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Ok so my rule of determining the level of difficulty in data recovery is really 2 questions.
#1 -  is it making any noise
#2 -  is it detected in the bios if you connect it directly to the mobo

If the answer to #1 is yes - then if you want any hopes of recovering the data do not attempt to continue powering it on. It can be making noise because the heads are broken or bent and if that's the case you will scrape the platters and kill the drive beyond any hope of recovery. (data recovery isn't like the way they show it in the movies you cannot actually remove a platter and recover any data off it) And please do not attempt the Freezer Trick - it doesn't work on current drives anymore and actually introduces condensation in the drive that can kill the platters.
If its detected in the bios we can try a couple of things - and i can usually recover the data for about $250 - $799 - over 50% of the time its about $300.

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« Last edited by etech0 on November 08, 2018, 02:55:58 PM »

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Re: Data Recovery - Any Questions?
« Reply #1040 on: Today at 12:25:56 AM »
What does it show as in Disk Management?

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This is Device Manager. I asked about Disk Management.

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Re: Data Recovery - Any Questions?
« Reply #1042 on: Today at 12:40:13 AM »
This is Device Manager. I asked about Disk Management.
Where do I find that?

ETA: Found it. Drive doesn't seem to be showing up there.

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Re: Data Recovery - Any Questions?
« Reply #1043 on: Today at 12:54:40 AM »
Where do I find that?

ETA: Found it. Drive doesn't seem to be showing up there.

Then you need a professorial (if the OS doesn't see the data portion, formatted or otherwise, then no software can find it for potential recovery.)

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« Reply #1044 on: Today at 01:00:17 AM »
Then you need a professorial (if the OS doesn't see the data portion, formatted or otherwise, then no software can find it for potential recovery.)
Any recommendation? (I'm located in Lakewood, NJ). Also, any idea of how much I should expect to pay?