A can of Component Cooler will do the same thing. Some semiconductors like it better cold, especially if their not feeling well. > AH.. the mixed properties of thermal expansion... > > Mark Courtney wrote: > >>This is gonna sound really corny, but it's worked for me more times >> than I can count. >> >>1. Take the drive out of the laptop. >>2. Put the drive in a Ziploc bag. >>3. Put the drive and the Ziploc bag in the freezer for an hour or two. >> 4. After the drive is good and frozen, plug it back in and get your >> data off the drive before it warms up. >> >>I swear it works! >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org > https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list