HDD makes clicking sounds over and over

I'm trying to recover some data using this Rosewill adapter for IDE/SATA device. Right when I plug the HDD in, the noise starts right up and will not stop and I don't see anything on my computer popping up letting me know that it read the HDD. Is the HDD just completely toasted or is my Rosewill a piece of crap? It sounds like the HDD is having trouble even trying to to read anything, am I correct?

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