2nd HD disappeared after running defrag

I ran defrag on my 2nd (slave) HD, and it hung. I was forced to reboot the computer, and the 2nd HD doesn't appear in My computer or in Disk Management. I have XP SP3 OS on the master HD (C: ). All my important docs are in the 2nd HD. What can I do to get the OS to recognize the 2nd HD and retreive the docs?

Any help is appreciated.

 

Thank you, Evan.

The cables were all correctly plugged in.

I unplugged the slave drive and re-plugged it in, hoping that the OS would recognize the new hardware automatically. It gave me an error saying that the it couldn't detect a primary drive. Took out the slave drive, leaving the master, and OS booted up ok. While slave drive was in, I heard a small but persistent clicking sound.

Was at Frys, the local computer store, and the people there said that the clicking sound indicates a hardware failure. A data salvage outfit could retreive the data on the slave drive, but it would cost up to $2k. Don't have that kind of money.

Know of any other ways of salvaging some data short of shelling out the $2k that I don't have? Thanks!

 

Go to the manufacturer of the HDD website and get their testing utilities. That should confirm any suspicions. Disconnect it apart from testing.

Try this:
http://www.emergingtechs.com/posts/put-your-hard-drive-in-the-freezer-to-recover-data/

Matt