Yes Mark;
I have used this trick many times.
just put the hdrive in an antistatic bag and place in the freezer
for a couple of hours or more.
Doesn't always work, but worth a try:-)
   Hooking the drive up as a slave on another system is the
best way to go. If the drive is formated NTFS you will need a system
with XP or Win2K to read it.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Tretter" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, August 07, 2005 8:21 PM
Subject: [PCBUILD] Resurrection of a dead hard drive


>  I
> remember some time ago there was a  procedure that involved putting the
> drive into a deep freeze  and to try to access it long enough to get some
> important files off of it.  Anyone remember the specifics?  TIA   Mark

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