> On Mar 13, 2017, at 7:53 AM, turnkit <turn...@gmail.com> wrote: > > If you are going to do this you might consider putting the drive in a ziplock > bag before freezing it. It might keep moisture out. -? > > On Saturday, March 11, 2017 at 12:42:45 PM UTC-6, Alex Ander wrote: > The hard drive on my PM 5300 looks like it has failed. Is there any truth > that freezing the drive might restore it or is it one of those myths?
Yes definitely a good idea. I didn’t use a freezer, but a small styrofoam container of ice. I’d forgotten I had a picture of it! <http://dbdev2.pharmacy.arizona.edu/miscjunk/drive_on_ice.jpg> -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "G-Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to g3-5-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
