On 12/20/2011 01:35 PM, Linda McLeod wrote: > P.S.: Did the OP try freezing the hd in a baggie..? Did it work to get > the thing operative..? The OP, me, is tired of this thread. The disk didn't contain any valuable data and has been turned in for a replacement. So, we're done. -- A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof was to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools. -- Douglas Adams in "Mostly Harmless -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org