[olug] Suggestions for data recovery on failed HD

[Trent Melcher]

Yes, also freezing the drive causes the heads and platters to contract
(minutely, but it does contract), this helps a drive that may have worn
components and the heads are possibly touching the platters.  After it thaws
though your still screwed, but give you the time to get your data off to a
"Stable" Drive.

Trent Melcher
Network/System Administrator
Startouch International LTD.
 

-----Original Message-----
From: olug-bounces at olug.org [mailto:olug-bounces at olug.org] On Behalf Of Eric
Lusk
Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2004 11:59 AM
To: jringler at unitedtransport.net; Omaha Linux User Group
Subject: Re: [olug] Suggestions for data recovery on failed HD


I've also heard that freezing the drive helps with
circuits that may be making intermittent contact,
giving you just enough time to pull your data off.

--- Jaymz Ringler <jringler at unitedtransport.net>
wrote:

> I've recovered data from a hard drive by putting it
> in the freezer over
> night..  The drive was having problems reading the
> platters..  somehow
> it changes the density of the drive and allows you
> to mount it and start
> dumping data to another drive.   
> 
> it's worth a try..
> 
> 
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