WARNING THIS METHOD EVENTUALLY DESTROYS THE DRIVE
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If the drive spins up or makes some funny noises (even in some cases where it dont spin up).
I would try this as a last resort once you have got another hard drive.
1. Place the affected HDD in the freezer and leave for several hours. This causes certain metal parts that could cause the drive to jam to contract.
2. Boot up the computer with both the new HDD and the cold hdd. Start copying files quickly, the old HDD will run for about an hour at maximum. Afterward the drive is likely to be useless afterwards, but it will give you a chance to get your data off the drive.
I personally have not used this method, but I have a friend who did, it was meantioned in a copy of PCgamer and a UK computer magazine. I will try to dig up the article if you need it.
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If the drive spins up or makes some funny noises (even in some cases where it dont spin up).
I would try this as a last resort once you have got another hard drive.
1. Place the affected HDD in the freezer and leave for several hours. This causes certain metal parts that could cause the drive to jam to contract.
2. Boot up the computer with both the new HDD and the cold hdd. Start copying files quickly, the old HDD will run for about an hour at maximum. Afterward the drive is likely to be useless afterwards, but it will give you a chance to get your data off the drive.
I personally have not used this method, but I have a friend who did, it was meantioned in a copy of PCgamer and a UK computer magazine. I will try to dig up the article if you need it.
Repairing a hard drive is a challenge for computer users.Some time it needs badly because of very important information kept in it.Tips like yours on hard drive repair is much helpful.Thanks for the informative article.
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