Let me take a moment here to throw a plug out for Zebra Logic, and Mr. Rob McCrea. Rob specializes in hard drive recovery. When you think all is lost, it isn’t. Call Rob, and he can recover stuff you didn’t even want him to. Rob claims a 97% success rate, and I believe him. He worked wonders for me lately on a recent project.
ZebraLogic.ca is based in Cloverdale, BC, Canada. Call Rob with your hard drive problems, at 1-866-MY-ZEBRA.