[olug] hdd problems

[ned mcnally]

there is no important data, I was just thinking that if I was able to
repair it for $30, that would be a great deal for a 2tb hdd

On Thu, May 31, 2012 at 8:09 AM, Craig Wolf <wolfout101 at gmail.com> wrote:

> I have done the "freezer" thing about 5 times and was able to get data
> off 2 of the drives.  You are right in that it is a last resort
> because once that drive warms up...it is TOAST!  No amount of icing
> after that will do anything...
>
> Craig Wolf
> Wolf Computing Services
> Omaha, NE 68136
> (402)990-3010
>
> On Wed, May 30, 2012 at 8:03 PM, Eric Lusk <wyrmzr72 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > Some will respond to being iced down like that, and you may even try
> sticking it in a freezer for a day to see if it runs for a bit while it's
> cold.
> > One downside is that I've been hearing about fluid suspensions in some
> drives that can freeze and be damaged, but freezing the drive is usually
> only done if it's pretty much gone already.
> >
> >
> > I ran the Harry Potter books through a spell checker; none of those
> spells should work.
> >
> >
> > ________________________________
> >  From: Lou Duchez <lou at paprikash.com>
> > To: Omaha Linux User Group <olug at olug.org>
> > Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2012 7:51 PM
> > Subject: Re: [olug] hdd problems
> >
> > Dude I know has a trick for getting hard drives to work long enough to
> salvage data:
> >
> > 1)    Open the computer case and pull the hard drive out so it's still
> connected but is sitting on your desk.
> >
> > 2)    Put a sandwich bag around the hard drive.
> >
> > 3)    Put a bag of ice on top of the sandwich bag.
> >
> > This obviously isn't guaranteed to work with every hard drive, but it
> does work a lot of the time.
> >
> >
> >> A friend gave me a desktop hdd and he said he thought there was a head
> >> crash, but I thought that if that was the problem, powering the drive
> would
> >> make sounds.
> >> I put it in a desktop and booted to an ubuntu live cd, but the drive
> >> wasn't accessible, didn't make any noise, and didn't vibrate.
> >> What else could be the problem? the on board circuitry is dead?
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