Quote from: dflatline on April 06, 2013, 06:33:42 AM

Quote from: Scientest on April 06, 2013, 04:32:40 AM

Quote from: Mangalica on April 05, 2013, 11:52:30 PM

Yes, it is possible to restore it if you can get to the file.
However the question whether You can do it is hard to answer. Misguided retrieval efforts can, in the worst case, cause further data loss.

If I had ~14k riding on a broken HDD I'd be very, very careful with homemade solutions. As gec pointed out, your best bet is to seek professional help, even if it costs you. That's certainly what I would do in your situation.

by very careful, is replacing the pcb safe?

Yes. All his data is on the platters themselves, which he won't be touching. PCB is on the outside, screwed to the bottom.

thought so