Re: Data recovery
 

It`s only duff advice when it doesn`t work & no need for jokes about the dead.
Can`t really preach to anyone about drinking too much.

:cheers:

Re: Data recovery
 

I can't make jokes when I join them, so I'll do it now ta very much.
As for your claim, give me solid proof (by solid I don't mean -272 or whatever the official temperature is these days), just Google if it's actually of use there will be plenty of phantoms out there that know a friend that had a brother whose sister in law had a second cousin that swears by this technique.

Re: Data recovery
 

I have often heard of strange solutions for tech problems. If a device is overheating then perhaps sticking it in the freezer might be an tempoary option(though it sounds totally nuts to me) - How do this with saftey is another thing - I certainly wouldn't want to put a HDD into the PC after it had been in the freezer; I have spent around £600 on building this particualr machine! I didn't build it so I could have an overexpensive light show

I will admit to sticking a phone into the freezer - It was a HTC DesireHD - It was supposed to have a software problem(the person said who sold it to me) - It would boot up and then turn straight off. I put it in the freezer for about 2 mins and turned it on and it worked perfectly(for a few mins) - Diagnosed as overheating and later I sold it again via eBay and found out it was water damaged.

I have heard strange fixes for Xbox - wrap it in towels and put it in airing cupboard... PS3's YLOD fix - cooking the actual motherboard in the oven....

Re: Data recovery
 

Did you add this post just so I would wet myself? I've already said I'm drinking.
So you put a phone in a freezer for 2 minutes and expect the temperature within to phone to drop (better off giving it a blast from a Co2 extinguisher) THEN, you mention it's water damaged.
Well I wonder why?:D

Re: Data recovery
 

OK I`ve changed my mind, you definitely drink too much.

I don`t need to prove anything to anyone, I gave a bit of advice that I know can work in certain circumstances, if you want to try it, try it, if you don`t want to then don`t. I really don`t care that much.

If you`re worried about damage to your pc, then don`t do it, maybe put in a caddy or I`d be happy to do it for you.

GPick

Re: Data recovery
 

Now we come to the crux of it, you joined the site hoping to impress with your PC skills and no doubt I would have to be grateful and pay you.
Well thanx very much but no thanx.
My PC was built to order back in 2007, I have updated most of the components since then, no doubt even though it would last in its present condition for several years I will continue to update it until I get fed up with the colour of the case.

Allow you to touch it? I wouldn't' allow you anywhere near my freezer just to polish the door.
We have accyman to do repairs for those that don't understand computers, if he was no good there would be complaints.
Personally I'm a bit of a nonerist with my computer, (I can do it myself).

Goodbye find another site to prey on.

Re: Data recovery
 

I actually joined this site looking to see if a story in the telegraph was being discussed locally, it wasn`t so i`m not going to say what it was and get people talking about it.
I wasn`t suggesting i connect your hard drive to your computer for you, i was suggesting i would connect it to mine to recover data for you.
And i`ve helped many people with pc problems and never ask for a penny.
GPick.

Re: Data recovery
 

HAHA. Something like that.

Well. It was more like 5 minutes after the phone had been turned off for a considerable amount of time......But. It was already water damaged. That's the reason why the fault was there in the first place.

Re: Data recovery
 

avoid the water damage by placing it in a "store n pour" kind of freezer bag, i too had heard of this!, also think they only other way is to send it off and attempt to have a new board fitted, as for backups i usually do use backups, this was my backup whilst i was messing with my macs hdd, in fact it was the drive out of my mac, its currently in a caddy, i havent tried it in my pc, just in the caddy, but hey ho!

Re: Data recovery
 

Hey churchfc, if you`d like to give it a go & I can help in any way, then let me know.
I think I played for church FC when I was a kid, was run by a guy called Tony of Norfolk Grove, he used to work in Asda.

Re: Data recovery
 

Although 50GB would be pushing it I think.

Re: Data recovery
 

funny you should say that because iv fixed a few rrod xbox's by sticking them in the oven for 10 mins on gas mark 4

now i use a heatgun to do reflows but you use what you can when you really must :D


for the record these were my own xbox units that i bought faulty i dont go around cooking peoples xbox's for fun lol

Re: Data recovery
 

I was going to say this method can be used to fix graphics cards with dry joints but thought nah, been flamed enough on here already.

Re: Data recovery
 

Hello, who are you? You have been flamed? let me know by whom! I will deal with them, just for you.

So far you have only been treated the way you deserve, like someone that knows nothing but wants to spread the same level of knowledge to the gullible.

Re: Data recovery
 

You haven't found the thread? Then start it, anyone can start a thread, but not much point joining a site just in case a thread is started.
:confused:

May as well go living in your freezer.