We heat treated the house to get rid of bugs and now the computer won't boot.

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Aganger

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The house was heat treated up to 150. They said the electronic equipment would be ok but after they were done, one of my desktops wouldn't boot. It stops at the black screen and says NTLDR Missing. Cont alt del to restart. Did so several times with no progress. Put the windows Xp disk in but the boot sequence doesn't get that far. Worked fine before the heat.
 
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JackNaylorPE

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Call them up, tell them to get it fixed.

I remember an old IBM research doc from back in the 80s that detailed the HD thermal limit of 135 F

http://www.hard-drive-help.com/hard-drive-temperature.html

Here is a quote from the Seagate/Maxtor site about hard drive temperatures:

All Maxtor ATA, SATA, and SCSI drives can operate with or without a fan, providing the hard disk temperature does not exceed 131°F (55°C) as measured from the top cover of the drive. Reliability will be compromised when the drive is exposed to temperatures above 55°C or 131°F. When in doubt of your system's ventilation capabilities, or ambient environment of your hard disk, add an extra cooling fan to the drive bay or system case to force air across the drive.
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Shaun o

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Heat is the worst enemy of computers.
Dead hard disk drive due to excessive heat.

"They said the electronic equipment would be ok"
The stupid fools ! :(
I would ring them up and tell them what has happened to your computer since they heat treated your house.
Most likely they will have some sort of compensation to the customer in such an event.
 
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