It's just common sense that temperature changes might unstick things. You could also try heating it up. Not with your propane torch, but just by letting it sit powered up for a few minutes.
Don't discount the value of a good smack or two on the side of the drive. On Wed, Jul 2, 2008 at 12:43 PM, Janaki Kuruppu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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/ ** > ************************************************************************* > ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
