On Wed, 10 Jul 2002, ramon buckland wrote:
> > So .. I'll let you know How I go,
>
> (again .. don't read if you're in a hurry :-)
>
> I'll outline the FACTs first.
> + the dead system was RedHat 7.2 (and my last RedHat i've decided.)
> so the oportunity to complete the migration of all my boxen
> to Debian has arisen.
> + I don't mind configuring the 'extras' over a few days to get
> it working again as their need arises.
> + the main stuff I needed off the drive was all my development
> and DataStore directories. in some known dirs.
> + My Hard Drive Doesn't detect when the box is booted
> I left the server off for a few hours and still nothing.
>
> Step 1: Cool the Drive.
> Because the drive doesn't detect..
> it led me to putting the HardDrive in the Freezer:
> put the drive in a static Bag
> and wound about a meter of GladWrap around the drive.
>
> (be careful with all this as condensation forming on the
> drive after it comes out is fairly risky.)
I've carefully filed this email in the hope that i will never need it :-)
Meantime...
why does freezing the drive have any effect at all?
David.
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