[DM-MUG] Internal Hard Drives Shopping

[jim lagnese]

There is another one.


//On 2/1/09 6:40 PM, "Jon Thompson" <jon at mac-consultant.com> wrote:

> When it comes to backup, there are four phases of personalities...
> 
> Those that don't think it will happen to them.
> Those that don't think it will happen to them again.
> Those that think that performing backups is enough.
> Those that verify backups by spot checking.
> 
> 
> Please skip phase 1-3 and backup _and verify_.
> 
> 
> On Feb 1, 2009, at 6:17 PM, CW Smith wrote:
> 
>> € Put the HD in a Ziplock back to keep frost from forming on the drive and to
>> keep condensation from accumulating when it comes out
>> € Freeze overnight (12 hours or so) to assure uniform temperature throughout.
>> If you have a deep freeze in your basement, use that instead of your kitchen
>> freezer
>> € Keep the HD in its Ziplock back as you attach it to your external case or
>> drive dock (not inside the computer), again to keep condensation from
>> accumulating
>> € Attempt recovery while the drive is still COLD, giving you more time before
>> the bearings in the spindle heat up and seize again
>> 
>> I agree with other posters: don't try this on critical data you'd be willing
>> to pay DriveSavers to recover. If it's critical, get professional help.
>> 
>> And *next time,* backup your data regularly so you won't get caught behind
>> the eight ball again!
>>  
>> 
>> Peace,
>> CW
>> 
>> ------------------------------------------------
>> 
>> CW Smith
>> guitar, bass, percussion, Macintosh
>> 
>> cwsmith7 at gmail.com
>> 
>> ------------------------------------------------
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> On Feb 1, 2009, at 4:04 PM, Chris Tyrrell wrote:
>> 
>>> I might just be imaging things, but I could swear that I've heard of
>>> sticking a dead drive in the freezer for a brief resurrection. Of course,
>>> once removed from the freezer, I would think it would need to warm up to
>>> avoid condensation, and once it's warm, is the benefit of the freezer time
>>> lost?
>>>  
>>> Good luck,
>>> Chris
>>> 
>>> On Sat, Jan 31, 2009 at 12:30 PM, Noah Yamen <noahyamen at me.com> wrote:
>>>>  While we're on the topic of hard drives, (and a great excuse to post my
>>>> first message with you all!) I just had my G-Drive Mini take a turn for the
>>>> worse. When i plug it in via firewire 400, the power light comes on but the
>>>> harddrive doesnt spin or turn on. So i tried opening disk utility, doesnt
>>>> show up. I opened up terminal: cd /Volumes and ls.... Still doesnt show up.
>>>> I took the drive out, hooked it up to a sata reader, still no luck.
>>>>  
>>>>  Before I send the thing up to a data recovery center, do you guys have any
>>>> tips/tricks/last resorts I might try? Otherwise Ive lost all of my current
>>>> photoshop web designs... not good when you have projects going on
>>>> currently... :|
>>>>  
>>>>  Oh and hi, I'm Noah.
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