Please read the following disclaimer VERY CAREFULLY and do not proceed
unless you think you are capable of these repairs.
This guide is NOT GUARANTEED to fix your hard drive as faulty parts do occur.
However, in many instances this guide will allow you to restore your hard
drive to its former glory. BE WARNED though, improper use of this guide can
render your hard drive virtually useless, or at best, destroy more
voltage critical components. Proceed at your own risk. I take no
responsibility for damage caused by improper use or accidental damage to
any parts of your computer.
Caution! If you have any warranty left, always claim a warranty repair
instead of doing any work yourself. If you open your HARD DRIVE, you will break
the warranty seal and the warranty will be VOID!
Reviving a drive even if only long enough to copy its data before you
throw the drive in the garbage—is a tough challenge. Of course, as
the legal blurb at the end of the document declares, we can't promise that
any of these tips will work in every setting. But we thought you'd
enjoy reading what your fellow IT professionals had to say on this
subject. Enjoy!