12-03-2009, 06:55 PM
Original thread:
http://forums.macresource.com/read.php?1...msg-844502
Nothing worked to recover data, so I tried the freezer trick. It has worked once for me before. I put it in a ziploc bag and it sat in the freezer for maybe 2 hours, I tried plugging it back in, and it made some HORRIBLE noises like a dying bird. My dog even came over to investigate.
But after it was done complaining, it mounted, and displayed a directory. I was able to quickly copy over the entire user folder (only 770 MB) to a spare. At that point, I tried copying over the Library and the Applications folders, but no go. I tried it in the freezer again to recover those directories, but it just would not read from them. Must be where the damage is on the disk.
Regardless, I was able to recover the most important information. Put a clean install of Tiger on the PB, put the PB in TDM again, and copied the user folder over. Worked, for the most part. This morning I've just been reinstalling applications on it.
I'm going to recommend she max out the RAM on this machine. How well would a 1GHz/1.25GB/80GB Powerbook run the Office 2008 suite, and youtube? Acceptably?
http://forums.macresource.com/read.php?1...msg-844502
Nothing worked to recover data, so I tried the freezer trick. It has worked once for me before. I put it in a ziploc bag and it sat in the freezer for maybe 2 hours, I tried plugging it back in, and it made some HORRIBLE noises like a dying bird. My dog even came over to investigate.
But after it was done complaining, it mounted, and displayed a directory. I was able to quickly copy over the entire user folder (only 770 MB) to a spare. At that point, I tried copying over the Library and the Applications folders, but no go. I tried it in the freezer again to recover those directories, but it just would not read from them. Must be where the damage is on the disk.
Regardless, I was able to recover the most important information. Put a clean install of Tiger on the PB, put the PB in TDM again, and copied the user folder over. Worked, for the most part. This morning I've just been reinstalling applications on it.
I'm going to recommend she max out the RAM on this machine. How well would a 1GHz/1.25GB/80GB Powerbook run the Office 2008 suite, and youtube? Acceptably?