9.04 can't find second hard drive.

[Chris Mohler]

On Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 9:51 PM, Rashkae<ubuntu at tigershaunt.com> wrote:
> Andrew Farris wrote:
>> On Tue, 2009-07-21 at 20:20 -0500, Cybe R. Wizard wrote:
>>> On Tue, 21 Jul 2009 18:11:32 -0500
>>> Chris Mohler <cr33dog at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I've heard that one can freeze a HD, and it *might* work again for a
>>>> short while.  I've never had to find out whether or not it works,
>>> I would never even think of trying this as the resultant condensation
>>> can do no good for your electronics.  I think it's a  trick to destroy
>>> more than just the drive.
>>>
>>> Cybe R. Wizard
>>> --
>>> When Windows are opened the bugs come in.
>>>     Winduhs
>>>
>>
>> No, this actually works.  Seal the hard drive in a static bag, vacuum
>> the air out, then stick it in the freezer for ~3-4 hours, and then  plug
>> it in again.  On occasion, depending on whats wrong with it, the cold
>> temperature of the drive will allow it to function for a short
>> while...usually enough time to save some important data.
>>
>>
>
> This used to work for hard drives that won't spin (something about the
> magnetic attraction between the platter and the head being too strong
> for the hard drive motor to get the platter spinning.)  Freezing was an
> alternative to percussion adjustment (my usual trick to overcome this
> problem) or brief overvoltage.  However, this is an old problem with
> hard drives that I haven't seen in nigh 8 years, or more, so I really
> doubt it will do any good to keep this old hat trick circulating

Ahh - "stiction" :)  If by 'percussion adjustment' you mean 'power it
up and smack it with a screwdriver', then that's my favorite method
too ;)

I've never tried this freezer trick, but if I had some files that were
not backed up - I'd consider it.  Putting the HD into an external USB
enclosure seems like a good idea though.  I would be reluctant to
stick any freezing-cold object directly inside of a production
machine.

Chris