Computer Stolen!

[DarkCircuit]

Well, look at it this way..

Now, you have a reason for building your dream PC from scratch. :ninja:

[darkmark327]

I'd be more ****ed about the data. Everything else can be replaced, albeit expensively (since you got screwed with insurance)

DarkCircuit...2.1k is fast broadband? Sounds like 1/30th of normal dial-up to me :p

[berlamont]

that was a dream machine built from scratch the data is what i'm ****ed about

[youm0nt Veteran]

damn that sucks,you got one hell of a computer stolen. :crazy: :(

[BxBoy]

sorry to hear that dude.. :(

[DELTA75329]

:argh: are you SERIOUS?

You been bangin' your head a lot more than me lately.

I thought I was the one with the "short fuse with a side order of hot temper" on my plate.. ;)

[DELTA75329]

yeah my f***ing computer got stolen yesterday  :angry:  it was a 

Pentium 4 3.0C

Abit IC7-MAX3

2x 256 Geil PC3200

Radeon 9700Pro

2x80GB ATA 133

16x DVD

4x Multi DVD-RW

M$ Keyboard

Skyhawk Matrix Case (400 PSU)

5.1 SBLive

yeah awesome

Well, look at the bright side. Now you get to build a whole new one. And work out the bugs. Then you can install everything clean from scratch, and work out those bugs... and redo all your settings.. and start a new software collection---.... wait just a damned minute!

THIS SUCKS! :crazy:

[DarkCircuit]

DarkCircuit...2.1k is fast broadband? Sounds like 1/30th of normal dial-up to me  :p 

Hah! Ive been waiting for someone to pick up on that forever! :laugh:

Meant M not k .. lol. Ah well. heh.

[blackice912 Veteran]

I think its time someone invents a tracking device for PC's. I've been down this road and I know how it feels. Mine was never recovered. :(

They have. There is software that will "somehow" survive even a format, and notify a company when the computer connects to the internet.

Though I don't know much about it. If you're really worried, build a GPS device into your system. :)

[berlamont]

Does anyone know if p4's have anything like the p3's for on chip identification?

[S.MULLA]

damn man i feel really really sorry for you...it must be horrible having a feeling u got robbed..and of a high spec pc too..

Have u got any back ups of the work?? :/

[darkmark327]

No, there was such a privacy outroar that only the P3 has it. I really feel bad for you man, I know how ****ed I would be. Especially since it wasn't insured.

[mark03]

:no: poor, poor guy. having to sneak a peek at neowin when the boss isn't looking at work.

if i win the lottery, i'll make sure i'll send you a nice new shiny computer.

oh yeah, i don't play the lottery.

[berlamont]

It wasn't practical for me to back up my data for the most part I mean I had like 70-80 gb of stuff. I spent all my money getting this computter so I didn't have enough to tget a spar 80 gb drive to back it up.

[JadeWolf324]

OMG no way....

well...why not:

[**marisa**]

i would actually go insane!!!! no neowin for starters... :cry:

bad luck dude...

[nomis_nehc]

yo, I don't think that 80 gigs or so is too much to backup. seriously, you can get one bigger than that for under $100 today.

Anyhow, I feel ya. Some people are trying to comfort you by saying you can build new machine, etc. Haha. I say the data is infinite times more important. I have over 500 gigs of data on my rig right now, half of that I can probably kill over if I lose. (Total storage... I am almost hitting TB ^_^)

Yeah, why aren't you filing a police report etc?

[darkmark327]

Do you have backup nomis?

I have backup in the form of RAID 1 instead of RAID 0, but that won't help if some ###### steals the PC. I decided to do that when I heard weird noises from my HD and decided I'd been without backup for too long (because it's a pain with 200 GB of stuff)

[.Joa]

damn....

[kryptonik]

If I were you I would file a police report. And try to get some fingerprints.

It must really suck being robbed, and there isn't **** you can do about it.

[ANova]

Did you get a good look at the car and/or license plate number?

Anyone see Payback with Mel Gibson? :shifty:

[S.MULLA]

I have backup in the form of RAID 1 instead of RAID 0, but that won't help if some ###### steals the PC.

i have 3 copies backed up of my work..one the main original then another copy on another hdd then 3rd burnt onto cd kept away from my pc.. ;)

so it is recommended u keep work backed up on a cdrw or dvdrw.. :(

[Hypercube]

RAID is not backup; it is not offsite or secure.

[darkmark327]

i have 3 copies backed up of my work..one the main original then another copy on another hdd then 3rd burnt onto cd kept away from my pc.. ;)

so it is recommended u keep work backed up on a cdrw or dvdrw.. :(

200 GB = 300 CD-RWs

I mean backup in the sense of, my hard drive goes kaput, my data isn't lost (unless they both do, but that is unlikely).

I'm not terrilby worried about KGB spies stealing or hacking my data ;)

As for theft, I have my tower kensington-locked to my desk, so unless they saw through it which is possible, but unlikely considering that there are more valuable things that are easier to get to, I'm not terribly concerned.

[S.MULLA]

200 GB = 300 CD-RWs

lol..i have loads of stuff too thats why i had to get a 160gb hdd..but all is backed up.. my main work only takes 6cdrws, for apps etc from the net it takes 3cdrws..

now im getting a dvdrw. so should be less discs in volume. :D

what i meant to say was backing up the "really" "really" important stuff onto cdrw.. but i do understand what u mean.. :)