Freezer trick question

[TheoPetro]

Does the HDD in the frezer trick work on clicking drives?

 

[FoBoT]

sometimes

 

[RiverDog]

Look at it this way, what do you have to lose? It has worked for me.

 

[minime72706]

I've seen it work a few times, but its not a very high percentage. It works more often in drivers where the motor or bearings are dieing, rather then the read/write errors, but its still worth a shot.

 

[Kwaipie]

I used to have an old Novell 3.1 server that needed the hard drive tapped with a screw driver to boot the system.

Good times.

 

[TheoPetro]

is there anything more to the freezer trick than freezing it and then hooking it up?

 

[FoBoT]

don't let it get wet, i put it into a zip lock bag, then put it in the freezer for an hour
then quickly take it out and plug it up before it warms up too much

good luck

 

[jimbob200521]

It has worked, but it's by no means a guaranteed fix.

 

[mugs]

It has worked for me (every time so far). (The problem I had was that my secondary drive would make a clicking sound, then a few seconds later the computer would freeze up. That happened on 2, maybe 3 drives before I started putting them in external enclosures because I figured it was heat-related)

 

[So]

Allowed me to recover data from a head crash once...

 

[Kelemvor]

Definitely put it in a ziplock. Let it freeze for as long as you can. Then when you take it out, plug it in, boot it up, and get off whatever you need as fast as you can because it will heat back up right away and could go bad again.

 

[RichUK]

Try it. If it works, quickly recover the data and then frisbee the HDD as far as you can.

 

[Kelemvor]

Originally posted by: RichUK
Try it. If it works, quickly recover the data and then frisbee the HDD as far as you can.

But save the magnets. They can be fun to play with.

 

[PepePeru]

it didnt work for me when i tried it.

 

[TheoPetro]

wouldnt the ziplock bag be a static concern?

 

[NiteWulf]

Remember to suck all of the air out of the plastic bag when you put it in the freezer. That should reduce the chance of condensation shorting something in the drive