Data Recovery Clinic specializes in laptop hard drive recovery.
Having worked on laptop drives since the first 5meg proprietary laptop drives. DRC has pioneered techniques, equipment, software for working with laptop drive recovery. Data recovery from laptop drives is not like changing a tire or repairing a car. You learn to hear and feel every little movement of the drive, use special electronic readers and software to find the failure on the drive. Even the clicking sounds of each drive is different. Experience, Knowledge and Talent is the key to recovery.
Clicking Heads is the most common problem not only with laptops, but the 3.5" Drives also. The Clicking is the heads banging back and forth and hitting the stops. It cannot come ready because it can not read the maintanance track or read the servo track. Most times it is the head stack, but can also be sector errors which is damage to the platters. Most time the drive must be opened and the head stack changed.
My Experience, Knowledge and using the latest in technology gives me the highest recovery percentage. Knowing what is causing the clicking sound, most common, the little hum or flutter is different for each model and brand lets DRC use the right technique or equipment to recover your data. It can be stuck head, bad sectors, corrupted firmware, corrupted maintenance track, bad defect list, DRC has the equipment , tools and knowledge to correct and fix the problem then recover your data.
Just looking for information to try and recover your drive. As you have just read there is allot to it and that wasn't all of it. Need Help, Call it doesn't hurt and can only help. We are glad to answer most questions.
We also offer phone support to get you thru your recovery should you decide to do it yourself. We will give you a list of what you need and walk you thru it. We do not recommend this and take no responsibility for your recovery. We understand that some people can not afford full recovery service.
No other company has the experience, tools or talent to recover laptop drives
the Data Recovery Clinic has and that is fact.
To proceed do one of the following:
Fill out an online data recovery
quote form - a representative will get back to you within an hour
of submittal.
Call 727-642-5521 ( our toll-free number is at the top of every page)
to speak with a representative and receive your quote over the phone.
We answer our phones 24 hours a day 7 days a week.
Fill out a data recovery request
form and ship us your drive. please follow any instructions
on how to package and ship a hard drive.
Data Recovery Clinic does not charge for the evaluation of your media;
furthermore, we do not participate in the "high/low" pricing
quote model when possible. (Typically between $500-$2,500.00) We have found that most
companies tend to charge on the high end of the quote range. Some recovery
companies also have a tendency to exaggerate turn around times . We
understand that this can be a stressful time for you and believe that
you should be fully informed in your recovery process.
Laptop and notebook drives are much smaller and more fragile than their
desktop cousins, consequently they require a more delicate and exacting
touch to repair and recover. However, the steps listed above for what
you, the user, can do to minimize further data loss remains basically
the same, with the exception of:
1. Unless the drive was designed to be removed by simply sliding out
of the casing, do not attempt to remove it yourself.
2. If you can remove the drive easily, be sure not to put any undue
stress on it by applying pressure to the housing on the drive.
3. Take extra care when packaging a laptop drive for shipping, so as
not to incur any further damage before reaching one of our labs.
Fill out a request form and include it in your package.
If at all possible, remove the media from the computer. Get expert
help if necessary. Send us just the hard drive(s), tape(s), floppy,
jaz, zip, optical, flashcard, microdrive etc..
Handle a hard disk drive as you would handle an egg. Handle failed
hard disk drives with the same care as new drives.
Use the original shipping materials, if you still have them. If not,
they are relatively easy to replicate:
1.) Wrap media in an anti-static bag or tinfoil to prevent Static Electricity.
2.) Use a box that is at least twice the size of the media so that the
media can be suspended in the middle of the box. We recommend a minimum
of two inches of insulation all around for a 1 Kilo drive.
3.) Pack securely with foam, bubble wrap, or newspaper so the media
will not move from the middle of the box. Avoid using peanuts as contents
will settle to the bottom of the box.
4.) If sending a computer, laptop or notebook, use great care to ensure
proper cushioning and protection. We recommend at least 7 inches for
insulation. The heavier the unit, the more insulation required.
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