From owner-freebsd-hardware Mon Oct 14 17:09:26 1996 Return-Path: owner-hardware Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id RAA07771 for hardware-outgoing; Mon, 14 Oct 1996 17:09:26 -0700 (PDT) Received: from genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au (genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au [129.127.96.120]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) with ESMTP id RAA07766 for ; Mon, 14 Oct 1996 17:09:23 -0700 (PDT) Received: from msmith@localhost by genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au (8.6.12/8.6.9) id JAA16893; Tue, 15 Oct 1996 09:39:07 +0930 From: Michael Smith Message-Id: <199610150009.JAA16893@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> Subject: Re: sticky drives (was: your mail) To: dg@Root.COM Date: Tue, 15 Oct 1996 09:39:06 +0930 (CST) Cc: gfoster@gfoster.com, freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <199610141715.KAA21206@root.com> from "David Greenman" at Oct 14, 96 10:15:36 am MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-hardware@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk David Greenman stands accused of saying: > > >In all this talk of "twisting" drives (which has never worked for me) > >has anybody mentioned sticking the thing in the freezer overnight? I > >have resurrected a couple of stiction'd drives this way (but it > >doesn't always work). > > This is extremely dangerous, BTW. When you take the drive out of the > freezer, condensation may form on the platters as the drive heats up. > Conversely, frost may form on the platters as the drive drops below freezing. Yup. It's actually a moderately popular solution around here in the summer months (very dry), but you have to make sure you seal the drive airtight before freezing it. I'd be inclined to rate it at about the same level of risk as opening the unit. > David Greenman -- ]] Mike Smith, Software Engineer msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] Genesis Software genesis@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] High-speed data acquisition and (GSM mobile) 0411-222-496 [[ ]] realtime instrument control (ph/fax) +61-8-267-3039 [[ ]] Collector of old Unix hardware. "Where are your PEZ?" The Tick [[