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My laptop started making a loud clicking sound while trying to run a backup. Installed Windows 7 froze and the system never came back up. It does not even allow you to get into the bios. How can I recover my data. I tried accessing the hard disk by attaching it as an external drive, but the system does not see it. What else can I do to salvage my data ? <br />
Thank you in advance.
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My laptop started making a loud clicking sound while trying to run a backup. Installed Windows 7 froze and the system never came back up. It does not even allow you to get into the bios. How can I recover my data. I tried accessing the hard disk by attaching it as an external drive, but the system does not see it. What else can I do to salvage my data ? 
Thank you in advance.

Hard disk with clicking sound

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