Hard Drive Data Recovery - It is possible!

Hard Drive Data Recovery by Chily Softech Pvt Ltd

Just imagine this - Working day and night on a special project, about to end it and just when you leave your seat for a coffee break; your computer screen turns black as you return back. The complete project has been ruined and you are left with nothing. What do you conclude the cause of sudden black out on your computer screen.

Could it be just an unexpected system shutdown? - Try to reboot, you can do this 2 to 3 times.Could it be a Loose Connection? - Check and tighten all the connections.Could it be a hard drive failure? - IS IT POSSIBLE? So first perform checking of your hard disk controller, which can also create this situation? You can always try to switch your hard drive from IDE1 to IDE2 and see if it fixes the problem. If the problem is not solved, take out the hard disk and attach it to another computer system. If it is still not working, you can expect a hard drive failure.

So does it means that you have lost all your important data, files, images, your favorite music, emails and all the important stuff saved on your computer system.At this point, it's important to stay calm, don't PANIC! There may be hope yet! You can try different options to recover the lost data:

Test it on another Computer System:

As soon as you discover that your hard drive is not working properly or there are some creepy noises from your hard drive take out the hard disk and test it on your friend's computer system. If the hard drive runs on second computer system then there is no problem but if does not then its time to select data recovery software or data recovery services.

Hard Drive Recovery Software:

There are many hard disk data recovery software to retrieve the lost data. Many data recovery companies offer data recovery, file recovery software to recover data. You can try any of the software which is generally available for FREE demo downloads. These data recovery software range completely scan your corrupt hard drive and restore every bit of data from your damaged disk. Try the demo version and then purchase FULL version of the data recovery software. These are available at reasonable prices and does work and recover data effectively.

Hard Drive Recovery Services:

Hard drive recovery services are beneficial in the situations when the data recovery software cannot recover data because of high corruption level of the hard disk. In this case, data recovery is performed by a data recovery technician in Class 100 Clean room. These clean rooms are equipped with high biometric security and are the best and safe place to perform data recovery as keen observation and adequate environment is required for this process. Hard drive recovery services are the assured means of data recovery even in the complex cases like where data becomes inaccessible due to;

• Fire - water damages
• Hard disk crashes
• Burnt hard drive
• Computer system dropped from a certain height
• Corrupt hard drive due to sabotages or frauds
• Intentional damages to the hard drive

And there are endless reasons and situations where your hard drive becomes corrupt. Generally these services are based on quotes on the type of media, level of corruption of your hard drive and the amount of data which you want to recover. These data recovery services can cost you around tens of thousands of dollars resulting into heavy expenses.
Most of the time data can be effectively recovered with the help of these data recovery services and the concerned company will also transfer the recovered data onto a media of your choice without any extra charges.

In the end, if you don't want to run from company to company for recovery of your data, always ensure to perform regular backups of your valuable data and have a tension free and data safe world.

About the Author

The author is a technical writer of Chily Softech Pvt Ltd - the provider of data recovery software for hard disk recovery, email recovery, backup recovery and MS Office file repair corruption software solutions.

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A Hard Drive Crash Can Be Bad... Trying To Fix It Yourself Can Be Worse

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We rely on our computers more than ever, and when a hard drive crash occurs, years of data can be gone in the blink of an eye. In most cases the data is fully recoverable, but there are some common mistakes people make when attempting to do the job themselves.

Holland, TX (PRWEB) December 19, 2005 -- If you experience a hard drive crash, it doesn't take much to make a bad situation even worse. In the event of a hard drive crash, in most instances, the data is completely recoverable at first. However, as part of human nature, we often try to avoid the high costs associated with hard drive data recovery in order to find some sort of "quick fix" to a very serious problem. In this report we will go over some of the symptoms of a hard drive crash and the things you can try in the event of a suspected hard drive crash, along with things you should avoid.

What Noise Is The Drive Making?

The first thing to take into account is whether or not the hard drive is making any unusual noises. Often times when there is a problem with the read/write head within the drive or a firmware issue in the logic board a "clicking" sound will be heard. If this is the case, then you should immediately power down the system and refrain from reapplying power. Same thing goes for any unusual sound, whether it's grinding, squealing, our sounds like a "laser gun". If any of these occur you should immediately power the system down, just pull the plug from the wall.

Unfortunately in the situations listed above, there is little that you can do to recover the data yourself. Actually, unless you have a clean room, fully equipped with the right tools and a trained technician there is nothing that can be done. Even hard drive manufacturers avoid this line of work, and many who do offer data recovery services are only sub-contracting the work out to an established data recovery firm.

Never Ever Open Your Hard Drive

If the data on a hard drive has even the most minimal value to you, then it is imperative that you do not open the drive. Data recovery companies often get calls or e-mails from people who felt they had the right equipment and know-how to perform something as serious as a head replacement. Once they've removed the hard drive's protective case, more often than not, the damage is irreparable.

Working with the internal components of a hard drive requires at least a Class-100 clean room. A clean room does not mean a room that you just vacuumed and dusted (believe it or not people say that to us all the time). A clean room is a special work area in which air quality is heavily controlled and it is vital to hard drives during the manufacturing or assembly process. The air in the room is regulated in term of air particles, temperature and humidity. A Class-100 clean room means there exists no more than 100 particles that are larger than 0.5 microns in one cubic foot of air. Opening a hard drive in air meeting anything less than the standard listed above will mean certain death for your hard drive and any data contained therein.

The Freezer Method

There has been a long running myth about putting your hard drive in the freezer when it crashes in order to revive it just long enough to pull your data off of it. ACS Data Recovery has run this test for fun on many occasions in different scenarios with junk test drives that we have in our lab. So far we have yet to see this actually produce any positive results. In fact, in one instance we actually began to see the formation of tiny microscopic ice crystals on the platter themselves, which is a definite crash waiting to happen.

See the problem with this theory is, drives are not completely sealed. Regardless of what you've heard or read, all hard drives have a tiny breather hole (usually marked with a label that says "do not cover"). This hole not only aids in cooling but it also helps to equalize air pressure in the drive when the platters are spinning. On the other side of this hole is a filter, which keeps dirt and debris from getting inside the drive. However, this filter does not stop heavy amounts of moisture (especially in flood situations) or moisture vapor (such as found in a freezer). This moisture vapor has been known to settle on the platters and when a system is powered up, the read/write head would resemble an airplane flying into a mountain.

In closing, If you've experienced a hard drive crash, it is imperative that you consider the value of the data, before you consider the money you might save by doing it yourself. Data recovery is a specialty, and it requires a number of specialized tools, skills and software to complete successfully. Many times you run the risk of taking data that may be perfectly recoverable and destroying it permanently. If you have any questions, it is best to consult with a recovery firm first. Most reputable data recovery companies will perform a free diagnostic and evaluation on most standard IDE hard drives. Many will even include a list of the recoverable files with that evaluation before you proceed. In some cases, we even work with our customers on a payment plan to help ease the burden of the recovery costs. Of course the best way to avoid all of this is to simply backup anything and everything of value.

While the costs associated with data recovery can be high, with mission critical data and large information databases, sometimes the cost of the recovery is a small price to pay for a lesson learned in the art of backing up your data.

For more information about hard drive data recovery you can visit ACS Data Recovery on the web at http://www.acsdata.com. They have been providing hard drive data recovery services for a number of years, and offer a 100% customer satisfaction guarantee on all of their recoveries. So when you think you've suffered a hard drive crash, just stay calm, it's not the end of the world.

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