Dead Hard Drive ? ?


  1. patio
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    Dead Hard Drive ? ?


    Have some fun with it...

    Old Hard Drives Get Sculpted Into Cars, Bikes, Robots | Gadget Lab | Wired.com
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  3. rsvr85
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    patio said:
    Have some fun with it...

    Old Hard Drives Get Sculpted Into Cars, Bikes, Robots | Gadget Lab | Wired.com
    Wow! They're amazing :)

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  4. severedsolo
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    wow... that is actually very cool
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  6. Qdos
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    Have you ever heard of getting data off a terminally ill HDD by leaving it overnight in the freezer (and yeah, it can really work too...) because someone went one step further to achieve the same...

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  7. Tews
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    Lol ... Ive used that trick since the 80's and its saved my bacon on more than one occasion..
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  8. Qdos
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    All it needs is a slice of lemon ROFL...
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  10. chuckr
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    Qdos said:
    All it needs is a slice of lemon ROFL...
    Don't forget the vodka and vermouth - about 6:1
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  11. Zidane24
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    Tews said:
    Lol ... Ive used that trick since the 80's and its saved my bacon on more than one occasion..
    How in the world does that work Tom...by cooling it down to a sub 32 degree temperature?
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  12. Tews
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    Yeah, heat is the number reason for drive failures... freeze it overnight then hope that you can grab everything you need before it totally dies...
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  13. wwpauljd
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    very neat
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