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RMS Website in jeopardy
« on: October 30, 2017, 09:13:54 AM »
This will get long. 

The computer I use updated the other day and then crashed. I have had no updates since Thursday AM.

Tech may have to re-image it and I will lose everything on it. All data since 2009.
If he gives me a new box-it will not have a serial port on it. And he said that one cannot be put on.

So that leaves me with massive issues.

1. I may lose all data and some program info like Weather Display registrations. Possibly programs.
2. If I cannot use a serial port-I have a USB Davis data logger from 2008.
3. Can I run the USB port as a serial so I can do WD, WL and VVP? (can't remember)

If none of this works-RMS weather may be finished.

Any help is appreciated. I am still in PO mode, it has been down since Thursday. and its Monday with 8th graders.
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Re: RMS Website in jeopardy
« Reply #1 on: October 30, 2017, 09:49:28 AM »
Hi Chief,

I am curious as to what crashed (hard drive, power supply, etc)? If it's the hard drive, it "may" be possible to bring it alive long enough to get the data off of it. I had to do my weather computer hard drive like this one time. Take the drive out of the computer, place it into a zip lock bag, and put it into the freezer for at least 3 hours. I then removed the drive from the freezer and placed it into a Thermaltake External drive holder. The trick is to get the data off of the drive before it defrosts completely and the heads drop onto the platter.

This outlandish trick worked for me, thankfully.

If you have to get a new computer, a PCIe card with 2 serial can be obtained for the data logger. I, too, had to do this when I built my weather computer.

Best of luck,

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Re: RMS Website in jeopardy
« Reply #2 on: October 30, 2017, 10:01:59 AM »
When it updated, it shut off to restart. It will not let me log in as RMSWeather or me, or the tech person. The message is below.



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Re: RMS Website in jeopardy
« Reply #3 on: October 30, 2017, 10:29:15 AM »
Oh man, Windows 10 strikes again.  I was hoping you had Windows 7 still. I do not have 10 at home, still have 7, plus and iMac.
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Re: RMS Website in jeopardy
« Reply #4 on: October 30, 2017, 10:39:46 AM »
Our district updates software without updating hardware.



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« Reply #5 on: October 30, 2017, 11:17:52 AM »
He has it logged in.



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Re: RMS Website in jeopardy
« Reply #6 on: October 30, 2017, 11:31:20 AM »
Excellent!!! Hope he's able to recover the data.
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Re: RMS Website in jeopardy
« Reply #7 on: October 30, 2017, 12:49:28 PM »
Whew.  Computer tech goofed up. All is saved. and almost back up and completed.

BUT. He is going to give me a mini.

So I need help with running both WD and WL with a USB cable.

Any help is appreciated.



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Re: RMS Website in jeopardy
« Reply #8 on: October 30, 2017, 01:12:57 PM »
Awesome news! Get that stuff Backed up!!!!!!   \:D/

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« Reply #9 on: October 30, 2017, 01:45:10 PM »
He said he made a mistake in the security during the update. Feeling much better. Get mad that I cannot do that kind of work.

I am going to test run the mini/USB/VVP/WD/WL in a few days.

Yes, I have a second console.



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