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demon-eater · 10-10-03, 12:08 PM

I think this is number 4 on the "I just died without warning cause I hate you" for this particular Hard drive!
Yipeeeeee, mom is going to be ****ed, Im pretty sure she had a few wordpad documents that took her along time to write up that I just lost for the 2nd time...

Unless I can find the backup disc I made but I doubt and that was made awhile ago so im pretty sure she lost a good bit of work..
ugh

pik4chu · 10-10-03, 01:26 PM

are the drives dead physically or just unreadable by the OS?

bk94si · 10-10-03, 01:29 PM

I read that if you stick them in the freezer, you can get them to work long enough to get you info off. Never tried it myself though.

eh? · 10-10-03, 01:35 PM

never heard of the freezer thing. But there is software that will pull info off them just as long as the bios reconizes them

KaHNZa · 10-10-03, 03:08 PM

Hey man, look at it this way, you didn't lose the data. The drive did. Its not your fault.

pik4chu · 10-10-03, 05:51 PM

Ive seen posts about the freezer thing but I just dont see how it helps. but whatever, and thats why I asked if they were still physically ok, there are several progs that can recover data.

bk94si · 10-10-03, 09:21 PM

I read about the freezer thing on the Kim Komando site. Apparently, the cold makes the platters contract and allows the proper clearance between the platter and the head (at least until it warms back up) and gives you a little time to get your info transferred. Like I said though, I personally haven't ever tried it. Kim is usually pretty reliable as a source though.

demon-eater · 10-11-03, 10:16 AM

the motor went bye bye.. wham wham wham were its finaly sounds and alittle bit of smoke actually...

KaHNZa · 10-11-03, 11:47 AM

Its hard to see a loved one go...

Mr.Guvernment · 10-12-03, 12:14 PM

uc an get it proffesioanll done - but that will cost u in upwarsd of $1000

they more or less replace the parts of the HD to get it to work.

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demon-eater Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Central Pa	I love my maxtor drives! I think this is number 4 on the "I just died without warning cause I hate you" for this particular Hard drive! Yipeeeeee, mom is going to be ****ed, Im pretty sure she had a few wordpad documents that took her along time to write up that I just lost for the 2nd time... Unless I can find the backup disc I made but I doubt and that was made awhile ago so im pretty sure she lost a good bit of work.. ugh __________________ My Sig: folding for team 32
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10-10-03, 01:29 PM	#3
bk94si Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Benton City, WA	I read that if you stick them in the freezer, you can get them to work long enough to get you info off. Never tried it myself though.
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10-10-03, 01:35 PM	#4
eh? Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Elkhart, Indiana	never heard of the freezer thing. But there is software that will pull info off them just as long as the bios reconizes them __________________ Back and trolling six-fold.
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KaHNZa Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: West Central MN	Hey man, look at it this way, you didn't lose the data. The drive did. Its not your fault.
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10-10-03, 05:51 PM	#6
pik4chu Senior Yellow Forum Rat Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Highlands Ranch, Colorado	Ive seen posts about the freezer thing but I just dont see how it helps. but whatever, and thats why I asked if they were still physically ok, there are several progs that can recover data. __________________ DFI X58-T3EH8 \| I7-920 C0@3.0 (V8) \| 62GB Corsair Dominator @1800-7-7-7-18 \| eVGA 285 \| 1.5 TB RAID 0 \| Win7 64-bit (456Watts) Main Server (WIP):* DFI X58-T3EH8 \| I7-920 C0@3.6 \| 32GB Corsair Dominator @1800-7-7-7-18 \| 81.5TB in RAID 5 (283Watts) Team 32 Countdown heatware
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10-10-03, 09:21 PM	#7
bk94si Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Benton City, WA	I read about the freezer thing on the Kim Komando site. Apparently, the cold makes the platters contract and allows the proper clearance between the platter and the head (at least until it warms back up) and gives you a little time to get your info transferred. Like I said though, I personally haven't ever tried it. Kim is usually pretty reliable as a source though.
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10-11-03, 10:16 AM	Thread Starter #8
demon-eater Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Central Pa	the motor went bye bye.. wham wham wham were its finaly sounds and alittle bit of smoke actually... __________________ My Sig: folding for team 32
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10-11-03, 11:47 AM	#9
KaHNZa Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: West Central MN	Its hard to see a loved one go...
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