Attempt at hard-drive recovery
Today I attempted to recover a dead hard drive using the new temperature chamber at work. I eventually lowered the temperature to -40C (which is also -40F). After letting the drive sit in the chamber during the cooling process, I also waited about 15 minutes at the peak low temperature. The chamber allows for cables to run into it through a port in the side (which is a big hole with basically a big plastic cork).
Unfortunately, I experienced no joy, as I was still unable to get my MacBook to transfer (or even mount) the drive. If you look closely at this image, you can see the drive through the window.
Here’s a photo of the setup, including my MacBook to the left, USB SATA interface (on the floor), and temperature chamber with the laptop HD sitting on a chunk of styrofoam.
