I received a hard drive from a new client with physical damage to the PCB board.
I really feel this odd personal defeat when I cant recover data, so with the client's approval - I'm trying a new method of recovery. This will involve replacing the PCB board and transferring the BIOS chip over from the old board to the new one.
Finding the correct board is challenging and it looks like I will have to order it all the way from Australia. Shipping is going to take time and then I'm going to have to de-solder that chip and solder it to the new board.
Fingers crossed!
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