I had a 1TB WD Green die on me. There is nothing happens: the drive is not recognized and there is no motion/activity detectable in the drive when powered on. I tried buying an identical drive and changing the electical board on it–the results? 2 drives that don’t work! Prices for recovery from self-professed pros are like 2,000 dollars. The drive contains keepsake stuff like ALL the photos of my kids, etc. from years back.
What is the reality here in terms of what is necessary to recover the data?
