Jim Pendarvis wrote:
> >>I know this sounds strange but with the second drive that you mentioned ...
> >>disconnect it and place it in the freezer for about 24 hours. Take it out
> >>and let it thaw ... then remove all the condensation ... plug it in and see
> >>what happens. If this does not work likely it is dead.
> >
> >You're right, that does sound strange.
> >
> >Explain.
> >
>
> When I worked in a computer shop, the techs used a freon spray to quickly
> cool things down. I think it was called TE solvent. The idea was to keep
> parts from failing from overheating. Many times, the effect was temporary,
> but it was enough to get things going.
The freezer trick works. I can attest to it. I have done it many times.
Sometimes when you have a dead drive the heads are locked. By putting the drive
in the freezer the metal contracts freeing the write heads. This is usually
only a temporary fix, but I have resurrected drives using this technique for a
long enough period of time to get data back off of them.
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