Sorry, but there is no software on earth that will fix broken hardware. Yes, the quote you received from the professionals is typical. Such recovery requires highly specialized equipment and a great deal of labor. On 12/22/06 5:15 PM, "Brian Durant" <globetrotterdk at gmail.com> wrote: > DiskWarrior can't repair a catastrophic hard disc failure. > Is there any other product > that I should try, before I hand the HD over to the professionals?