answer:Because you plugged it into your TV, I am guessing this is an external drive that connects with a USB cable, is that correct? If so, you can take it apart and try the bare drive without the case using a USB adapter. Something like this $13.95 one would work with about any drive you find inside: USB to SATA/IDE 2.5in/3.5in hard drive adapter If you don’t want to do it yourself, anyone who repairs or builds computers could do it. I have a device like that and usually the drive spins up, but sometimes they are really dead. In that case, yes, there are places that could do the work and yes, it is very expensive.