The_One said, if it was your hd, you should still be able to see an error pop up on your screen. I think it would say something like "Can't find boot disk" or something like that. If you're talking about the PSU, then it woul be in the top left corner.

Edit: It sounds like a fan then. I just read your last post.

[The_One]

Originally posted by IG-64
hmm, well, it's directly obove the cd drive. I know its not the floppy, Pie. Its has some , not alot, but it does have some coloured wires coming from it, its about the size of a cd drive, it's black, and it has a chip revealed on the bottom, it almost looks as if its just laid out on top of the cd drive. Whatever it is, it sounds like the sound is coming from there. I didn't buy it pre-made, my sister, which is 20 years old and went through college courses on computers, bought the parts and assembled it.

[EDIT]Now it's not turning on at all :|

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An exposed chip on the bottom is a hard drive. Must be quite an old hard drive then, they're not usually the size of a CD drive!

For reference, here is a picture of a hard drive:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/Caviar-SpecialEdition-2big.jpg

and a PSU:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/antec_true330.jpg

Still, though, if your hard drive has gone, I'd at least expect you to see the initial boot screen...

[Echuu Shen-Jon]

Yeah, take a picture if possible, since it's quite hard to tell, what a box is, if you only say its colour ;)

[IG-64]

Originally posted by The_One
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/Caviar-SpecialEdition-2big.jpg

Bingo
Alpha Bingo Charlie Delta
B2, Bingo!
And Bingo was his name-o
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[The_One]

I'm assuming you had pretty much everything backed up? If so, then a new hard drive isn't going to cost you much these days. I picked up my 120gig Western Digital a couple of months ago for £60, which isn't exactly bad ;)

If you have anything of value on your old drive, you could get it seen by a specialist - they might be able to restore the data for you. But this can be costly, and probably isn't worth it unless you really badly want something back.

[IG-64]

Originally posted by The_One
I'm assuming you had pretty much everything backed up? If so, then a new hard drive isn't going to cost you much these days. I picked up my 120gig Western Digital a couple of months ago for £60, which isn't exactly bad ;)

If you have anything of value on your old drive, you could get it seen by a specialist - they might be able to restore the data for you. But this can be costly, and probably isn't worth it unless you really badly want something back.

Ironically, I backed up what I needed because of the Pate.b virus, and was ready for a format.


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[Anthony]

This is funny, Because once my computers HD was "skipping" This made a clicking sounds, and froze when it did. Mind you, the clicking noise only happened for about 30 seconds or so,

[The_One]

A "clicking" sound is a very common way for hard drives to indicate their death. It's actually happened to me before - hence the new HD purchase a few months ago.

Basically, it's trying to find data, but can't - so it's scanning, and scanning, and abruptly stopping: the clicking.

In the underground (well, not so underground) world of people who've lost hard drives, it is commonly referred to as the "click of death." And I think IG-64 has just found out why :p I don't suppose it's an IBM hard drive? They are most commonly associated with the death click.

[manoman81]

wow. An exposed hd. Make sure that you get one that is covered. I can't trust anything like that. Western Dig puts out some awesome hds. At least you know what it is.

[SeleneRayne]

yeah, that sucks. sorry bout your luck man. and i KNOW exactly how you feel about the braces. i have so many cuts in my mouth its unbelievable. n they NEVER tie my bands on right. one ALWAYS has to break off or a wire will break loose, i HATE my orthodontist. so your not alone! *(mumbles to self about stupid orthodontist bastard)*

[Astrotoy7]

Poor IG. Hopefully you'll have more luck with women when you start/resume dating..... :p ....theyre infinitely more trickier to figure out than your current conundrums....

mtfbwya

[IG-64]

Well, were getting a new hard drive. Don't know how soon i'll get my comp up.

oh, and, question, I think I need to change my sig. Which one do you think looks best?


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[Kain]

Seriously IG, if I was you, I'd of thrown my computer into a furnace long ago...but thats because I'm impatient.

[IG-64]

Well, the pate.b virus has been eliminated, I got rid of the source in the registry and scanned the comp i'm on. I don't think the family comp got it, but i'm scanning it anyways. And it can't be on my comp because it's locked in that failed HD :cool:

(I picked one myself :) )
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[Astrotoy7]

Originally posted by IG-64
...oh, and, question, I think I need to change my sig. Which one do you think looks best?.....

what does the G stand for anyways.... is your name Gerry, or Greg, or Garry...... :p ??

[IG-64]

Originally posted by Astrotoy7
what does the G stand for anyways.... is your name Gerry, or Greg, or Garry...... :p ??


Mr. Game & Watch
IG-64
and my real name is not in your list of clecés, thank you. It is Greyson (Pronounced Græy-son), if you really want to know.


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[MennoniteHobbit]

Are you sure you aren't cursed IG?

A.

[Astrotoy7]

Originally posted by IG-64
Mr. Game & Watch
IG-64
and my real name is not in your list of clecés, thank you. It is Greyson (Pronounced Græy-son), if you really want to know.


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like Dick Greyson in Batman & Robin... cool! :p what do your friends call you... Grey, IG, GW ??

mtfbwya

[IG-64]

Originally posted by Astrotoy7
like Dick Greyson in Batman & Robin... cool! :p what do your friends call you... Grey, IG, GW ??

mtfbwya

thats dick grAyson, mines with an E

and my frinds just call me greyson


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[IG-64]

I now have my computer back up, YAY ^_^
I got a replacement for the old HD, its the same as my old one.


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[Joe©]

everyone has bad luck man, some just more than others, and at this time or that.

[Druid Bremen]

IG simply seems to have the bad luck of 2 people and the good luck of half a person... :/

[GothiX]

Psh, I'll be having no PC for six weeks soon. Beat that. :p

[IG-64]

Originally posted by GothiX
Psh, I'll be having no PC for six weeks soon. Beat that. :p

Ya, that sux :/

Btw, thanks for telling how to do outlines on models at the clone wars thread, i'll mention you in my Mr. Game & Watch model ;)


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