[Gllug] Anyone know anything about hardware ?

[Wiehe, Simon]

> I don't know if it is any help with a controller chip problem,
> but I've had success in getting a dodgy drive to work by putting it
> in a sealed bag then into the freezer, say for a few hours or overnight.

Does the cold damage the platters ?

I have had the drive out of the machine for about 48 hours and it still wont
work in that machine or another :-( 

I don't think I will even get the chance to flash the drive BIOS unless I can
get the machine BIOS
to recognise it :-(

Simon

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