The National Enquirer reports at 1:43 AM -0800 2/10/05, Zoltan Batiz wrote:
<snip> >Ok folks. . .I've got a 75 gig IBM hard drive that sounds like a plane >taking off during initial boot, and a saw mill during normal operation. > Which is recommended? Freezer? Or Oven? Does anything think that >one or both of these ideas might fix the drive before the bearings go >bad? (I can't believe I'm asking this, but hey, Bob's right. . .you >never know what you'll learn on a Mac List!! I would completely agree with Clark. *If you can,* backup the information off the drive as it is. Then, if you want to try one of the guru tricks, do so without trepidation. However, since it sounds like someone -- maybe more, who knows -- may give this method a try, if I'm not too late, let add the salient details on how I was told to do it: Remove the drive from your machine (if it is an internal drive) or from the case (if it is an external drive). Put a towel inside of a baking dish*** Put the drive on top of the towel. (This is to keep any plastic from melting from contact with the pan.) Put the baking dish with the towel and the drive inside of your oven and set the oven to bake at about 120 degrees Fahrenheit for about 10-12 minutes or so. Let the drive cool off and then reinstall it. I received two recommendations: 120 °F for 10 minutes and 125 °F for an hour. One source baked it at 125 °F for an hour and this apparently worked--after the drive had cooled to room temperature and was plugged in it spun up immediately, where previously it wouldn't move at all. If it were me, I think I would try it after 10 minutes to see if that worked or not, then go for the hour if it didn't work. ***As to whether leaving a towel in the oven in a baking dish for an hour constitutes a fire hazard, I don't know. I'll leave that decision to some of the more domesticated members of our list. But I don't want to be responsible for starting a fire in your dwelling, so CHECK WITH A KNOWLEDGEABLE PERSON BEFORE USING THE TOWEL. (I apologize for the caps, but since we can't use stylized text, such as bold or underlining, on the list, I needed to strongly emphasize the warning above.) Good Luck, Bob -- If replying privately, please include my name in the To: address, so that my filters won't send your reply to the trash. -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
