Tech Secrets: Freeze fix your hard drive!
I’ve had an old hard drive die on me once before, taking my precious Image, documents, MP3’s and Anime movie files along with it. wish I knew this technique then, else I wouldn’t have just thrown the drive away. If anyone should find themselves in a similar predicament, put the drive into an air tight zip bag, wrap it in a towel, then bury it in your back yard… ^^ just kidding on the last part, take the towelled drive and pop it into the freezer for a few hours. Put the drive back into your computer afterwards. and if it starts working, start backing up your data. if not, then either your drive is a hopeless case that or you did it the same way this guy did it.
in which case you can start digging a hole on your yard to bury it in. ^^
Found the hard drive freezing technique on Gearlog. and the image of the frozen drive on Hardforum. Although I sincerely hope none of you folks would get to experience a failed hard drive. hope this blog entry would someday help anyone out there with a broken hard drive.
November 19th, 2007 at 12:04 pm
I really don’t see how lowering the temperature will help you drive. I suppose you’ve got nothing to lose though, if you already tried all other methods.
November 19th, 2007 at 12:14 pm
I sell PCs for a living and all I’m gonna say is Back-up, Back-up, and Back-up.
On the other hand I’ve heard this technique actually works for about 10 minutes or so.
November 19th, 2007 at 12:41 pm
baka, lol and if it still won’t work, one can put his head into the freezer to cool it off. ^^
Gab, thats true one should always backup. 10 minutes huh? sounds enough time to backup them files. ^^ unless of course if it were this guy ^^
November 19th, 2007 at 12:49 pm
ROFL!!
November 19th, 2007 at 6:57 pm
Ghhhh)) Didn’t knew about such “secret technique”))
November 19th, 2007 at 11:24 pm
Dark Phoenix, just got to know it as well. ^^