Date: Wed, 26 Aug 2009 16:43:35 -1000 From: Al Plant <noc@hdk5.net> To: Gary Gatten <Ggatten@waddell.com> Cc: George Davidovich <freebsd@optimis.net>, Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: hard disk failure - now what? Message-ID: <4A95F2D7.3070001@hdk5.net> In-Reply-To: <70C0964126D66F458E688618E1CD008A0793F4F6@WADPEXV0.waddell.com> References: <1338880b0908241129p75b6845cg26d21804e118364@mail.gmail.com><20090824223247.GD43410@slackbox.xs4all.nl><1338880b0908252246s21191e83k7c251366b706532@mail.gmail.com><20090826180741.GA23120@slackbox.xs4all.nl><20090826191348.GA85581@marvin.optimis.net> <20090826231318.3c924090.freebsd@edvax.de> <70C0964126D66F458E688618E1CD008A0793F4F6@WADPEXV0.waddell.com>
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Gary Gatten wrote: > I had a laptop years ago that started to die, but seemed to work OK when > first removed from a cold car. After an hour or so it would die. I > eventually put it in the freezer long enough to get what I needed off > the drive, so in some cases I would agree that cold is good! > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org] On Behalf Of Polytropon > Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 4:13 PM > To: George Davidovich > Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Subject: Re: hard disk failure - now what? > > 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. > > > > > Aloha, Off Topic but very funny as well as interesting. I have a usb cable that I bought it on line and have used it for a small video camera that is 15 meters long and it works OK. ~Al Plant - Honolulu, Hawaii - Phone: 808-284-2740 + http://hawaiidakine.com + http://freebsdinfo.org + + http://aloha50.net - Supporting - FreeBSD 6.* - 7.* - 8.* + < email: noc@hdk5.net > "All that's really worth doing is what we do for others."- Lewis Carrol
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