Dead hard drive

[Henrik W Lund]

Kurt wrote:

>You might try the freezer trick.
>
>Bag the drive securely against moisture, put it in the freezer for
>several hours, then put it back in the machine while still very cold,
>and see if it responds. If it does, get the data you need from it
>quickly.
>
>You may require several attempts to get all of the data you need, or it
>may not work at all, but all it costs is a litle time.
>  
>
Quite the unorthodox suggestion there, but I'll try anything once. ;-)

Just have to make sure that the condensed humidity doesn't fry anything. 
Leave all the cables plugged in and hanging outside the bag, maybe? 
Hmm... Now where did I put that spare extension power cable?

-Henrik W Lund