http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/how_to/4294038.html?page=1
This article explains how to recover files from a hard drive that has failed. There are two different ways that can ruin your files. You can have a logical failure or you can have a mechanical failure. The article explains that usually a hardware failure will result in a clicking sound when it is trying to access your files. The logical error can usually be fixed by just putting the drive in another computer as the slave drive, and downloading some recovery software. You can demo some recovery software on the internet before you buy so it shows how much data can be saved. The mechanical problem can be saved usually by taking it in to a specialist (anywhere from $500 to $2500). The article also has a funny "Worst case scenario page" about how they had a homemade "earthquake/flood doomsday scenario".
In general this was a great article, but they failed to mention the freezer trick. This will save you so much money. Instead of directly taking your hard drive to the specialist, try freezing it first. Just wrap it in some bubble wrap, freeze it overnight, and slave it on a working PC. http://geeksaresexy.blogspot.com/2006/01/freeze-your-hard-drive-to-recover-data.html
This could be some secret information that you can hold over your friends head for a free lunch. It works most of the time, and doesn't make things worse.
This article just goes to show how easy the computer really is to fix. Download some software, and let it run. Anyone can access computer information. It's not like you have to be an expert to do any of these "software fixes". Operating on a computer is like operating on a car, if you don't know how to do it already, someone else does that can tell you (not do it for you), or you can Google it. Usually it's an easy fix.
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