So, does someone have a scientific explanation for _why_ freezing works?? -----Original Message----- From: Computer Guys Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tony B Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2008 10:21 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [CGUYS] dead drives fixed in freezer?
Yes, this trick can work, but there's an elephant in the room. i.e., Why didn't the person have all the important data on the drive backed up so they didn't *have* to go to the ridiculous extreme of freezing the drive? Actually, there's probably a second elephant too. When a drive won't spin up, you can usually get it to by a) waiting a bit or b) smacking it with a screwdriver a few times. On Wed, Jul 2, 2008 at 8:36 AM, GK <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > So we decided to put it in the freezer, as the old urban legend says. Oh my > god, wouldn't you know it, it worked! We put it in the freezer for over 24 > hours and when my husband remounted it, the drive was recognized and he was > able to get ALL of the data. ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** ************************************************************************* ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
