On Wed, 7 Oct 2009 13:26:01 -0500 Donovan <dniesen at gmail.com> wrote: > The current condition of the drive is really going to dictate what > you will be able to do with the drive. Is it making noise, does it > spin up, is it readable by the operating system? Thanks - neglected that important information. Basically click-of-death kind of scenario. I tried an overnight freeze in a ziplock - no love. I called Geek Squad back and asked if they actually had a diagnosis of what was wrong with the drive - they hadn't even opened it up. Had I known that I would've never sent the thing in cause obviously there's a mechanical problem. So I don't know if it's a head problem or a circuit board problem or what. :/ > If you do want to look back in the professional realm we tend to > refer people to Gillware in Madison, WI. They do mail-in service > for much less than what Ontrack would charge. > > http://www.gillware.net Thanks - I'll check into some other places but I'm guessing still gonna be out of my range. /kicks myself some more... Josh