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Anyone snap freeze HDDs?

September 15th, 2013, 13:54

Anyone snap freeze HDDs?

Any tips to make it successful?

Snapfreeze will help stiction, methinks?

but how to eliminate moisture?

Re: Anyone snap freeze HDDs?

September 17th, 2013, 14:48

He he, one hand does not know what the other is doing! :wink:

Re: Anyone snap freeze HDDs?

September 17th, 2013, 15:12

ollie2013 wrote:Anyone snap freeze HDDs?

Nope...not if they know what they are doing
Any tips to make it successful?

Yes...don't do it
Snapfreeze will help stiction, methinks?

Or help rip the heads off and cause a fatal head crash.
but how to eliminate moisture?

heat

Re: Anyone snap freeze HDDs?

September 18th, 2013, 4:24

Or else, get your drive to a pro who knows what he is doing.

Re: Anyone snap freeze HDDs?

September 18th, 2013, 8:33

If a falsehood is repeated often enough, people will believe it. The problem is that is propagated by the "professional" pc repair guys.

Re: Anyone snap freeze HDDs?

September 18th, 2013, 9:10

And:

- if you have tried everything else, and are not going to send it to a DR Pro, why not
- Every now and again it appears to work
- every time it gets mentioned it is another rung up the Google ladder.

You can only advise against it, give the disclaimer, and sit back and watch the show.
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