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| Thread ID: 88811 | 2008-04-10 00:55:00 | Hard drive problem - not recognised | Greg (193) | Press F1 |
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| 657499 | 2008-04-11 00:45:00 | I've seen some defence of the freezer idea based on the idea that it might temporarily fix broken connections or solder joints but nobody seems to know exactly why it works when it does.The theory is in the change of temperature contracting the parts and/or contracting then expanding and thereby loosening up bearing lubrication. My research has shown a startling amount of success doing this. Watch this space to hear how I get on. |
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| 657500 | 2008-04-11 00:54:00 | The theory is in the change of temperature contracting the parts and/or contracting then expanding and thereby loosening up bearing lubrication. Good luck. I don't believe freezing will do anything to help lubrication, if stuck bearings were the issue you'd be heating the drive to thin the oil. |
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| 657501 | 2008-04-13 01:16:00 | Just a note to close this thread... as per my post in the other thread... the freezing did actually work to get the drive to spin again. Hooah! But it's evident that there is an electronic component in the drive that's failed. Maybe later down the track I'll get another 2nd hand drive and replace the primary electronic components and see how I get on. Thanks again to all who've offered help. |
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