hard drive recovery?

[amethystmoon.livejournal.com]

Does anyone know of a place in the area that can do hard drive recovery, other than Microcenter or Best Buy (which I'm already looking into)? I've been doing some looking online, but my hard drive is clicking, and a lot of places seem to say they won't deal with that.

Alternatively, does anyone in the area have an Archos Gmini MP3 player, and could lend me the charger for a bit? I used mine as my backup hard drive, but I lost the charger and the battery is presently dead.

Edit: Thank you all for advice and suggestions. I've found a charger for the Archos, and I'm going to try a couple more at-home efforts with the hard drive, involving different boards, the assistance of a kind LJ neighbor, and possibly this fun-sounding freezing option, and chalk it up to a loss if they don't work. Who knew clean rooms were so expensive? ;)

Comments

[jellobiafrascat.livejournal.com]

how important is the data on the drive and how much of it is there?

Honestly, you don't want just anyone poking around the hard drive if the data is really important. they can end up causing more damage than good.

Trust me on this one, you may have to drop a pretty penny to get the data off safely if its worth the price. I'm going though the same thing with a failed raid 0 set up and a $28,000 film sitting on it. Drivesavers.com

I would agree, but...

[amethystmoon.livejournal.com]

I'd say it's worth a few hundred to me, max. This is just my personal stuff, no business-related or really high-value data. I mostly want my photos from Paris and from my BFA thesis, and my college graphic design work. But thanks!

Re: I would agree, but...

[agharta75.livejournal.com]

If it's clicking, at least a few hundred is what you'll end up paying, unfortunately.

Wish I could recommend a place to you. Do you know any corporate sysadmins who might have had the problem?