The failure may be in the magnetic media, in which case perhaps
professional forensic recovery may help ( but will cost thousands).
The other and more probable cause is electronic failure. I would always
say, if you want the data back, go and buy another identical drive to the
one that failed. then:
1) Verify the new drive is good.
2) Run the new drive with the old circuit board.
If the new drive now fails, this implies the fault was electronic, not
magnetic. (good result so far).
3) Put the new circuit board into the failed drive.
If the gods are with you, you may now have sight of your data.
4) Create backup copies immediately (if not before!).
Robin
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