> Stephen <mca### [at] aolcom> wrote:
>
> I've had sporadic success with the "put the HDD in the freezer" technique.
> In theory, you should only need to get the drive working reliably _once_ for as
> long as you need to transfer the files to a shiny new drive(s).

Hmm, sounds a bit like 'Monty Python' science. Do I cast the Runes while doing
so, to see if the auspices are good? (Kidding, kidding. Sorry, I couldn't resist
;-P

I guess that's basically for a drive that's overheating(?) The trouble with mine
is that it no longer even starts or comes on electrically. I *think* the problem
stems from the fact that I dropped it onto a (rug-covered) floor, from a 3-foot
height off my desk. Dumb. But I didn't think such a minor(??) shock would affect
it so badly. A hard lesson learned.
>
> Following that logic, I'm sure that all of us here at news.povray.org would very
> much appreciate HD video of you transferring files from your drive while it's
> submerged in a Dewar filled with liquid nitrogen, argon, or helium.

I've already ordered the helium. Now I just need to build the Dewar...and the
pumps...

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