Comments on: Computer Wait Speed http://www.marialanger.com/2007/02/11/computer-wait-speed/ Web site and blog for Maria Langer, freelance writer, commercial helicopter pilot, and serious amateur photographer Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:42:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Thuy http://www.marialanger.com/2007/02/11/computer-wait-speed/#comment-34344 Thuy Mon, 12 Feb 2007 02:43:54 +0000 http://www.marialanger.com/2007/02/11/computer-wait-speed/#comment-34344 Metal contracts in cooling temperatures. So doing this may help temporary "repair" defective hardware portions on the disk, which might be just long enough for you to recover data. As an IT admin, I was also skeptical when I first learned about this, but I have tried and was successful a few times. I even stick it in the freezer three times and was able to pull data off little by little. The drive died after the 3rd try though. Best of luck! Metal contracts in cooling temperatures. So doing this may help temporary “repair” defective hardware portions on the disk, which might be just long enough for you to recover data.

As an IT admin, I was also skeptical when I first learned about this, but I have tried and was successful a few times. I even stick it in the freezer three times and was able to pull data off little by little. The drive died after the 3rd try though.

Best of luck!

]]> By: Maria Langer http://www.marialanger.com/2007/02/11/computer-wait-speed/#comment-34334 Maria Langer Mon, 12 Feb 2007 01:02:55 +0000 http://www.marialanger.com/2007/02/11/computer-wait-speed/#comment-34334 A data recovery guy I spoke to in Phoenix claims that if the damage may be heat related -- and I think it is -- an hour or two in the freezer could bring back the disk for enough time to get the data off of it. After waiting 9 days for my data recovery software to unsuccessfully recover what was on that disk, I'm willing to try anything. Patience is something I learned from living here in Wickenburg and dealing with the people who run the town. A data recovery guy I spoke to in Phoenix claims that if the damage may be heat related — and I think it is — an hour or two in the freezer could bring back the disk for enough time to get the data off of it.

After waiting 9 days for my data recovery software to unsuccessfully recover what was on that disk, I’m willing to try anything.

Patience is something I learned from living here in Wickenburg and dealing with the people who run the town.

]]> By: Miraz Jordan http://www.marialanger.com/2007/02/11/computer-wait-speed/#comment-34306 Miraz Jordan Sun, 11 Feb 2007 19:08:09 +0000 http://www.marialanger.com/2007/02/11/computer-wait-speed/#comment-34306 Just wndering what the stint in the freezer is for - to teach the disc a lesson? But seriously - what should the cooling achieve? I've not heard of that technique before. Nine days of software recovery! That's mighty patient! Just wndering what the stint in the freezer is for – to teach the disc a lesson?

But seriously – what should the cooling achieve? I’ve not heard of that technique before.

Nine days of software recovery! That’s mighty patient!

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