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1  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Technical Support / Re: Hard Drive stopped spinning - Bitcoin Wallet roughly 1.2 BTC in. on: December 14, 2016, 11:51:42 PM
If I'm reading this right, you have tried reading the hard drive on two different PCs?
If both are not reading it correctly there may be an issue with the drive.

I've had success a couple times using the Linux 'dd' utility to copy a disk that wasn't read by Windows.
You will need a second hard drive that is the same size or larger for the copy, and a Linux box or live CD.
You can run a dd command-
dd if=/dev/old_disk of=/dev/new_disk conv=noerror,sync
"conv=noerror,sync is used for disks with bad blocks, where the intent is to replace bad blocks with zero placeholders and continue copying."

There is also a utility called 'ddrescue' that has been made specifically to recover damaged hard drives.
https://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/how-do-i-save-recover-data-from-crashed-disks-with-dd-and-ddrescue-command.html

Keep in mind that this is not going to work if the drive heads or board are failing physically.
If the board is going bad you have the option to find an second drive of the exact same model and swap the circuit boards.
If the drive heads are stuck or dragging your only option is to send it to a data recovery specialist. (Usually about $700+ dollars depending on the service.)
If you hear any kind of grinding noise when the disk spins up, turn it of immediately or you risk ruining the platters inside completely.

If the board is going bad you have the option to find an second drive of the exact same model and swap the circuit boards.

I think this is the issue Thanks
2  Economy / Computer hardware / Re: WTS high end desktop PC on: December 14, 2016, 06:05:26 PM
OP can you calculate shipping to Slovenia?

Cheapest is the below to Slovenia, UPS is around 240 GBP and TNT is 200 GBP

FX World Economy - Altogether 116.89 GBP > 148.38 USD with protection insurance for the price of the product of 850 GBP > 1075.43 USD
FX World Economy - Altogether 114.85 GBP > 145.79 USD without protection

Willing to put this down by 0.25 to 1 BTC for a quicker sale and to help with shipping costs to anyone interested, I don't have long left now until I have to leave the country and don't want to resort to ebay.
3  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Technical Support / Re: Hard Drive stopped spinning - Bitcoin Wallet roughly 1.2 BTC in. on: December 14, 2016, 05:56:49 PM
If you do Start->Run->diskmgmt.msc, does the HDD show up?

I remember having a new PC build that would not detect my HDD due to some offhand BIOS change. Worth a shot to look here to see if the HDD is throwing some error that Windows can detect but is not showing you.
This is possible because i do experience the same thing too on which windows does detect my HDD but it wont show or show some error and i search through google on what would be the possible problem and its related to BIOS issues. If this problem still occur then it might be a hardware problem.

I think this is a hardware issue, it has been working until yesterday. Its not picked up by anything.
4  Economy / Computer hardware / Re: WTS high end desktop PC on: December 14, 2016, 02:50:17 AM
Would like to know if shipping just the case (not the monitors) be possible to the US?
Need a rough price on this.
Thanks for any feedback.

yeah definitely, I will get this weighed. Could you PM a rough location I can use for quote?
Yes will do that for you.
Sending a pm with that information for you now.
Just let me know if that will include insurance with it.
Ok Thanks alot.
Awaiting your response to this.

Posted the prices to you in PM
5  Economy / Computer hardware / Re: WTS high end desktop PC on: December 13, 2016, 06:01:58 PM
Would like to know if shipping just the case (not the monitors) be possible to the US?
Need a rough price on this.
Thanks for any feedback.

yeah definitely, I will get this weighed. Could you PM a rough location I can use for quote?
6  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Technical Support / Re: Hard Drive stopped spinning - Bitcoin Wallet roughly 1.2 BTC in. on: December 13, 2016, 05:25:19 PM
It is unlikely you can repair a hdd by yourself. Sometimes hitting it once helps, some people freeze the disk (air tight).
Recovery can be very expensive.

This seems like it may only be an electronics problem though rather than a problem with the plates. maybe a board of the same type of hdd can fix this? Samsung Disk
7  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Technical Support / Hard Drive stopped spinning - Bitcoin Wallet roughly 1.2 BTC in. on: December 13, 2016, 02:52:10 PM
Heya

I am wondering if someone can help me with my hdd, Its 500gb from the PC im selling here https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1700853
It has a bitcoin core wallet on I was using temporary until I moved and sold the BTC. ~1.22xxxxxx I hadnt encrypted it or backed up as this was a temporary measure until I was back in the country to sell.

I am not getting any response from it apart from a sound on power up. So there is power, I have tried 3 different sata cables, 2 different sata ports on main PC and one port on media center pc. nothing can recognise it. This is not just in windows but BIOS also. I really don't want to send this to a hdd recovery person as I don't have the time and don't really trust them if they fix it and see a bitcoin wallet unencrypted. I would like to get this working by myself.

Please if anyone can help Embarrassed
8  Economy / Computer hardware / Re: WTS high end desktop PC on: December 13, 2016, 02:42:51 PM
Been away, Still looking for a sell on this
9  Economy / Computer hardware / Re: WTS high end desktop PC on: December 02, 2016, 12:09:23 PM
How much could it be?

I need to move out of my apartment on 14th December so I want to sell at a reasonable price for me to sell it quickly. 1.25 Bitcoin would be an ideal price for me.
10  Economy / Computer hardware / Re: WTS high end desktop PC on: December 01, 2016, 11:49:31 PM
Seems a very good PC (except the GPU which the motherboard can handle more and better ones), where do you ship from and would you sell without monitors?

I can ship without monitors, Also use Escrow for safety.
The GPU was the lowest I needed for the price, I didn't need anything more powerful.

Shipping from London, United Kingdom
11  Economy / Computer hardware / WTS high end desktop PC on: December 01, 2016, 11:03:21 PM
Moving country for work, will not be able to bring my desktop with me. Selling the lot.

Desktop

Corsair Carbide SPEC-01 Case
i7 6700k - H80i v2 Liquid Cooling
16gb DDR4 2400
Z170 Pro Gaming ASUS Motherboard
Geforce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5
Sound Blaster Z
EVGA 1000w Gold
256GB SSD
3TB SATA
500GB SATA - Stopped Working
Cheap DVD-RW

Other Bits

ROG Gaming Mouse
Corsair K70 Gaming Mechanical Keyboard
3 x 19 Inch Monitors
Netgear A6210 Wireless Dongle
Logitech Speakers / Sub
12  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: How serious is BTC to you? on: November 16, 2016, 06:06:08 AM
I love the technology and idea behind Bitcoin. I use Bitcoin every day.
13  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Announcements (Altcoins) / Re: [PRE ANN] [BTG] BitcoinGO Find Everything, Everywhere on: November 15, 2016, 06:22:19 PM
In how many hours do we await ICO to start?
14  Economy / Speculation / Re: Is the best investment holding your Bitcoin? on: October 30, 2016, 04:38:38 AM
I see a lot of people like to invest in other coins in particular IPO/ICO.

these type of investment is more like a gamble, and most of the time end up losing more.

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But with the volatility of Bitcoin is this not the best investment choice in itself? Keeping your Bitcoins which have a higher value and can fluctuate more? Especially with the recent halving, I can only see the value going up.

the halving is not recent.
the fluctuations and volatility is not what makes bit[Suspicious link removed]d investment.

instead it is the potential that bitcoin has to become a good and popular coin as it is growing in adoption and its price rising.

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Do you see any need to invest elsewhere or is it greedy? What are your thoughts on this?

it depends on how much money you want to invest. if you have a small amount choose one investment but if you have more money then it is best if you diversify.

I agree with your statement about the potential of Bitcoin. Potential is higher because of the people that use it and the recognition it has also. Really, In my opinion of course what makes a great coin/currency is its simplicity to use. Bitcoin does this and a lot of other coins seem to forget this aspect.
15  Economy / Speculation / Re: Is the best investment holding your Bitcoin? on: October 26, 2016, 11:03:22 PM
there's certainly money to be made in alts. I absolutely would not put anything into an ico. buy something on the open market, not hyped up junk. check how many icos were the second coming and now are less than the ico price.

let other saps take the initial hit and see what the market makes of something once it's properly for sale.

Indeed, I completely agree with this.

I am going to hold my Bitcoin, I see it as a long term investment.
16  Economy / Speculation / Is the best investment holding your Bitcoin? on: October 26, 2016, 10:31:10 PM
I would like to say hello first off, I am new to these forums as a member, but I do often enjoy browsing on my lunch break.

I see a lot of people like to invest in other coins in particular IPO/ICO. But with the volatility of Bitcoin is this not the best investment choice in itself? Keeping your Bitcoins which have a higher value and can fluctuate more? Especially with the recent halving, I can only see the value going up.

Do you see any need to invest elsewhere or is it greedy? What are your thoughts on this?
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