"Someone" wrote in message
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The drive maybe still under warranty. Check "Warranty Check" at this page:

http://support.wdc.com/

It lets you enter the serial number and tell if it still under warranty.
Make sure that if they fix/replace it, the data remain intact.

If all else fails, buy the same exact model and replace the electronics,
don't open the hard drive where the storage disks are. If it doesn't work,
you could still put the electronics back to the new drive and use it.

If you don't find the drive at your local store, try eBay...



Warranty won't help him recover his data, when you RMA a drive they send you
a refurbished one, not the drive you sent in.