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Freezing a clicking/dying hard drive might help save data

If you put the HDD in a watertight bag and then put it in a block of ice, i suppose it would work - if there is no protection for the drive I can't see that lasting past when the ice around the drive starts to melt.
 
Originally posted by: phantom309
Originally posted by: Kelvrick
Hahahaa. I wonder if hd's are waterproof.
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Most of them have a little vent hole on top - but if you tape over that I believe they are.
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the platers should be completely sealed, that's why they put them together in clean rooms

now as for the electronics on the circuit board and what not, i can see those getting screwed over
 
When freezing a hard drive for recovery.....are you supposed to let it warm back up to room temp before using it, or use it cold right out of the fridge?
 
Originally posted by: BriGy86
Originally posted by: phantom309
Originally posted by: Kelvrick
Hahahaa. I wonder if hd's are waterproof.
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Most of them have a little vent hole on top - but if you tape over that I believe they are.
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the platers should be completely sealed, that's why they put them together in clean rooms

now as for the electronics on the circuit board and what not, i can see those getting screwed over
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The platters are not sealed. There is a hole in the external casing.

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Look at the small hole below and to the right of the jumper map.

Originally posted by: Chadder007
When freezing a hard drive for recovery.....are you supposed to let it warm back up to room temp before using it, or use it cold right out of the fridge?
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Right out of the freezer (not fridge). The idea is you want it as cold as possible, so from the freezer to the PC ASAP. The longer you let it sit the warmer it gets, also the more you use the drive the warmer it gets.
 
Originally posted by: Chadder007
When freezing a hard drive for recovery.....are you supposed to let it warm back up to room temp before using it, or use it cold right out of the fridge?
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Cold right out of the freezer. I use 2-3 ziploc bags with open ends staggered to minimize the air-HD contact (condensation is not your friend).

And as to these pics... can we call that water-cooling? 😉
 
You are freezing the motor lube, it won't work. The moisture getting into the drive's breath hole will ruin everything by now.

The most you can do to a recent drive is to tap it on the side, and use spinrite (the best out there) to get as much data out as possible. Spinrite uses read long command and statistical analysis to get the data out without its internal ECC messing things up.

Good luck.
 
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