salvaging a dying hard disk

[Jordon Bedwell]

On Fri, July 29, 2011 3:42 am, Curt Tresenriter wrote:
> On 7/29/2011 2:19 AM, Jacob Mansfield wrote:
>> you should only chill the drive for fifteen to twenty mins. otherwise
>> the read arm will freeze into position, and then your drive /is/ dead
> Thanks for that!!

That is incorrect, you need to chill for a minimum of 24 hours in a deep
freezer for it to work properly, in a normal home freezer (a fridge
freezer) you'll need more time because it's cooler.