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Clicking Hard Drive

Asked by GMorris215 in Computer Displays / Monitors, Apple Hardware, Apple Laptop

Tags: Hard Drive, Hardware

i replaced a bad seagate 60GB SATA hard drive (sn: 3PJ15M4H) (model: ST96812AS) in a macbook. On the bad hard drive is a very important file that i need to retrieve for the client but the drive is not mounting it will  spin for a moment but will not mount. we don't have the funds to send it out, starting quotes are ranging around $500 to $600 level 1 retrieval process, i have attached 3 images of the drive for your review but the audio file extension (.m4a) of the sound it makes will not upload if you wish to hear it i can email it to you at your request. My question is are there and utility programs that will repair the drive via usb or sata connections or allow access temporarily so i can extract the file, i was thinking about replacing the back plate or circuit board with an identical board to see if that might help or are there any other methods i can try or anything i can do. Code word - HELP!!!
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view of hard drive connector
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