Copying A Disk

[Pete Holsberg]

Jason Crain has written on 7/12/2008 3:37 PM:
> 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?

Nope!