[KLUG Members] Any way to read this disk?

[Tim Gray]

Let's not forget the freezer:  Put a failing/marginal hard drive in the 
freezer for a while (in a ziplock ot keep condensation down) then attach it 
to your box and fire it up before it has a chance to warm up.  Keep it in the 
plastic bag, again to prevent condensation.

If it works, pull your data off of it ASAP.

--Tim

On Tuesday 02 March 2004 06:26 am, Adam Williams wrote:
> > > Anyone know if there's any way to force spin-up of an IDE drive?
> >
> > Adam once gave me this advice: power up the drive without automount,
> > then lift it about an inch and drop it.
>
> Or thumping it with the butt end of a large screw driver works too; and
> provides a more 'The Fonz' aura.
>
> > I got a reputation as a miracle worker with that trick. ;-)
>
> Me too!
>
> I got the advice from an IBM'er if I recall correctly.  Has to do with
> out-of-round bearings, the adhesive behaviour of the bearing lubricant,
> and the starting energy limitations of the stepper motor.  Long
> complicated theory thats sounds like a load of crap.
>
> Besides that  - I've lost count how many times this trick has worked.
>
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