On Feb 20, 2009, at 06:54 , Graydon wrote:
The specific technique works a whole lot better if you stick the drive in an airtight bag before it goes in the freezer; hard drives are not sealed and freezers are generally pretty moist.)
Actually quite dry, as all the moisture is frozen. It's the condensation of the moisture that was in the air when you froze it in the first place that wets the interior and exterior of anything you remove from a freezer, combined with the moisture in the air of the room you thaw it in.
The bag, however, is a good idea to prevent the latter. Allowing it to return to room temperature before firing it up is the key. They don't do well spinning up while still frozen.
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