Stop a hard drive from clicking
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I came across this at lunch:
How to stop a hard drive clicking [faildesk.net] -
I haven't heard any stats on it, but I am guessing that has to work nearly 100% of the time. Great tutorial!
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That was awesome...who knew that was the best fix ever!
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No way! Who knew?!
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I prefer the ball-peen hammer approach but I didn't know an adjustable wrench was so versatile.
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I knew a guy who used to pull the clicking drive and pop it in a freezer for 30 minutes. Sometimes it worked.
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@Katie said:
I knew a guy who used to pull the clicking drive and pop it in a freezer for 30 minutes. Sometimes it worked.
Just make sure you don't open it up and then put it in the freezer. You'll get ice particles on the head and platters.
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@Katie said:
I knew a guy who used to pull the clicking drive and pop it in a freezer for 30 minutes. Sometimes it worked.
I have heard that from a lot of people.
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@ajstringham said:
Just make sure you don't open it up.
FTFY
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@scottalanmiller said:
@ajstringham said:
Just make sure you don't open it up.
FTFY
Yeah, as a rule I'd agree. I like getting the magnets out of dead HDDs. Those suckers are strong!
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Well sure, once the drive is toast you can open it. Hard drives need a clean room environment to be opened if you want them to spin again.
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@scottalanmiller said:
Well sure, once the drive is toast you can open it. Hard drives need a clean room environment to be opened if you want them to spin again.
Yeah. True
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@Katie said:
I knew a guy who used to pull the clicking drive and pop it in a freezer for 30 minutes. Sometimes it worked.
3 years ago I had to do this for a client. I was able to retrieve 30%. And had to freeze multiple times.
