joebarnin on 2/9/2005 at 17:32
Sneaksie,
I understand your frustration, and the pain of even thinking about starting all over again. But consider this: it's always a lot faster the second time you do something. If you can get over the frustration, you might find that mission coming back together quicker than you thought.
Jeff
GlasWolf on 2/9/2005 at 17:55
Quote Posted by SneaksieDave
Freezer?? Hm. Need to read about that.
Just for the record, my freezer technique link was purely for amusement purposes! The correct way seems to be to put it in a sealed plastic bag and stick it in the freezer for about an hour, then connect the drive up immediately after you take it out. Won't do any harm, and certainly worth a shot before taking the drive apart.
SneaksieDave on 2/9/2005 at 21:20
Quote Posted by joebarnin
I understand your frustration, and the pain of even thinking about starting all over again. But consider this: it's always a lot faster the second time you do something.
That certainly is 100% true. And damnit, I really wanted to see this one finished.
Quote Posted by GlasWolf
Just for the record, my freezer technique link was purely for amusement purposes!
Heh, yeah, I looked at it for a few seconds, thinking, "what the... how could that help??" and then realized um, wait a second - submerging it in water to GET it to that state is probably not very good for a HD. ;)
On the "real" technique - what is the cold supposed to do? Contract the metal and free up any stuck mechanical parts... or something? This one kinda went "whishwhishwhish" for about a minute and then next thing I know, it no longer showed up as a navigable drive - or anything, even to fdisk or the BIOS. Ugh, bad derail, this.
Bardic on 2/9/2005 at 22:55
When transistors and components start going out they get hot, and start letting too much current through. The drive sees this as a short. By freezing it, you can sometimes keep those components super cooled and have maybe 10-30 minutes before the components heat back up again. Enough time to get some data off. (swapping the circuit board from an identical drive works better and only takes 2-3 minutes if you have an identical model drive)
If the drive spins up that is a good sign. You might start by leaving it overnight so any regular heat dissapates and see if the PC recognizes it for the first few minutes.
If you do decide to freeze it, I wrap a drive in a cloth or stick it in a sock with the connectors on the open end. That way when you take the drive out, the cloth touching the board will help condensation from forming there. Hook the drive up and see if it is recognized. You could use the coldest part of your fridge if you don't want to freeze it solid, but I almost always just leave it overnight.
SneaksieDave on 3/9/2005 at 03:53
Interesting... you guys will be the first to know if I have any success. :)
Gestalt on 4/9/2005 at 22:55
Nice!
I'd like to make something involving a lighthouse at some point.
I've slowed down a bit lately, since I went on vacation a while ago and got sick right after I got home.
Gestalt on 7/9/2005 at 15:31
Very nice and moody. I'm looking forward to The Bridge.
