Temperature limits

ConTRo13R · 16 Dec 2008 at 18:41

Not your average How hot is too hot thread.

Just interested to know if there is a limit to how cold data storage such as cd's, dvd's, flash drives, floppy disks, and hard drives can go before they become damaged and loose there data?

Obviously too hot and they will melt lol

J.B · 16 Dec 2008 at 19:27

I have no idea, heres a guess that CDs and DVD Rs and RWs will probably go at -5, Id imagine proper ones would be a bit better.

Flash drives I reckon could be pretty resillant.

Andy1911 · 16 Dec 2008 at 21:33

put one in the fridge and adjust the temp over time to see when it goes

The Halk · 16 Dec 2008 at 21:40

Sometimes a failed hard drive can be given a little burst of new life by sticking it in a freezer for a while. Condensation of course will do it no good, but the temperature seems not to harm them.

I fail to see why CDs or flash media would be affected by cold temps though. Check various flash memory stick manufacturers sites and see if they have specific operating or storage conditions.

ConTRo13R · 16 Dec 2008 at 23:23

The Halk said:
Sometimes a failed hard drive can be given a little burst of new life by sticking it in a freezer for a while. Condensation of course will do it no good, but the temperature seems not to harm them.

It's ingenius the old freezer fix for a dead hard drive! have to work quick though! and you are doomed if the os is on the drive especially if it is a slow one lol