I'd guess you're knackered there
last time we had a HDD recovered here it was expensive, but the company paid anyway, mainly as the data on it was valuable. If memory serves, it was around £300 to recover a 400gb drive
[edit] take it apart and see what's broken inside it. This cannot be a bad idea.
(Dangermouse., Fri 6 Oct 2006, 9:05, archived)

I remember recovering textbooks at school.
Why didn't they just use old wrapping paper - that wouldn't have cost £300
( The Teviot Moose 's cock expands to fill the space available, Fri 6 Oct 2006, 9:08, archived)

see, vinegar and brown paper IS the answer
thank you, TTM.
(Ronnie Spleen is a loud-mouthed, ignorant virgin, Fri 6 Oct 2006, 9:16, archived)