Bit of a Hard drive emergency..

[Johan.]

You can try this as last hope. It gives you 'a little' time to save the most importand data. I did it myself to my external haddisk a few weeks ago, wasn't fast, but I was able to save some precious photo's.

(2012-04-08 15:48)Elmo Wrote:  

(2012-04-07 19:14)Johan. Wrote:  And, to add to Zsolt's post: get it covered in something, and put it in the fridge/freezer. This also makes sure that your longer able to use the battery on a nice long time..

Make sure you put it in a sealed container with some silica gel for several hours before letting any electronics anywhere near the inside of a freezer. The gel absorbs any moisture in the air which should prevent it condensing on the electronics. Also, make sure it's left to sit at room temperature (out of the container) after removing it from the freezer for a few hours before you power it up.
Rapid changes in temperature + electronics + power = condensation + fffzzzt.