Re: Dead HDD in Freezer: Science Project
Besides all these odd recommendations involving freezers and stoves, I guess nobody ever tried actually opening up a HDD and replace the bearings? Is this one of those things that's simply not done? Are My son opened a dead hard drive once just to see what was inside, and it took quite a bit of muscle and metal-bending to get it open. There's no way he could have salvaged that thing after he opened it. I guess they don't make it easy for a purpose.- - Claire -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Dead HDD in Freezer: Science Project
At 6:06 PM -0600 2/13/05, Claire Hart wrote: Besides all these odd recommendations involving freezers and stoves, I guess nobody ever tried actually opening up a HDD and replace the bearings? Is this one of those things that's simply not done? Are My son opened a dead hard drive once just to see what was inside, and it took quite a bit of muscle and metal-bending to get it open. There's no way he could have salvaged that thing after he opened it. I guess they don't make it easy for a purpose.- - Claire I've opened plenty of HDS and until you get into removing the spindle motor or head positioner it's usually a pretty straight forward job. You do need the right tools but that usually means hex or torx driver bits. It also helps to know to look under any adhesive label for that last screw. I have opened one up and ran it without any errors but I wouldn't ever try to do that other than to recover a dead drive to another drive. -- Clark Martin Redwood City, CA, USA Macintosh / Internet Consulting I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Dead HDD in Freezer: Science Project
On 2/12/05 5:33 AM, Zoltan Batiz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: To the Knowledgeable Person, What are the recommendations, if any, to follow when (or should I even bother) using an electric stove? I don't have access to a gas one, and I'm assuming that this oven idea involves the use of a gas stove. I've already backed up the drive, but now I'm just curious to see if this actually makes the drive work without the noisy bearings keeping everyone up in the house. . .and for how long. In otherwords, the data has been recovered, so I've got nothing to lose. Let me know, Sorry, I lost my recipe for baked hard drive, but I could share one for sushi shareware or grilled trackpad. I'm sorry, I couldn't resist. david -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Dead HDD in Freezer: Science Project
On Feb 12, 2005, at 5:33 AM, Zoltan Batiz wrote: To the Knowledgeable Person, What are the recommendations, if any, to follow when (or should I even bother) using an electric stove? I don't have access to a gas one, and I'm assuming that this oven idea involves the use of a gas stove. Whether gas or electric should not matter. The important thing is to make sure the thermostat works so it will maintain this temperature. Stick a thermometer in the oven if you're not sure about reliability of thermostat. Peter -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Dead HDD in Freezer: Science Project
So, Besides all these odd recommendations involving freezers and stoves, I guess nobody ever tried actually opening up a HDD and replace the bearings? Is this one of those things that's simply not done? Are drives made in a way that prevents this? And on that note, wouldn't it be cool if HDD manufacturers could make their drives with a little hole on the top or bottom where the user could plop a dap of oil once a year to keep the bearings in top shape? Just a thought. . . Z -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Dead HDD in Freezer: Science Project
My Reply follows quote. On 12/02/2005 16:32 [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: So, Besides all these odd recommendations involving freezers and stoves, I guess nobody ever tried actually opening up a HDD and replace the bearings? Is this one of those things that's simply not done? Are drives made in a way that prevents this? And on that note, wouldn't it be cool if HDD manufacturers could make their drives with a little hole on the top or bottom where the user could plop a dap of oil once a year to keep the bearings in top shape? Just a thought. . . Z Unless you have a certified clean room and the proper tools, you will probably only have limited success. The tolerances are so tight that a small speck of dust can crash the heads and destroy the surface of the disk itself. Not a project of the faint of heart. Ken -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
