Internal HDD not recognized in BIOS

[Kumatech]

Hello, i want to ask for a solution for my internal HDD.

I just pausing in a middle of a video when i'm leaving my laptop untouched for maybe 15 minutes, but when i got back, the screen has changed to the startup screen.

When i waited for a while, the screen showed "Operating system not found" message and when i checked BIOS, it shows no sign that my HDD is plugged in and the HDD is making sound like this http://vocaroo.com/i/s1NQacB7OQ1c

Please tell me if there is a solution to this because it happened so suddenly and i didnt have any chance at all to backup my important files..

[pcimage]

Sounds like heads are stuck to platter.

If data is important then it's not DIY as it requires the drive opening in a cleanroom.

Shouldn't be too expensive at this stage, prior to DIY attempts.

[fzabkar]

viewtopic.php?t=27426&p=188095#p188095

[pcimage]

http://forum.hddguru.com/viewtopic.php?t=27426&p=188095#p188095

If data is not that important, then sure give DIY a shot, you've nothing to lose.

But it's a "one shot deal".

Only this week we've seen double figures of "unstuck heads" causing irreversible platter damage with slightly bent heads causing microscopic scratches on the platter surface.

Your data = your choice