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there are several programs I've used in the past, Handy Recovery if the drive spins up and the boards aren't bad. It can take overnight or even a couple days but I have recovered lots of data.
OnTrack is the most widely used in the Fortune500 circles. They only charge $100 to look at the drive, then will charge by total amount of data restored. OnTrack also has some software that can check the drive for what it can recover without their "clean room" systems.
As far as even if the BIOS or Windows doesn't see it, sometimes the recovery tools can still access the failed drive.
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