LoneGunman
Expert Member
you can always freeze the HD, wrapping securely in air/watertight plastic, and stash it in the fridge for a few hours/ or overnight - then install it as a secondary drive and quickly pull the needed data off it.
see 101 ways to revive a HD:
http://www.handcraftedwebsites.com/newsletter/pctips/20040314.html
http://www.examnotes.net/article1030374.html
fix hard drive
http://pcproblemsolver.com/directory/fixharddrive/
http://forums.vnunet.com/thread.jsp?forum=7&thread=37916
see 101 ways to revive a HD:
http://www.handcraftedwebsites.com/newsletter/pctips/20040314.html
http://www.examnotes.net/article1030374.html
fix hard drive
http://pcproblemsolver.com/directory/fixharddrive/
http://forums.vnunet.com/thread.jsp?forum=7&thread=37916