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Recover Laptop folders after Hard Drive re-imaged

Windows 7 laptop which was re-imaged with new operating system and needed files recovering from the previous desktop folder.
Recovering files off a laptop

Windows 7 Laptop, Lambeth, London, UK.
... The drive had been formatted but unknown to the IT firm, the user still had important files on the desktop ...

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SCSI hdd data recovery

A pair of SCSI disk drives sent to us for data recovery from a server which used them in Raid to save files and folders. The fdrives had stopped spinning up when the computer was turned on so the client sent them to us for repair.
SCSI Server RAID data recovery

SCSI Data Recovery, Bristol , , UK.
... Files can be recovered from Server Raid5 array failures and when the disk does not spin up and remains silent when powered ...

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Laptop Hard Disk not booting up in to Windows

A Laptop drive taken from a Dell XPS M1530. It used SATA connection, and the laptop had stopped responding. After it had frozen, the disk was sent to us for data recovery.
Windows not starting on Laptop HDD

DELL Laptop Toshiba HDD Windows problem, Sheffield, Yorkshire, UK.
... The problem started when the programs like Internet Explorer and Microsoft Word were not responding, i.e ...

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G-Speed data recovery repair folder access

A G-Speed Q drive undergoing data recovery after it became corrupted when connected to an Apple Mac that may not have been shut down correctly. The device held data in a striped raid configuration.
G-Speed data recovery repair file access

G-Speed Q GTech Drive, Salford, Manchester, UK.
... These drives usually can be configured in Raid 5, but also as mirror and striped arrays (Raid 0, Raid 1) ...

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Hard Drive Wrong or Reversed power supply Data Recovery Repair

Repair of a pcb circuit board. PCD repairs to HDD are conducted after incorrect power supply was used. Common damage or faults for these hard disks are power surge, shut down, over-voltage, faulty supply, reversed polarity with a burning smell.
Reversed power connector polarity hard disk drive hdd repair

Reversed Hard Drive Power Supply, Northwich, Cheshire, UK.
... Alternatively this may be caused by Reversed polarity from the power lead being connected the wrong way, or accidentally plugging the wrong (usually laptop/printer/scanner) power supply into the back of the drive causing over voltage supply ...

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Quantum Hard Drive burnt Philips chip drive does not start

A pcb circuit board shown from a Quantum LCT Fireball hard disk with a burnt chip. This one was from an LCT08 which is like the LCT10 and LCT20. This was sent for recovery after the drive failed to start up.
Quantum Hard Drive burnt Philips chip - drive not spinning up

Quantum LCT Hard Drive, Trafford, Manchester, UK.
... Typically the LCT series (LCT08 LCT10 LCT20) fail to start when powered ...

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Data Recovery from an Iomega HDD2H with hard drive not spinning

The photo shows the rear panel of an Iomega HDD2H with its Firewire, USB ESata and power connectors. It has a mesh cooling grill with perforated holes. The unit is large enough for 2 3.5 inch hard drives.
An Iomega HDD2H Drive sent to us for recovery

Iomega HDD2H, Wrexham, Wales, UK.
... When you listened closely it remained silent when turned on - the drive is not spinning when powered ...

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Lacie (Porsche) Burning Smell repair data recovery

A Lacie Porsche disks with flashing poweer supply LED light and not spinning up when plugged in. Before arriving with us for file recovery the customer also said it had a burning smell that he had tried to repair.
Lacie external Porsche drive burning smell when powered

Lacie Porsche Hard Drive, Leeds, Yorkshire, UK.
... We often get cases where the drive fails to start when powered up - you do not hear the drive spinning or booting up however you can sometimes smell electric burning smell ...

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Apple Mac Hard Disk Drive copy files to CD

An image of an Apple Hard drive along with a G4 and G5 Mac, we also recover data from disks from Apple G3 computers.
Old Mac Hard Drive files copied to CD

Old Mac Hard Drive, Warrington, Cheshire, UK.
... This is what happened with one owner of a Mac G3 ...

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SAS Hard Disk Drive and Raid Recovery and Repair

A SAS connector on hard drive is shown, with it's power and data connectors joined together unlike in a SATA disk. This one was sent to us as part of a raid system that needed data recovery.
SAS HDD and Raid Data Recovery Drive Repair

SAS Hard Disks, Wigan, Lancashire, UK.
... This means it cannot be connected to SATA controllers ...

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Trouble accessing Windows User Folder

A screeshot of the Users My Documents Folder ( in Documents and Settings) which cannot be opened on the hard drive. This one was from a customer who needed their data recovering to a usb hard disk.
Cannot open My Documents Folder

Folder Access Problems, Lymm, Cheshire, UK.
... The Windows computer is shut down unexpectedly during a power outage ...

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Data Recovery Lacie Porsche HDD

A Lacie Porsche mobile drive that remained silent after being switched on. Also when powered it had a burning electronics smell and the green blue led power brick light was blinking / flashing before the customer sent it to is to recover the data after repair.
Lacie Porsche hard drive repair data recovery

Lacie Porsche Drive, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, UK.
... It includes backup software for Windows PC and Mac OSX as well as FireWire connection ...

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Maxtor Hard Disk Drive Power Failure

A Maxtor DiamondMax 10 3.5 inch drive hard drive that failed to spin up awhen the computer is turned on. The disk remained silent and was not recognised by the computer bios before it was sent to us for repair. The customer thought they had accidentally connectoed the power plug the wrong way around and had a burning smell before it failed.
Maxtor HDD Not Spinning Data Recovery

Maxtor Hard Drive, Nantwich, Cheshire, UK.
... This includes situations where the drive remains totally silent when powered up, and is not recognised in the computer bios ...

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Buffalo 1TB DriveStation Combo4 data recovery

The top part of a Buffalo Drivestation Duo is shown that was sent to us for repair and file recovery after it failed to start up when switched on.
DriveStation Combo4 file data recovery

DriveStation Hard Disks, Congleton, Cheshire, UK.
... It is designed for local Backing-up/ file restore recovery to a single sata hard drive ...

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LaCie S2S 5TB SATA RAID Data Recovery rebuild

A Lacie Biggest S2S Raid external drive which includes 5 disks usually made by Hitachi. The drive has eSATA connections and sometimes looses it's raid configuration. This one was sent to us to repair and recover the data to a USB drive.
Data Recovery Lacie S2S SATA Drive Raid

Lacie S2S Drive, Leek, Staffordshire, UK.
... It includes an eSATA / SATA connection, and supports hardware RAID-0, RAID-1, RAID 0+1 or JBOD ...

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Seagate 1.5tb desktop and 500GB laptop drive data recovery

A Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 desktop hard drive that was not spinning up when powered, and awaiting repair and data recovery in our lab. This drive is a 500gb, shown with it's label face up.
Seagate SATA 1.5TB and 500GB hdd data recovery

Seagate 1.5TB SATA HDD, Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, UK.
... Seagate's 2.5-inch 500gb laptop drives 5400- and 7200-rpm drives Momentus 5400.6 and Momentus 7200 have also launched ...

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G-RAID Data Recovery

A G-Tech G-Raid drive showing the Firewire and USB connection Ports. Modern versions of this external disk include Thunderbolt ports for Apple Mac computer connections. This drive was awaiting data recovery in our lab.
G-tech G-raid hard drives mac data recovery

GRaid Drive, Wilmslow, Cheshire, UK.
... These drives usually incorporate a couple of SATA hard drives, with Firewire or USB connections. ...

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LaCie Big Disk Extreme+ eSATA USB2

A Lacie Big Disk external drive with firewire usb and esata connections, enclosed in a silver aluminium case. These drives are very popular with Apple Mac owners due to their aesthetic design.
LaCie Big Disk Extreme+ eSATA USB data recovery

Lacie BigDisk Extreme, Newark, Nottinghamshire, UK.
... It is available in 1TB, 1.5TB, and 2TB sizes with RAID-0 (stripping) and Retrospect backup and recovery software for Windows and Mac OSX ...

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Recover HDD, Repair broken connectors, and SCSI Data Recovery

Recover HDD, Repair broken connectors, and SCSI Data Recovery problems that we recover data from are listed below.
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