Chirping means the spindle motor is damaged or the Heads had landed on the platter and have been Affixed to the media surface. I don't think Freezing it will work. Freezing only works if there is an issue with heat and Thermal Recalibration.
Tim "The Beave" Lider E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of j maccraw Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2007 1:22 AM To: The Hardware List Subject: Re: [H] Dead hdd--freezer! hmm, I have a lappy drive that died mysteriously & only chirps without spinning. Will have to try this!
