Date: Tue, 15 Oct 1996 09:39:06 +0930 (CST) From: Michael Smith <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au> To: dg@Root.COM Cc: gfoster@gfoster.com, freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Subject: Re: sticky drives (was: your mail) Message-ID: <199610150009.JAA16893@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> In-Reply-To: <199610141715.KAA21206@root.com> from "David Greenman" at Oct 14, 96 10:15:36 am
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David Greenman stands accused of saying: > > >In all this talk of "twisting" drives (which has never worked for me) > >has anybody mentioned sticking the thing in the freezer overnight? I > >have resurrected a couple of stiction'd drives this way (but it > >doesn't always work). > > This is extremely dangerous, BTW. When you take the drive out of the > freezer, condensation may form on the platters as the drive heats up. > Conversely, frost may form on the platters as the drive drops below freezing. Yup. It's actually a moderately popular solution around here in the summer months (very dry), but you have to make sure you seal the drive airtight before freezing it. I'd be inclined to rate it at about the same level of risk as opening the unit. > David Greenman -- ]] Mike Smith, Software Engineer msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] Genesis Software genesis@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] High-speed data acquisition and (GSM mobile) 0411-222-496 [[ ]] realtime instrument control (ph/fax) +61-8-267-3039 [[ ]] Collector of old Unix hardware. "Where are your PEZ?" The Tick [[
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