Copying A Disk

[Jason Crain]

Pete Holsberg wrote:
> Brian McKee has written on 7/12/2008 2:19 PM:
>   
>> As a *last resort*  - and don't expect it to work - Sometimes
>> (have I put enough qualifiers in here yet?)
>>
>> put the harddrive in a ziplock bag with as little air as possible.
>> Stick it in the freezer for at least a couple hours so it's completely
>> cold-soaked.
>>     
> Thanks. The drive which is not in any enclosure of any kind is cool to 
> the tough after being powered on all night
It's not really a question of overheating.  Sometimes the disk can fail 
because of "stiction," where the disk read head becomes stuck to the 
disk.  Freezing can sometimes unstick it by making the metal parts 
shrink slightly.

You can also try hitting it gently; the shock may free stuck parts.

Is the hard drive making any noise when it turns on?