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Originally Posted by Stug
Sometimes when a hard drive fails due to general wear and tear it's possible to briefly get it working again by freezing it. The reason they fail is because the drive heads get worn and begin to scrape on the disc platters (which can make a ticking noise as it spins). Freezing the drive in a zip lock (air-tight) bag for 2 or 3 hours can contract the metal enough so that the heads lift back off the disc platters and data can briefly be read again, maybe giving you enough time to pull off any vital data.
I would only suggest this as a final measure i.e. I've got nothing to lose by trying this out...
Let us know how you get on..?
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its not quite that simple, if you are going to freeze it, you have to be VERY careful about condensation, the water in the air will condense on it after it leaves the freezer so be ready with paper towels so it wont puddle. but this wont work in this case, because the drive is still semi functional, it can still read some files, but not very well, meaning the heads are not stuck.