James Morgan wrote:
> > Stiction (when the drive platter will occasionally stick or have
> >problems spinning up) is very difficult to pin down.
>
> -------------------
> Hey, that brings up a question. I have heard tell that
> sometimes when a hard drive binds up you can put it in a freezer
> overnight and it may run again, at least long enough to get the data
> off it.
>
> The assumption being that it binds up because of heat and
> when it has cooled and contracted, it works again.
>
> Anyone ever get this to actually work?
Yes. I have. It is a last ditch attempt. Then if that doesn't work I
slam the drive on my desk to try to unlodge the crashed drive heads.
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