Not 100% as I can't remember my source but the cold does something to the bearings and you can get a couple of extra hours out of them. You have to seal in a plastic bag to stop condensation. I have heard of one or two people getting months of extra life after doing this but it is very rare.
-----Original Message----- From: Aron Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2003 4:29 PM To: newbie Subject: Re: [newbie] Fw: help please, hard disk lost! On Thu, 2003-10-02 at 08:21, qhwang wrote: > > Simple procedure and don't laugh. Take out disk and put in > > plastic bag and seal. Put in freezer for several hours (at least 2) then > > put back in system and backup. > > > > > Many thanks for your solution, Tony. I hope it can be used as the last magic > stone. > Bests, > > Qinghua any idea how this works? just curious > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com -+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Business Computer Projects - Disclaimer -+-+-+-+-+-+-+- This message, and any associated attachment is confidential. If you have received it in error, please delete it from your system, do not use or disclose the information in any way, and notify either Tony S. Sykes or the postmaster <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> immediately. The contents of this message may contain personal views which are not necessarily the views of Business Computer Projects Ltd., unless specifically stated. Whilst every effort has been made to ensure that emails and their attachments are virus free, it is the responsibility of the recipient(s) to verify the integrity of such emails. Business Computer Projects Ltd BCP House 151 Charles Street Stockport Cheshire SK1 3JY Tel: +44 (0)161 355-3000 Fax: +44 (0)161 355-3001 Web: http://www.bcpsoftware.com <http://www.bcpsoftware.com/>
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