From: Oldus Fartus
Newsgroups: aus.ads.forsale.computers.used,wa.ads.forsale,aus.ads.wanted
Subject: Re: Wanted: dead quantum fireball lct 08 8.4GB hard drive
Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2003 21:42:56 +0800
Organization: Netspace Internet
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Sooky Grumper wrote:
> Oldus Fartus wrote:
>
>> Sooky Grumper wrote:
>>
>>> Oldus Fartus wrote:
>>>
>>>> He obviously has a need to recover data off that particular drive,
>>>> otherwise he wouldn't be asking.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Actually I don't, I've just never done anything like this before and
>>> it seemed like a fun thing to try. If it works I can at least say
>>> that I've been able to. The drive was headed for the bin when I
>>> intercepted it :-)
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Fair enough, you have nothing to lose either way then by giving it a go.
>>
>
> And if it doesn't work out, I can always return it to the queue for the bin
>
Exactly, sometimes some of the little repairs we attempt, and work out
fine, are the ones which satisfy us the most.
I got my old Nintaus 9901 DVD player going again the other week, and all
up it probably cost me $60 - I know I could have got a new el Cheapo
from somewhere for only a little more, but it was a buzz to be able to
say "I fixed it!"
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Cheers
Oldus Fartus