Databyes

If your drive actually has stiction, you might try our patented* "stiction spin." Hold the drive by opposite corners, parallel to the floor. Imagine a post coming up from the floor through the center of the drive (you might have already imagined this!), and rotate the drive around the axis of that imaginary pole abruptly. In other words without letting go, spin the drive abruptly a half turn. Repeat twice. Be careful not to let it go Frisbee-ing across the room! Now apply power and see if it works. If it doesn't work, the drive probably does not have stiction and needs to be sent to a data recovery house.