Failing Hard Drive Noises

[[AK]Bribo]

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http://www.hitachigst.com/hddt/knowt...c?OpenDocument

[Drewski]

Sometimes if the drive is already siezed, you can try putting it in a static bag and leave it in the freezer overnight. Then sometime the next day pull it out and plug it in real quick before it starts to thaw out. By doing this you've shrunken all the little parts inside and it might be just enough to unstick it.
Let it spin till its warmed up and dry again grab you're data off it. Or if you're lucky like me, continue like nothing happend

[[AK]Squidly]

Little thing called condensation makes freezing your parts a risky proposition at best.

[[AK]Abaddon]

I'll have to take your word for it. Frozen parts sound pretty uncomfortable.

[[AK]StitchJones]

Sometimes if the drive is already siezed, you can try putting it in a static bag and leave it in the freezer overnight. Then sometime the next day pull it out and plug it in real quick before it starts to thaw out. By doing this you've shrunken all the little parts inside and it might be just enough to unstick it.
Let it spin till its warmed up and dry again grab you're data off it. Or if you're lucky like me, continue like nothing happend

Gunny, Choozoo and I have all tried this trick at least once or twice in the past. I think Gunny was the only one who had any success in getting data off the drive that had gone bad. So it's nice to see were not the only one's who tried it

[Drewski]

Little thing called condensation makes freezing your parts a risky proposition at best.

Well, if your HD is pooched anyway you have nothing to lose.

[[AK]Squidly]

True, provided you keep your disk well away from the rest of your components and a short doesn't blast something else in the process.