> "Have you tried testing your HDD in a microwave for about 3 minutes on full power ?"
В ответ на "Have also had it in the freezer a few times, and was able to get access for al ittle while, but no luck any more."
Была лет 15 назад эпидемия дисков Fujitsu(?) дохнущих из-за проблем с едким флюсом на плате. Иногда удавалось их оживить охлаждением. Ненадолго, но списать информацию хватало. Видимо, с тех пор этот совет дают :)
1: Admin people are needed to ensure the Servers ar working all the time...hence they tend to be the last to be retrenched.
2: The admin team perhaps, but I don't know if this is true for admins in general. There's always the risk of being replaced by a very small shell script ;)