Date: Wed, 26 Aug 2009 23:13:18 +0200 From: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> To: George Davidovich <freebsd@optimis.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: hard disk failure - now what? Message-ID: <20090826231318.3c924090.freebsd@edvax.de> In-Reply-To: <20090826191348.GA85581@marvin.optimis.net> References: <1338880b0908241129p75b6845cg26d21804e118364@mail.gmail.com> <20090824223247.GD43410@slackbox.xs4all.nl> <1338880b0908252246s21191e83k7c251366b706532@mail.gmail.com> <20090826180741.GA23120@slackbox.xs4all.nl> <20090826191348.GA85581@marvin.optimis.net>
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On Wed, 26 Aug 2009 12:13:48 -0700, George Davidovich <freebsd@optimis.net> wrote: > Probably true. I hesitate to suggest this, but sticking the drive in a > freezer (preferrably in a ziplock bag) for a few hours or overnight > might help. Stories from people claiming "I swear it works!" go back > years. I heared a similar suggestion from a guy who tried to get the protection code out of a car radio. :-) > To the exent it does work, it might give Kelly enough time to attempt > recovery. If more time is required, he can try and find a creative > workaround for the 5 meter max length for USB cables. 5 meters? I always thought USB is specified for 2 meters only. I've never seen a 5 meters long USB cable, by the way. -- Polytropon Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...
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