That drive basically died when your brother opened it.
Send it to a data recovery service if you need to. Very doubtful they can get the data even with clean rooms and special tools. Swapping platters will do nothing, because the condition of the platters is the issue here.
That drive basically died when your brother opened it.
Send it to a data recovery service if you need to. Very doubtful they can get the data even with clean rooms and special tools. Swapping platters will do nothing, because the condition of the platters is the issue here.