Data retrieval

I have a dell xps m1710 hard drive which failed. It was a seagate I believe. 100gb. I believe there is a way to get data from it.

What equipment would I need to buy and what would be the basic instructions to do so.

Thanks for your help in advance.

It depends on why/how the disk has failed. If the disk is still functioning, but cannot be seen/read on your PC, it may be readable if fitted into another PC as a slave.

There are various recovery programs available which may work, depending on the nature of the damage. However, using these may make the problem worse. Whether you want to try yourself or call in a professional depends on how important the data is to you. In the case of physical damage to the disk, there may only be limited opportunity to recover the data, if you try, you may cause more damage and make it irrecoverable except with very specialised equipment and a potential cost in the thousands.

You might be better off hiring a PCIQ Professional to do the job (assuming the disk is not too damaged). They should have the special data recovery software (well I do) and experience counts for quite a bit. However if the disk is severely damaged only a specialist data recovery company could help and these can be very expensive.