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27th May 2009, 04:18 PM
|  | TST Oracle | | Join Date: Dec 2007, 7,960 posts. Location: Market Haemorrhoids, Middle England Reputation:  | | | Tales from the toolroom - the drive that came in from the cold
Just in case someone did not know of this little trick - I had a client machine with a dying hard drive (sounded a bit like a chicken on speed) which sometimes refused to show up on the BIOS and would not allow access when it did show up.
I put it in the freezer overnight at about -17C and in a waterproof bag: this morning I fired up the wksps machine with the drive and another new one attached. The supposedly dead drive was packed between two trays of ice to keep it as cold as possible for as long as possible - best I could do without liquid nitrogen. Ghosted the old to the new which took about 35 mins and it worked. I allowed the dead drive to warm up and once again it clucked away and refused to speak to anyone. Point made - this trick does work.
__________________ Never take life seriously; nobody gets out alive anyway. |
27th May 2009, 05:35 PM
|  | TST Oracle | | Join Date: Jul 2008, 8,169 posts. Location: UK Norfolk ..... Reputation: | |
I only have scampi in my freezer 
__________________ Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, wine in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming...
Damn, What a ride!!  |
27th May 2009, 06:09 PM
| | TST Oracle | | Join Date: Dec 2007, 7,960 posts. Location: Market Haemorrhoids, Middle England Reputation: | | |
and lambo in the fridge - I know.
Typical!
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27th May 2009, 07:36 PM
| | TST Oracle | | Join Date: Jul 2008, 8,169 posts. Location: UK Norfolk ..... Reputation: | |
What else do i need ??
__________________ Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, wine in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming...
Damn, What a ride!! |
28th May 2009, 08:20 AM
| | TST Oracle | | Join Date: Dec 2007, 7,960 posts. Location: Market Haemorrhoids, Middle England Reputation: | | |
Don't tempt me!
__________________ Never take life seriously; nobody gets out alive anyway. |
28th May 2009, 06:03 PM
| | TST Oracle | | Join Date: Jul 2008, 8,169 posts. Location: UK Norfolk ..... Reputation: | | |
Im all ears ALbert
I could have done with your help when my pc went wrong
Same time TST was down
All mended now
__________________ Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, wine in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming...
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