PC Hard Drive Crashed??

[twoiron]

Apparently this works...

Crashed hard drive

If - no, make that when - your PC's hard drive crashes and can't be read, don't be too quick to throw it out. Stick it in the freezer overnight.

"The trick is a real and proven, albeit last resort, recovery technique for some kinds of otherwise-fatal hard-drive problems," writes Fred Langa on his Windows secrets website. Many hard drive failures are caused by worn parts that no longer align properly, making it impossible to read data from the drive. Lowering the drive's temperature causes its metal and plastic internals to contract ever so slightly. Taking the drive out of the freezer and returning it to room temperature can cause those parts to expand again.

That may help free up binding parts, MrLanga explains, or at least let a failing electrical component remain within specs long enough for you to recover your essential data.

[Aske]

 

[stroh]

From this thread:

Sounds weird but try this if all else fails.......

Put the disk in a zip-lock freezer bag and seal it.  Put it in the freezer for 12 hours or so.  Remove from freezer and place into case and plug it into a working PC.  If you see the drive, copy the files FAST - you may only have 10-15 minutes before it dies again.

It really does work sometimes.

 


His follow up:

Hmmmmm, flash freezing - never tried it 


If it does actually work, you owe me copies of all your pron