Re: [tlug] Rejuvenating Dead Hard Drives

["Micheal E Cooper" <network-admin@example.com>]

That's the first time I have heard of that. Why would freezing help? I am
not doubting it. I just want to know more.

> David Bennett wrote:
>
>> A slight change of subject, but what about those hard drives that just
>> don't power on anymore? I turned on my computer yesterday to actually
>> hear what I would imagine was the sound of a hard drive dying.
>>
>> No sector or data errors, it just doesn't seem to be getting power.
>> Are these easily fixable? Should I take it back to the store, or is
>> this something I can do myself?
>
> After trying the hard drive in another computer as Cooper mentioned,
> if it still doesn't work and data recovery is not an issue
> and you have a warranty, then by all means return the sucker.
>
> If you want to recover data one last time, you can try freezing it.
> Sometimes, it will rejuvenate a dying drive long enough to read it
> one last time before it is completely dead.
>
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