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Mathew Hounsell wrote:
>
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> [Hardware Problems]
> Has any one had this problem: Computer starts. Performs POST hangs while
> trying to read from the Hard Drive. HDD light stays on, wont turn of unless you
> do a HDD Auto Detect or a Hard Reboot.
plugging in the cable backards has a simular effect, I would
check that first.
>
> I thought it fair that I point out not all viruses are created with bad
> intentions. They might be created for:
> a) creating anti-viral techniques
> b) a computer security class
> and c) the same reason people drive fast, eat fatty food, walk at night and do
> all the other things were told we shouldn't, because we want to live our life.
> And if you want a flame war send me your private eMail address.
There was at least one reasercher who was using viral style
code to automate some space saving tasks, such as deleting old temp
files, and background defragging of harddisk, etc, accross a small lan.
Also if you have any interest in a-life and a.i. viral code
is very interesting. (I've even seen 'viral' code for a bat file, it
would check every bat file the current and sub directoris for itself,
then copy if not found.
As A minor annectedote I read a while back about a guy whose
floppy quit working on him, so he replaced it with a new one, and it
didn't work so he replaced the controller card in his machine (I said
it was a while back), and still no floppy access. well about 4 cards
and 3 floppies later he discorvered the hardware equivelent of a virus.
seems there are/were a pair of components on flopies and controllers
such that if one was fried it would frie the maching component on the
the other device (card or floppy), so when he would replace one it would
blow, and then when he replaced the other......
> ---
> Sincerely,
> Mathew Hounsell
> Mat.Hounsell at mailexcite.com
>
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