[plug] Help needed ...

[Brad Campbell]

On 18/07/10 18:52, William Kenworthy wrote:

> Grinding implies hardware failure - this is one method that has worked -
> sometimes :)
> http://geeksaresexy.blogspot.com/2006/01/freeze-your-hard-drive-to-recover-data.html
>

Seconded. When the first drive in my VAIO failed, I hooked it up to a USB adaptor and sealed it in a 
freezer bag. An hour in the freezer before I powered it up and I managed to copy _all_ the data off 
it (cloned the entire disk) with no errors. I just left the drive in the freezer and ran the cables 
out through the seal.