my wd 320gb hdd not detecting and tickin sound producing, need help

[vicky48]

i have a 320 gb wd hdd installed as a secondary, but now its not detecting in bios and making tick tick noise, im so worried coz of the data.. please give an idea to get my data atleast...

 

[Phillip Corcoran]

A ticking noise typically means the drive has failed. You can confirm by testing it with "WD Data LifeGuard Diagnostic for Windows":
http://support.wd.com/product/download.asp?groupid=613&sid=3&lang=en

If it's failed, only a data recovery specialist can rescue any data from it - - very expensive.

You must never save important data on only one hard drive. At least two hard drives should contain the same data at all times.