Again if your data is vital, call a professional data recovery service. If you are willing to destroy your dat while attempting to recover then this section is for you. Remember that you cannot open your hard drive. The dust in the air will render it unrecoverable.
Check the environment.
Look for an environmental factor that may interfere with the functioning of your hard drive. Are there magnets on the computer case close to the hard drive? Is there a fan or heater near the computer? Is there a transformer, electrical box, or high power device near the computer (on a floor above or in a nearby wall)? All of these will produce magnetic and/or electromagnetic fields that can interfere with your hard drive. Equipment that may vibrate the computer even at a very low amplitude can resonate and cause hard drive heads to skip and jump or even scratch the platters.
Freeze it!
No kidding! Put your hard drive in a sealed bag in the freezer for a couple of hours. Meanwhile get another hard drive (faster than CD or DVD in case you have gigabits of data to recover). Do that fast while it is cold and still working. You have about 20 min!
Shake, hit and drop your hard drive.
I warned you! We are going to try to reset any mechanical dislocation. Shake the hard drive vigorousely and try it. Drop the hard drive on a hard surface on its top. Sometimes it is the heads that are stuck to the platters. Try hitting your hard drive a few times to reset any mechanical dislocation. Again this works very often but not for long. So be fast, be prepared.
We hope that by now you have recovered your data. Do not hesitate to visit our Data Recovery Forum if you have any further questions.
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