Failed Hard Drive Recovery From Stuck Heads
January 27, 2010 by Michael Stankard
Filed under Hard Drive How To's
One of the most common problems facing computer users is a failed hard drive. We see all types of failed hard drives, but the most common fatal problem revolves around broken heads. If there are any issues with the platters, often times it will be the...
[Read more...]SATA Hard Drive Recovery Reversed Cable Causes Smoke
January 25, 2010 by Michael Stankard
Filed under How To's
When connecting a SATA drive, you might think that the interface is pretty straight forward, but you would be amazed at how many damaged hard drives we get in due to reveresed power cables. The video below shows the result of two very bad things that...
[Read more...]Hard Drive Data Recovery Challenges
January 8, 2010 by Michael Stankard
Filed under Data Recovery Solutions
When performing hard drive data recovery, it is often a physical problem that requires the disk to be opened. We open hard drives in our clean room to prevent dust and static charges to interfere with the media. Our most commonly faced problem is head...
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