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You can remove the HD, freeze it, then very, very quicky reattach it and dump the data from it to a working box. Sometimes, SOMETIMES, that will let a dead HD (which it sure sounds like you have) operate long enough to recover data.
But, more than likely, that ain't going to work. You can pay a data recovery service if you desperately need the data off the dead drive. They'll actually remove the platters and put them in a new drive.
But hey, much as it sucks, I've heard the odd HD failure. They make the sound you've described.
Sorry man, you've got a dead Dell. Pretty much, yeah you're screwed. That's why we all practice good backup and disaster recovery plans, right?
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