[windows2000] Re: OT: Just letting off some frustration

  • From: "Sorin Srbu" <Sorin.Srbu@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2003 10:01:02 +0200

On Fri, 12 Sep 2003 17:04:20 +0100, Steve Rance wrote:

>Took drive out of case.
>Powered it up and "smacked the crap out of it", I even used a few selected 
>swear words along with some verbal abuse.
>Had no effect.
>
>Plan 2 is to drop said hard drive from 3rd floor window into car park, and try 
>again.

I've tried plan already, or rather, a unix-colleauge did. Amazingly
few pieces shattered... In fact only the power-connector was broken
loose. This was a rather old fujitsu-hd. Maybe todays harddrives
are more sensitive?

8-)


BW,

Sorin

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