Dead hard drive
Henrik W Lund
henrik.w.lund at broadpark.no
Sat Aug 14 02:58:06 PDT 2004
Kurt wrote:
>You might try the freezer trick.
>
>Bag the drive securely against moisture, put it in the freezer for
>several hours, then put it back in the machine while still very cold,
>and see if it responds. If it does, get the data you need from it
>quickly.
>
>You may require several attempts to get all of the data you need, or it
>may not work at all, but all it costs is a litle time.
>
>
Quite the unorthodox suggestion there, but I'll try anything once. ;-)
Just have to make sure that the condensed humidity doesn't fry anything.
Leave all the cables plugged in and hanging outside the bag, maybe?
Hmm... Now where did I put that spare extension power cable?
-Henrik W Lund
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