HEy Mike - thanks for all this advice. I figured if I DID put it in the
freezer - I would 1st put it in a Zip Lock baggie.
Agreed about last resorts - and I think that I may just go ahead and
bring it to the psuedo techies @ Best Buy - as there is one right near me!
-K-
On 11/16/2012 4:03 PM, Mike Copeland wrote:
Put it in a freezer, several hours, take it out, hook it up, power on.
But....keep everything DRY (when you take it out, it may try to frost
up in the room air humidity) and work fast because if it is going to
help, as the device warms up inside, whatever was causing it to fail
will likely recur.
Also, be aware that the more "stuff" you try, the more you likely
guarantee that the drive is toast. So, if it really has something of
high value, save the "extreme solutions" for last.
Way last.
Before you do anything else, at least take it to a local Best Buy and
have a Geek-idiot connect it to a drive analyzer or something to test
it. In other words, make sure you're really actually working with a
rock before you chunk it into the river (metaphorically speaking.)
Mike
-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Re: [NF] SATA Drive & a Dead PC...
From: Kurt @ VR-FX <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Date: 11/16/2012 2:54 PM
Ah - it looks like U R actually SERIOUS about this strange approach!
So - if you don't mind my asking - what exactly is the "deep freeze
procedure"???
...if it doesn't work - next - I'm going to build a Pyramid on my Bot
and see if Pyramid-Power can solve the problem! Hell - MUST less messy
than that Goat Slaughter approach! :-)
-K-
On 11/16/2012 12:30 PM, Michael Oke, II wrote:
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
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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
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