Data Recovery
When your hard disk has failed, it is wiser to leave the recovery to a professional data recovery company for example
MjM Data Recovery Ltd in the UK.
Hard drives can fail for a whole host of reasons and the symptoms for the failure are few.
The failed hard disk drive will .
- Spin as usual but your data is inaccessible - Logical Problem
- Not Spinning - Probably Electronics Problem or seized motor.
- Spinning but makes clunking noises - Possibly a Mechanical Failure
- Spinning but make other sounds - Possible head crash or motor failure.
When the hard disk drive is spinning as normal but you cant see your data, then the liklihood is that there is a logical problem. Did scan-disk run during start up?, or did you recently remove some old files? Has your computer come under virus attack?
When the hard drive is not spinning, then your hard disk drive will need either electronics work it or will need opening in a clean room. MjM Data Recovery Ltd have the facility to recover from either of these problems.
If the hard disk drive is making ticking sounds then this points to a more serious problem and will most likely need internal examination in a clean room to find out precisely what has goner wrong. Never open a hard disk yourself, especially if the data has any value.
When the hard drive is making other noises then this is indicitive of a major failure. More than likely a head crash or spindle failure.
Whatever has happened, there is still a possiblity of recovering the data if the drive is sent to data recovery specialists.