On 28/11/2008, at 8:02 PM, Ben Donohue wrote:
hard drives very commonly won't spin up. if you can get them to spin
up then they tend to allow you to get all the data off.
The way to get it to spin up is to remove it from the computer,
attach the cables, turn on the computer and rotate the drive in your
hand in the same direction (back and forth) as the platters spin.
(don't bash the disk but be gentle)
This frees up the disks and they start spinning. I've had very many
times of spinning up disks like this that have failed and have got
all the data off.
I've heard with some types of failures, sealing the drive in air tight
plastic and putting it in the freezer resurrects it for a while.
Research before you do it, though. I'm not sure if it will help in
this case.
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