On Thu, 16 Feb 2006 21:35:08 +1300 Maurice Butler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi, > the freeze is an urban myth and causes more problems than it solves due to > condensation and other bits moving out of tolerance. Recovery depends on > what type the failure is i.e. Mechanical - Plater motor, head servo, > bearings Electronics - cct board failure or worse head crash. if the disk is > runable with out I agree with dd the whole lot else where. The less you run > the disk before recovering the data the better. > > Maurice Dunno about you, but I'm talking from personal experience. It'll give you the odd hour or so if it's an electronic failure. Steve
