If the hdd is busted your looking at a data recovery house.
Read that as very serious cash.
Try this.
http://www.amazon.com/Vantec-CB-ISATAU2-Supports-2-5-Inch-5-25-Inch/dp/B000J01I1G
Remove the hdd from the enclosure and connect the vantec unit....test
a friend of mine has an external hard drive as a back up. She is an artist and has some very important things on there but not a lot of money. my son took it to the local college and they told him the disc doesnt spin. is there anything we can do?

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