Hi Cody,
Be gentle when you remove the drive and place the drive in a shockproof
container.
Cooling the drive in the fridge maybe more appropriate.
Whatever you do don't throw it just place it gently in the fridge.
Placing it in the freezer for an hour could do more harm than good.
The condensation could cause a headcrash when install the drive again.
Leo Humar
LCS Pty Ltd
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Cody Cauchi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: 17 March 2001 4:22
Subject: Hard Disk Recovery
> Hi all. I am attempting to recover a hard disk for a friend. The disk
> crashed a few days, and ... they thought they had backups ... their vendor
> told them "no problem, we will backup the data" ... and guess what ... it
> wasn't backed up. They had a half-$#@ system of backups and lost some
> important data. Like MANY other out there she was relying on a Vendor, not
> a storage professional, to backup her data. Anyway, enough with my
bitching
> ... to the point. I recall reading that in order to recover data of a hard
> disk that will not spin up you can rap it in plastic, throw it in the
> freezer for an hour or so, and then it should spin up when attached to
your
> machine ... for a limited amount of time allowing you to retrieve the data
> off the hard disk. Am I correct in my presumption? Am I missing anything?
>
> Cody Cauchi, Systems Programmer, ITS
> University of Windsor
> 401 Sunset Avenue
> Windsor, Ontario
> Phone - 253-3000 x4435
>
