Dropped my 500 GB external hard drive where I store all my music, while it was plugged in and I was playing music off it. Now it just clicks when I plug it into the laptop.

I doubt there's anything I can do, but Google is pretty much useless for this shit these days, every link is to some hard drive recovery service masquerading as a "repair guide". Can anyone give me some clear advice on what my options are? Even if it's something risky to try. At this point, I don't have $1,000 for a data recovery service, so I'll take my chances.

Thanks.