Hard Drive Recovery

Hard Drive Recovery is a phrase that generally concerns repairing a hard disk to the point where usable files can be recovered. In most cases hard drive data recovery involves physical problems with the disk. The most common symptom is a clicking … [Read more...]

Fujitsu Laptop Hard Disk Drive Data Recovery

Fujitsu Laptop Hard Disk Drive Data Recovery. Even though Fujitsu doesn't have the market share of Sony, IBM or Dell, they still sell quite a bit of laptops. When it comes to hard drive recovery the name Fujitsu brings to mind the debacle of MPG … [Read more...]

Hard Drive Recovery: Toshiba Laptop Failed Bearings

Toshiba laptop drives MK, GAS, or GAX most common reason for failure is due to the bearings seizing within the hard disk drive. The spindle motor and the bearings within the hard drive are getting stuck. This is one of the most common reasons for … [Read more...]

Hard Drive Recovery Profile: Western Digital

Hard drive recovery profile: Western Digital. Every now and then we are going to profile products from the major hard drive manufacturers. This is the first in the series of a closer look at Western Digital. I have to throw in a disclaimer that we … [Read more...]

Hard Drive Recovery: Platter Replacement – Old News!

Hard Drive Recovery Platter Swap: Hardly A New Technology. Recently I came across a news article about how another data recovery company "broke the platter replacement barrier". I didn't realize other companies saw hard drive platter swapping as a … [Read more...]

Hard Drive Recovery: Why Use A Service

Hard Drive Recovery. Three words that encompass so much. In my post about why hard drives fail I explained how hard disk manufacturers are burdened with the fact they are producing a product destined for failure. We know that inherently a drive will … [Read more...]

Speed Kills? With Hard Drives It’s Heat!

A few months ago I bought an internal thermometer for my computer. I was told by Malcolm our hard drive recovery engineer that the most common reason for hard disk failure was heat. I was shocked to find the internal temperature of my machine was 120 … [Read more...]