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Originally Posted by Steve Viegas
If your hard drive died, it is still possible to retrieve the information, but it is likely much more expensive.
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Top secret tech info... sometimes... if you remove the hard drive... while holding it horizontally vigorously twist it back and forth... or even gently tap it on a desk.
Sounds crazy I know but about one out of ten times it actually works, if the drive does come back to life it probably is dieing so immediately (before you turn it off) copy everything!
Also if the drive is still spinning sometime the OS dies and the computer won't boot. Removing the drive and hooking it up like Steve describes will also work with that problem.
Oh and if the computer is completely dead (no lights or beeps) it may be the power supply,
Oh no... the robot ninjas are at the door!