BSOD Spell?

[NTJedi]

Originally Posted by JonBrave

Just after I quit my current SP, Windows reported some nonsense about "Can't read SATA drive, you have big problems buddy". Since then, unable to boot, gets thru BIOS and starts Windows, then BSOD, dump memory, done Safe Mode and BIOS reset, same.

So.....

The question is: which specific spell has been cast by AI against my machine?

This is not related with Dominions by any means and is one of two possibilities:
1) Hardware failure
2) If Windows did use those exact words as listed within your quotes " " ... then somehow you were taken out by a virus. If you were just using those words as humor then it's hardware failure.


First try switching your harddrive with one which works... and then take the broken drive and setup as a slave to access your data. Also try using a different sata port and different sata cable.

[JonBrave]

Originally Posted by NTJedi

This is not related with Dominions by any means [[...]]

Well, it must be, 'coz it happenned just after I had been playing Dom...

Originally Posted by NTJedi

1) Hardware failure
2) If Windows did use those exact words as listed within your quotes " " ... then somehow you were taken out by a virus. If you were just using those words as humor then it's hardware failure.

Um, scary, Believe me, no humor over losing a PC! So far, disk reads into another PC so I can get my saves etc. back, but will only operate as slave drive, no boot. My definition: "f***ed".

Originally Posted by NTJedi

Also try using a different sata port and different sata cable.

Ummmmmm

Originally Posted by brxbrx

def. leeching darkness. as an act of vengeance, the AI cast leeching darkness ON YOUR ****ING COMPUTER

At last! An answer for me to consider searching for...

[NTJedi]

Originally Posted by JonBrave

Well, it must be, 'coz it happenned just after I had been playing Dom...

Perhaps Illwinter sent gremlins to attack your computer.

Originally Posted by JonBrave

Um, scary, Believe me, no humor over losing a PC! So far, disk reads into another PC so I can get my saves etc. back, but will only operate as slave drive, no boot. My definition: "f***ed".

After you recover the data from the drive... try formating the drive and starting fresh. If this fails then follow Microsofts 106419 and clean the mbr with fdisk. If that fails then it's in really bad shape.

Originally Posted by JonBrave

Ummmmmm

I estimate some youtube videos exist if you've never done this before. If the drive only works as a slave in another computer than it's probably not the sata port or sata cable.

Originally Posted by brxbrx

def. leeching darkness. as an act of vengeance, the AI cast leeching darkness ON YOUR ****ING COMPUTER

At last! An answer for me to consider searching for...[/quote]