Harddrive broken

[Itch]

I would never use the freezer.. refrigerator maybe.. but bagged and sealed first.

 

Also there are many better ways to address a failing hard drive than sticking it in a frozen/wet environment.

[Wrathek]

  PotshotPolka said:

You should at least bag it right? I've got like a dozen ESD bags, at least one for every part of my PC.

 

well yes, id say bag it at least, but by the sounds of it his hdd was unsalvagable to begin with.

[Cromyth]

My cousin found another hard drive. I've finished loading just about everything back on except for some things. It was bagged too, he isnt THAT stupid. So everything should be done by 7 pm est or so.

[tinkerbell]

make sure no air is available to freeze around the hdd, potshot in one, if you are gonna do some stupid shit like that, make sure no moisture is around or able to get to the hdd before putting it in the freezer

[Wrathek]

you guys worry about moisture too much. if you let a hdd dry out, it will probably work just fine. my sister spilled a cereal bowl full of milk on her laptop, completely broke it, i tried for days to make it work again lol.

 

point is, all i did was let the hdd dry out (was fucking full of milk) and i was able to get all of her data onto my old laptop that she uses now.

 

the REAL point is, hdd's are for the most part water proof (within reason), although i wouldnt suggest giving it power when it is wet.

 

(btw this wasnt pointed at you tink, i know you were referring to beforehand, where ice could form inside and would REALLY fuck things up)