Nalu wrote:
Appreciate all your comments on this. I am back in town and going to start the process today following you suggestions and others. Last resort, send it in to a data recovery service, but hopefully, because of the cost, that will be the last resort. The freezer option seems incredible, but, who knows. What ever works, right!
If you put it in the freezer, put it in a zip-lock bag first. While the freezer doesn't have much moisture inside it, when you pull the drive back out into the normal air, the humidity MAY cause issues. The air inside the zip-lock would be semi-dry because of the freezing and would, at least, match the air inside the drive.