How to Recover a Dead Hard Drive
When a hard drive dies more often then not its is one of two things;
1. A component on the circuit has shorted out
2. The hard drive has a head crash.
In the event that the drive has a head crash one know method has been to seal the hard drive in dual zip lock bags and place it in the freezer over night. When metal gets cold it shrinks and will allow a larger gap between the read head and the drive platter. Once you take it out of the freeze there is generally a 20 minute opportunity in which to pull off data, so get the most critical stuff first!
The other more common event is that a component on the circuit board shorts; A new circuit board can be swapped on from the same model of drive.
When searching for a donor drive be sure that all of the drive specs match, including factory code, revision number, chip code ect.
The circuit board swap is a simple procedure that requires a Hex screw driver and the donor board.
the circuit dies rather then the physical components within the hard drive. In the event that its not a physical head crash
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