So, my desktop internal hard drive stopped working today. I have a laptop and SATA-to-USB adaptor, so I took the drive out to try and run it on my laptop. The drive receives power and the disks spin at normal speed, but the drive cannot detect and boot. However, there is also a very soft mechanical sound that occurs inside the drive, and it seems to be at a fixed interval. Now, if there is any chance of data recovery, I know it is risky to expose the platters, but I really want to see if there is any abnormal mechanism that I can fix. But, before I do, I need to know: Considering the circumstances, is there any chance that I, or any other technician, can recover the data on this drive?
P.S. : I know about the super expensive recovery method of trying to recover data from individual platters, and that is definitely not an option for me. Even if it was, the data I'm hoping to recover is not worth thousands of dollars anyway.
P.S. : I know about the super expensive recovery method of trying to recover data from individual platters, and that is definitely not an option for me. Even if it was, the data I'm hoping to recover is not worth thousands of dollars anyway.