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If you bent it severly I would suspect you damaged either a circuit board or a lead on the chip. If the informaiton is really valuable I would suggest you take it to a reputable comercial computer repair place. Someone who works on company computers onsite. They may be able to dissasemble the drive and make a repair. If you attempt such a thing yourself be sure your grounded. Static can damage the data, also indiscriminant soldering may have adverse effects.
I disagree with the advice about seeking local help. Data recovery services are very specialized. If the problem requires disassembling the hard drive, you will want to send it to a service that will do that in a clean room where the employees wear special protective suits and the air has been scrubbed of impurities. There are a handful of companies that do this, which you can find through a web search for "data recovery service." I'll provide a link below to one which advertises widely in trade publications. I've never used them, but there are many testimonials on their site.
I disagree with the advice about seeking local help. Data recovery services are very specialized. If the problem requires disassembling the hard drive, you will want to send it to a service that will do that in a clean room where the employees wear special protective suits and the air has been scrubbed of impurities. There are a handful of companies that do this, which you can find through a web search for "data recovery service." I'll provide a link below to one which advertises widely in trade publications. I've never used them, but there are many testimonials on their site.
I found a great local tech guy . . . he is going to look at the drive determine *where* the damage occurred.
He said if it is minor, he can solder one of the connectors (he used the technical term); otherwise, he will need to send it out to a company in CA that specializes in recovering data that is very damaged.
One of the best ways to protect a drive is not have it spinning all the time. I have several drives I use as backup. I use it; disconnet it; store itp - just as I do my thumb drive - and I am lot less likely to corrupt data. They are both handy tools when moving information between machines that are not on the web.
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USB / TravelDrive
