I had my pc open and accidentally touched the chip board with a piece of metal from another component and the hard disk its self started beeping, I turned the computer off and rebooted the system and it was fine. Then later I accidentally unplugged the sata for the hard drive while the pc was still switched on :/ im an idiot!

Now the drive is no longer showing in BIOS so I cant boot the computer. I was running Windows 7 and the hard drive is a 1TB Hitachi.

I am now managing to run my computer on Linux off a memory stick.

I hope there is a way to fix this because I don't want to lose all of my data.

Thanks for any help and advice in advance

Don't take it personally, but I think the best course of action for you, considering your basic mistakes so far, is to take it into professional.

Is the drive still spinning up at least?

If you want professional help there's a forum member in your country who can help you, search for pcimage

If you're feeling brave then give some information pertaining to the drive as to does it spin up, does it make any strange sounds, etc etc.

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Should be fairly straighforward at this stage, with no DIY.

Contact me if you want a proper job done.

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Thank for your replies, the hdd does not spin up at all when it has power and it makes no noise at all.

Your most expedient solution is to replace the PCB, but you will need to transfer its 8-pin NVRAM chip to the replacement board. Some board suppliers include such a service for US$10 - $20. If you can tell us the model number, someone will identify this chip for you.

Can you see any obvious damage on the board?

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