If the disk does not spin, then put it in the freezer for about an hour. Remove and boot. You think I'm kidding, don't you... This has worked 2 times for me, and I got my data back. Then toss the drive.
The freeze seems to unlock some stuck bearing or what-not.
Don't forget to try the "disk drop" technique if freezing doesn't work.
Drop the drive about three feet onto a padded but firm surface. That sometimes help to break the sticktion that keeps the drive from spinning up.
You can also try mounting the drive at a different orientation that normal. If it normally sits flat, try sitting it on it's side and vice versa. The change in the direction that gravity is pulling the parts sometimes is enough to get the drive to spin up again.
If you can't get it to spin up, then you're going to have to shell out for a data recovery service to pull the platters and mount them in another drive so they can be read.
The freeze seems to unlock some stuck bearing or what-not.
Don't forget to try the "disk drop" technique if freezing doesn't work.
Drop the drive about three feet onto a padded but firm surface. That sometimes help to break the sticktion that keeps the drive from spinning up.
You can also try mounting the drive at a different orientation that normal. If it normally sits flat, try sitting it on it's side and vice versa. The change in the direction that gravity is pulling the parts sometimes is enough to get the drive to spin up again.
If you can't get it to spin up, then you're going to have to shell out for a data recovery service to pull the platters and mount them in another drive so they can be read.
