hard disk failure - now what?

[Polytropon]

On Wed, 26 Aug 2009 12:13:48 -0700, George Davidovich <freebsd at optimis.net> wrote:
> Probably true.  I hesitate to suggest this, but sticking the drive in a
> freezer (preferrably in a ziplock bag) for a few hours or overnight
> might help.  Stories from people claiming "I swear it works!" go back
> years.  

I heared a similar suggestion from a guy who tried to get the
protection code out of a car radio. :-)



> To the exent it does work, it might give Kelly enough time to attempt
> recovery.  If more time is required, he can try and find a creative
> workaround for the 5 meter max length for USB cables. 

5 meters? I always thought USB is specified for 2 meters only.
I've never seen a 5 meters long USB cable, by the way.





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