Once the drive isn't detected in the BIOS anymore, it's long gone. Then the only option is data recovery, or to take it to somebody with the right equipment/software to revive the drive (unbrick the drive). If the drive isn't detected in the BIOS a normal firmware flash won't work.
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you can try http://www.cssi.co.za email them and ask for prices.
I havn't yet gonna try them next week.
Yeah, just pop them an email. I mailed them and within 30min or so their MD of all people phoned me back with further details etc. Just email them or phone their offices, I'm sure they'll be able to assist you!
No, wrong, it will detect the drive, eventually, you just have to wait. I've stated it before and I will repeat, YOU CAN fix the drive by updating it using the new firmware, EVEN after it no longer appears in the BIOS, and your data will still be there.
Either way Seagate have promised free data recovery to victims of the 7200.11 bug.
I didn't say that you CAN'T fix the drive when you can't detect it in the bios! And I know the data will still be there since mine was still there 
But you need the right equipment and software (like Seagate and CSSI have) to access the drive (since it's "bricked") and to be able to flash and revive it!
And btw, when my drive died I contacted Seagate and I found out about the "free" data recovery. Turns out it will cost me almost the price of 2 new HDD's just to send the freakkin drive over there! For that same price (and less) I just took the drive to CSSI and they did the same that Seagate would have done (they actually sent a techie over there to Seagate in January).
So you can try till you're blue in you're face to access the drive, but I'll still recommend taking it to somebody who has the knoweldge,equipment and software to help you.
But you need the right equipment and software (like Seagate and CSSI have) to access the drive (since it's "bricked") and to be able to flash and revive it!And btw, when my drive died I contacted Seagate and I found out about the "free" data recovery. Turns out it will cost me almost the price of 2 new HDD's just to send the freakkin drive over there! For that same price (and less) I just took the drive to CSSI and they did the same that Seagate would have done (they actually sent a techie over there to Seagate in January).
So you can try till you're blue in you're face to access the drive, but I'll still recommend taking it to somebody who has the knoweldge,equipment and software to help you.
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