Computer talk

[lostforgottensoul]

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F: Drive

The F drive is personal space on a networked drive, meaning it is only accessible to the specific user who is logged into the computer. When you log into any computer at work or the remote desktop tool when at home, you will be connected to your F drive, and have access to all of the files you have saved there. The F drive is also automatically backed up at regular intervals, which means your work should be safe if your computer crashes. Therefore the F drive is the best place to save work-related documents that only you need access to.

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Our drive at work is an F drive. It follows us from PC to PC as it's saved in the network and not the PC. It's per user. Yours would be saved on your PC for your user controls. Your user that you log in with.

I believe Win 10 updates creates an F Drive as a recovery partion. Though I could be wrong.

 

[Changing4Best]

AH. Now I understand. I had a friend who organized my computer for me. He put himself as the administrator and me as the something-or-other (I forget what). So he probably still has a portion of my F: drive that is no longer in use, because he moved and no longer has access to my computer. Thanks for explaining all that.

I guess I have to go explore on Youtube what is available to learn from on computers.

 

[Mach123]

I have to re sign my jailbreak this morning. Iphone 6s+ ios 10.2. It crashes all the time lol. There is a trick to fix it without the computer but, occasionally it has to be plugged in and re signed a process known as "side loading." Tweak me to the max. The minor kingdom of my technology. I have always kept my iphones back never upgrading the IOS a clever design (not so clever really) to enslave the masses into buying new iphones. I'd still be running my 3GS jailbroken on 3.2.1 if it were possible to get around them entirely but if you break your phone or whack your jailbreak, they have you. After a few upgrades the old hardware stops working or slows down so much it's useless. Apple is being sued for this practice now. Only problem with that is, who's worse the blood sucking companies, or the blood sucking lawyers.

 

[Mach123]

Staples has a good screen cleaning product for your IPS, LED display. I bought my Dell gaming laptop and had to replace the screen. It came with a TN screen which I would have returned it for it was so bad. The IPS screen is beautiful and it was not very hard to replace, a little scary but doable. Then I found cleaning it was a real issue. You shouldn't eat around your computer, did you know that? Staples screen cleaner works better than anything else I tried. I guess you have to be careful because some cleaning products will ruin the coating.

 

[blackemerald1]

I think we should ban all abbreviations for things if we are going to start speaking about computers. Just mho:sorry:
@SpiritSong - can you call your friend who set up your laptop? Ask him if he set himself up as administrator and if so what is the password for getting in there? Not that this helps you so much right now.

Also ask him if he made a partition for your system files while your at it - if you can call him.

I am using Windows 7 - I know Windows 10 is apparently soo much better but I don't want to upgrade and I'm happy with what I have right now. I do help someone with Windows 10 so I've got a little bit of an idea. I hope I can help. But I am a complete novice with no formal training and somebody will know this better than me. It does help to be using the same operating system but how far wrong can we really go??:playful:

**** Anyone who knows better can jump right in and correct me if I don't get this right - please********

C Drive is usually your main hard drive where all of your system files and Windows programs are at. If there is a problem with your system files - I cannot help you. Maybe your friend may be able or someone here idk.

Then - on my lap-top D Drive is my CD/DVD Drive - yes my lap-top is that old folks - going on 11 years now. Wow!!:wideeyed: And loving it!!

Then - I have three USB Drives and if I have a device plugged in to any of them a new Drive letter is assigned to that particular device.
E ...etc

@SpiritSong - if your C Drive has been partitioned it would have been assigned probably F Drive - since your CD Drive would be D Drive - I think.

As a way of eliminating the simple stuff that has driven me crazy in the absence of anyone to help answer these questions please check.....

Do you have anything in your CD Drive?
If you do your lap-top might be trying to boot up from the CD Drive instead of C Drive.
So make sure there isn't anything in your CD Drive before you start up your lap-top. - Always check it is empty before shutting down your lap-top.

If you use memory sticks or back-up drive's disconnect them safely by double clicking on the drive (which should be at the bottom of your screen) and selecting the device you have to take out of the lap-top. Your lap top tells you when it is safe to disconnect the device. (Stops you from accidentally corrupting files on the device & your lap-top.)

Also your computer may be trying to boot from one of these devices if it is still plugged in. Instead of from C Drive..

Do back-ups regularly. Then disconnect your back-up and put it somewhere safe. That is the idea after all.:)

I remember this happening to me a very long time ago. It was usually when I had left something non-system attached to my lap top or in the CD Drive. :(

How often is this happening?

I'm going in a minute but in the meantime.
1. Do a complete scan on your lap-top - this usually takes a lot of time. *Disconnect any external devices you have connected before you do this & make sure your CD Drive is empty.

2. Make sure Windows 10 is up to date via the usual update's.

3. Run your anti-virus software on it and see if this throws up anything that should not be there.

4. Go to the Microsoft website & type in any error msgs or numbers it tells you & read up on them (if any) or, search on the Microsoft search for 'black screen on boot-up' or similar and have a read. It will be there somewhere.

And just so you don't feel totally alone. I was born a long time ago too. I bought my first computer in 1984 and was well versed in Command prompts - while Windows was still a few years away from mass production and consumption by all the tech heads that came along afterwards. Fabulous little IBM machine with a little screen the size of an envelope cut in half embedded in the box and oh it was heavy!!

Also - many years later.....
I lived in some amazingly remote places and built my computers (not lap-tops) by ringing up computer shops in cities and figuring out what I needed and how to get it freighted (in bits) to me. Then using a huge amount of luck and more luck - joining things like wiring up by trial and error :arghh;:roflmao: Dealing with over-heating, Extra drive bay fans - it was 40C +++ by lunchtime ambient air temperature by then and using a telephone line to dial up and do the washing up while waiting for a connection - if I was lucky and there wasn't any storms etc about.:wtf:

So I learned a lot by stuffing around endlessly and giving up frequently. And now I still know absolutely nothingl!!!:meh: Should have done something more interesting with all that time.. oh well...:whistling:

So I understand where you are coming from. :hug: But that was then. Now I have my trusty, rusty old lap-top which is going just fine and I have no intention of buying anything else until it dies completely and cannot be resurrected. :giggle: But I did put in a better hard drive about 5 years ago...and loaded Windows 7.

Building computers (towers) is not rocket science. Mucking around with lap-tops is mind numbing and better left to those who like doing it imho. :) You don't need to do classes or get a new machine. All will be well. :hug:

Let me/us know how that goes. Someone will know the answer for sure.

 

[Changing4Best]

I will have to do all this tomorow as I am just about to go out the door for a meeting. Some of it I have already done, like running the anti-virus software. Also, there might have been something in one of my drives. I always keep my speakers plugged into the unit too, but I doubt it has anything to do with them. I remember my friend telling me that he did partition off part of my hard drive, so I don't have to ask him for that info. He and his wife live about 45 mins from here, so I could call them and ask them to come over. They are the ones that taught me the F12 button thing, which so far has been working to rescue me.

Oh, and that is awesome on the age of your laptop. I looked that up once and I think it was Wikipedia that mentioned that the "average age of a laptop when it dies is 3 years." (!) Mine is already past that, I think, too. Probably not by much though.

 

[Changing4Best]

OK, so here are the drives as noted in the FILE SYSTEM:
WINDOWS (C : )
RECOVERY (D : )
SDHC-8G (F : )

SO as far as I can tell, (D : ) is the backup. So (F : ) is still a mystery to me! (Unless Back up and Recovery are not the same things?)
Anyway, computer seems to be running fine now that I have been more careful shutting down. I shut it down one window at a time, slowly, giving each window about 30 seconds to close, before I close the next one. I think that maybe was the problem. I had been just clicking the one X over on the far upper right hand corner every time I was shutting down. But I noticed that this was causing some kind to trouble, as it would shut down kind of weirdly, differently than when I usually was shutting it down. Key point: don't be in a rush when using your computer!

PS, I still know some DOS commands. I got my first computer in 1994. It was a desk top, built by my dad, programmed by my mom. :)

 

[blackemerald1]

Yes! Good idea about closing down each program properly. :)

I think it would be a good idea to invite your friends over for afternoon tea and a computer session. Just to clarify which Drives are what.

Run a scan first and also make sure all of your programs are up to date.

It may be one rogue program that is interfering with either shut down or boot up. I forgot to mention this.

I don't think it would be anything to do with speakers but make sure their drivers are up to date while you are investigating this problem. I always thing you never know until you eliminate it.

Yes shutting down each program completely will help prevent corruption. But you should not have to wait 30 seconds between each.

Oh yes I think I still remember DOS commands:woot: Not good for much now though.
Your parents where very clever people spirit!!

 

[Mach123]

I think we should ban all abbreviations for things if we are going to start speaking about compute...

I like windows 7 much better and my desktop is still running it and I won't upgrade unless I have to. Just my opinion!

 

[blackemerald1]

I like windows 7 much better

Yes I like Windows 7 and I do not feel compelled to upgrade for the sake of it so I haven't, :)

 

[Changing4Best]

Well, the problem is an on and off thing. I never know when it will pop up next. Right now, all is well. I dare not mess with it, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it!" is applicable here too. I'm reluctant to call my friends because I know they will want to charge me for their services now. They sent me a Linkedin thing awhile back saying they were now in the computer business. I kind of am pretty sure, especially since they would be taking time and money just to drive here, they would charge, and I cannot blame them. It only makes sense and I am not made of money!

 

[FauxLiz]

Okay going to pop in here for some advice from the tech savvy.

The power port on my laptop is loose causing issues with charging the battery. Computer is 6ish years old. I am trying to figure out whether it is time to get a new one or if this is a simple/inexpensive fix.