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Hugh Vandervoort <[log in to unmask]>
Thu, 11 Aug 2005 04:39:25 -0400
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I'm not sure how others do this, but I often connect a drive temporarily
outside the case. I learned this from a pro builder.
In the case of a drive coming from the freezer, I'd be very concerned
about moisture, and the thought of installing this drive in the drive
bay is a bit scary.
The connections are more difficult in some cases than others, but I have
yet to see a situation where this is not possible.
A case ground is not necessary, but stabilizing the drive  is essential.

Phillip Williams wrote:

>In a message dated 8/10/2005 3:56:24 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
>[log in to unmask] writes:
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>It  worked for me after an overnight stay in the freezer, 12 hours, was able
>to  get most of the stuff off of it before it locked again.  I have it in  the
>freezer now again to try for more data recovery later.  I was only  able to
>run it for about 5-6 minutes before it locked the system up  again.
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> I noticed an earlier question of condensation was answered by placing  the
>drive on towel. Are the connection and retrevial to be done with the  drive
>outside the case?( I can picture that one drop of water hitting the  MOBO!) This,
>I guess would mean the drive dosen't require a chassis ground?
>
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