[Gllug] Dead Reiser drive

[Jim Bailey]

On Oct 31, 10:26, Nix wrote:
> On Mon, 31 Oct 2005, Anthony Newman yowled:
> > Jim Bailey wrote:
> >> On Oct 21, 12:30, SteveC wrote:
> >>>So I think it's gone to that big IDE controller in the sky, unless
> >>>anyone has suggestions other than paying someone in a cleanroom to do
> >>>some magic?
> >> depending on whats up with it, you could try putting it in the freezer
> >> in a zip lock bag and some moisture absorbent gel etc. to see if that
> >> helps.

You may laugh but that very thing once allowed me to recover the data
from a former CEOs laptop harddrive which was suffering some weird
overheating problem.  The description of the problem was vague after
all.

> 
> ITYM `fridge', HTH. Freezing the thing might have rather nasty
> thermal contraction/expansion effects.

You are rescuing data not raising the dead.
> 
> > Don't forget to dance around naked, waving some old bones and
> > muttering appropriate demonic incantations ;-)
> 
> I believe that only works if you're a naturally red-headed green-eyed
> young virginal female and it is the dark of the moon. (This also neatly
> explains the failure of most attempts.)

Anyway why does IT support have to be an excuse for dancing around
naked? ;)

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