Old pata hdd. The HDD still powers on and spins. There's no clicking noise. The computer recognizes the HDD, it just wont mount. This is in both OSX and windows. Im hoping it's not a physical issue since there's no odd noises. Any nifty software programs that someone could recommend? Is the software route a dead end if the HDD isn't mounting? I'm a data recovery nub and would appreciate any advice/suggestions.

On a side note, a lot of my old earth stuff that's on this HDD I'm pretty sure I gave to Bug at some point. I've lost my old messengers, so, if anyone still keeps in touch with him, please show him this. Thanks.