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redwhiteandblue · 09-19-2011, 12:49 PM

I did it with a WD Caviar a few years back that failed, it would spin up and then shut down after a few seconds. So I stuck it in the freezer for 20 minutes and then connected it and it stayed alive just long enough to get what I wanted off it.

09-19-2011, 12:49 PM
redwhiteandblue Bollocks Industry Role: Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Bollocks Posts: 2,793	I did it with a WD Caviar a few years back that failed, it would spin up and then shut down after a few seconds. So I stuck it in the freezer for 20 minutes and then connected it and it stayed alive just long enough to get what I wanted off it. __________________ Interserver unmanaged AMD Ryzen servers from $73.00