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Here are some of our recent data recovery blog posts for your enjoyment. Please remember that anything posted here is for informational purposes only. Data Medics takes no responsibility for data recovery operations not directly performed by us.
Data Recovery Case Study #6 (PNY 16Gb Thumb Drive)
Initial Thumb Drive Information PNY 16Gb Monolithic Thumb Drive Customer describes that drive was working fine one day. The next day when he plugged it in, the computer prompted to format it (which he didn't). Brought to Best Buy and was told they couldn't recover...
Data Recovery Case Study #5 (RAID 1 Array ST31000340AS)
Initial RAID Array Information Number of Disks: 2 Disk 1 Model: ST31000340AS P/N: 9BX158-303 F/W: SD15 Date: 08363 Site: WUXISG S/N: 5QJ.... Disk 2 Model: ST31000340AS P/N: 9BX158-303 F/W: SD15 Date: 08366 Site: AMKSPR S/N: 3QJ.... Notes: Customer says that RAID 1...
Data Recovery Case Study #4 (ST373454LW SCSI)
Initial Hard Drive Information Model: ST373454LW Interface: SCSI Size: 73Gb P/N: 9X5005-041 Notes: Customer describes that drive doesn't recognize any longer. Drive beeps quietly when connected to power supply. Initial Data Recovery Diagnostic Step 1: Drive...
Data Recovery Case Study #3 (Lacie Sam Hecht – Fujitsu MHY2250BH)
Initial Hard Drive Information Model: Lacie Sam Hecht Design Internal Drive: Fujitsu MHY2250BH P/N: CA06889-B045 Date: 2007-12-16 Size: 250GB Data Recovery Diagnostic Phase Step 1: Drive connected to PC-3000 and powered on. Clicks continuously, does not reach ready...
Data Recovery Case Study #2 (Seagate ST31500341AS)
Initial Hard Drive Information Model: ST31500341AS P/N: 9JU138-300 FW: SD17 Date: 09136 Site: TK S/N: 9VS.... OS: N/A, External Notes: Drive is from G-Drive external enclosure. Customer said they could see files but system would hang when they tried to access them. ...
Data Recovery Case Study #1 (Western Digital WD6400BPVT-80HXZT3)
Initial Hard Drive Information Model: WD6400BVPT-80HXZT3 Family: Zephyr DCM: HCOTJCB DATE: 18 AUG 2011 County: Malaysia OS: Windows 7 Notes: Customer dropped laptop about 2 feet onto hard surface. Hard drive now clicks once or twice and spins down. Data Recovery...