I've had pretty good results with the deep freeze procedure. Drive rarely lives long but long enough to grab the necessary data.
Michael Oke, II 661-349-6221 Contents of this and all messages are intended for their designated recipient. On Nov 16, 2012, at 1:18 AM, Mike Copeland <[email protected]> wrote: > ...and then there's the deep-freeze approach, and don't forget the > "swimin-wit-da-fishes" method. > > Of course, we are into some pretty extreme "solutions" here that produce rare > results! But when it works, it's sweet! > > Mike > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: Re: [NF] SATA Drive & a Dead PC... > From: John Weller <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Date: 11/16/2012 2:56 AM > > That is (was?) a well-known technique referred to as 'percussion adjustment' > :-) > > John Weller > 01380 723235 > 07976 393631 > >> My father would sometimes give non-responsive radios a fair wack by > > lifting > >> and then giving it a not so gentle slam against the table. The darn thing >> would then work after plugging it in. As a small child I thought it was > > magic... > >> Maybe you wan'a try that!!! :) LOL [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.

