>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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>Kyle H. Hansen
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