freezer + HDD :)

by mamouth • 6 Nov 2010, 01:34 • Journals
Hi CF !

I gonna test it on my 500 giga hdd western digital, the hdd fucked up like 3 days ago :(

Did someone already do it ? Did it work or not ?

wish me good luck :)
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Nickje 6 Nov 2010, 01:34
lol, good luck :D
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cl4ym4n 6 Nov 2010, 01:46
Putting it into the oven at +/- 50°C probably would help more than the freezer-idea... if you're unlucky the condensed water will cause a short circuit and will fuck the hdd completely...
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mamouth 6 Nov 2010, 01:52
lol :D no i put it in some plastic bags :D
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Krii 6 Nov 2010, 07:38
thats not just gonna do it

have you ever here of waterdrilling?
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Saevio 6 Nov 2010, 10:18
Actually plastic bags are gonna cut it with freezer temperatures.
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taZyaa 6 Nov 2010, 01:54
or you can just attach some c4 to it and blow it the fuck up.
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mamouth 6 Nov 2010, 01:56
my goal is to get back my files ...
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cl4ym4n 6 Nov 2010, 01:58
Guess you never heard of 'baking' hardware and which positive effects this might have...
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taZyaa 6 Nov 2010, 02:09
No i havnt actually.
I was like,, WTF.

Does it actually work?
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niSmO 6 Nov 2010, 04:02
it basically re-solders the fucked up solder work, but it has to be at certain temps etc
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Webe 6 Nov 2010, 09:17
+- 50C, what the hell are you talking about :D
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Levin 6 Nov 2010, 10:52
but mostly that only fixes it temporarily, like 2 - 3 weeks max
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HellHammer 6 Nov 2010, 11:11
wtf 50C you are supposed to cool the hdd
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taZyaa 6 Nov 2010, 02:10
I didn't realise.

sorry
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mamouth 6 Nov 2010, 02:16
with cold, joints contract and it drives up read heads and it mades possible to read data. Sometimes it works.

http://geeksaresexy.blogspot.com/2006/01/freeze-your-hard-drive-to-recover-data.html
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taZyaa 6 Nov 2010, 03:18
but it doesnt actually work.
you still need to get professional help.
lol
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mamouth 6 Nov 2010, 04:35
no sometimes it works (didn't work with me, but it worked with 1 friend + go google) and why the fuck you need help, you just put hdd in freezer oO
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Sungi 6 Nov 2010, 10:12
Quoteand why the fuck you need help, you just put hdd in freezer oO

:D
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Nonix 6 Nov 2010, 03:41
lol i tried that and nothing happend:(
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HugTheSub 6 Nov 2010, 12:05
there is no reason to do this.
this is a variation of the "put it in the oven"-myth cause some people just think it sounds dumb and cant tell the difference.
however putting it in the freezer will break it and putting it in the oven might actually work (if it broke due to water/liquids that is and only if you didnt fry it by trying to turn it on 2 often)
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slajdan 6 Nov 2010, 14:29
mhhh, it really depends on what disk he have. If it's a relatively new disk then it's not very plausible to work, but if it's a softdisk or a "sugarcoated" one then sure.
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ENSJQM 6 Nov 2010, 13:18
worth a shot. you might be able to recover some data. it wont fix the hdd for good ofc
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