[plug] Dead hdd

[Shayne O'Neill]

beware the grim reaper of moisture!

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On Fri, 14 May 2004, Ben Jensz wrote:

> I've seen this work myself... stick it in a ziplock bag overnight in the
> freezer and connect the drive up ASAP and flog as much data off as you can.
>
>
> / Ben
>
> Richard Meyer wrote:
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> >
> >Sometimes, you can get a drive working again by cooling it down
> >considerably - then plug it ina and copy your data off double quick.
> >
> >Try putting it in the fridge for a while.
> >
> >Otherwise it'd probably be best to take it to the pro's.
> >
> >RichardM
> >
> >
> >
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