Sometimes it works sometimes it doesn't... I have 'waken up' unresponsive HD by gently tapping them sideways. It seems like the arm 'sticks', and I just bump them vertically against a surface and SOMETIMES work... Sometimes. YMMV. ET Michael Havens writes: > You are a comedian too! I have some drives I tried this with but it didn't > work; I have a different situation, the drives were out in a shed for about > a year.... is there any hope? > :-)~MIKE~(-: > > > On Tue, Nov 13, 2012 at 5:11 AM, kitepilot@kitepilot.com < > kitepilot@kitepilot.com> wrote: > >> This is what I've done in the past: >> Seal the HD inside a plastic bag in the driest environment you can find. >> Leave it overnite in the freezer (there are other opinions, I'm just >> stating what/how has worked for me) >> Have a puter ready and much better if you can hot-plug the thing. >> Have enough space for the FULL drive and get ddrescue or dd-rescue (they >> *ARE* different, and I have to research it every time). >> Lite candles, do your prayers, find you a goat to sacrifice, pull the HD >> out of the plastic bag, wrap it in paper towel in case you get some >> condensation and go for it. Sometimes I keep it super-cool wrapped around >> some of those freezing gels. I have never used dry ice but I have thought >> about it. The explanation has to do with some internal tolerances being >> reduced to the point that it temporarily functions. I try to disturb the >> drive as little as possible during the copy. All this may be just VooDoo >> and sorcery, but again, it has worked for me. >> YMMV... >> ET >> PS: Free advice, can't sue me... :) >> >> >> Eric Cope writes: >> >>> Hi all, >>> I have a Western Digital 2.5" hard drive that spins up, but makes a >>> terrible clicking sound at approximately 1Hz. The clicking is bad enough >>> you can feel it when holding the drive. I did some reading on line, and >>> its >>> beyond my skillset. Does anyone know if affordable drive recovery? The >>> data >>> on this disk is not worth thousands, but may be worth 100s. >>> Thanks in advance, >>> Eric >>> >> ------------------------------**--------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.**phoenix.az.us >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.**us/mailman/listinfo/plug-**discuss >> --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss