Data Recovery
What causes a Hard Drive to Fail?
How much of your life is on your Hard Drive? What price would you put on your never to be recreated pictures? If you needed knee surgery would you search for the cheapest surgeon or for the best in the business?
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A.C.S. is a Drivesavers authorized partner. Drivesavers has the highest data recovery success rate in the industry! To receive a discount, please reference # DS17975.
About DriveSavers:
DriveSavers is the worldwide leader in data recovery services and provides the fastest, most reliable and only certified secure data recovery service--guaranteed. DriveSavers high security services adhere to US Government security protocols to ensure that data is never compromised during the recovery process.
DriveSavers maintains the most technologically advanced Certified ISO 5 (Class 100) cleanroom in the industry and is authorized to open drives by all major storage device manufacturers without voiding the warranty. DriveSavers engineers are certified by all leading encryption software vendors to recover encrypted data from all storage devices and all operating systems. Satisfied customers include: Bank of America, Google, Lucasfilm, NASA, Harvard University, Salvation Army and The Rolling Stones.
I know what you're thinking. "Do I go with a lower priced data recovery service?" Being that DriveSavers has the highest data recovery success rate in the industry, you've got to ask yourself one question: "Do I feel lucky? Well, do ya?"
If device (Hard Disk, Memory Card, Flash Drive) does not power up or makes unusual noises, call DriveSavers at (800) 440-1904 and reference number DS17975 for a special discount. If device powers up and no unusual noises are heard, we recommend Data Recovery by A.C.S. |
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DriveSavers is excited to announce a brand new way to serve you. Effective immediately, we are offering free evaluations for our 5-7 business day service. Our evaluation process takes the guesswork out of pricing data recovery services and provides you with a set price before work is completed. Your can now decide on the value of their lost data without risk or cost.
The new evaluation process works as follows: Our engineers will perform a preliminary diagnosis of the media within 3 to 4 business days of receiving it. At that point, we will contact you to explain what's involved to complete the recovery process and provide an exact cost so you can make a decision. Once we receive approval, we will complete your data recovery within the following 2 to 3 business days.
IF YOU ARE EXPERIENCING DATA LOSS:
Immediately shut your computer down. Using it may overwrite data forever, making it impossible to recover. Any attempt to recover data must be made while the operating system is not running. Do not attempt to remove your hard drive and repair it yourself. Handling a hard drive incorrectly will further damage it. And do not put it in the freezer, condensation will destroy it
DriveSavers has specialized in recovering lost data for 20 years and has the highest success rate in the industry. The company recovers data in as little as 24 hours from all operating systems and storage media including hard drives, RAID, disk arrays, servers, floppies, CD-ROM/DVD, backup tapes, flash memory, removable and magneto-optical cartridges. DriveSavers is authorized by all hard drive manufacturers to open sealed drive mechanisms without voiding the original warranty. They are known worldwide as the most trusted and respected company in the industry.
A backup can be considered insurance for your data. Computer data can be easily lost: your hard drive can suddenly fail, a virus can wipe files from your computer or your computer/laptop may get stolen. Not to mention fire, flooding, etc... You're protected against such disasters only if you have a backup of your files. When an incident happens it's a simple matter of restoring that data and you are back in business.
Recovery Tips
Lost data? Your next steps are critical!
To avoid permanent data loss, follow these important guidelines:
If your drive is making clicking, grinding or whirring sounds, shut down your computer immediately. These sounds could be the read/write heads hitting or scraping the platters. Severe or complete data loss could result.
Unplug the power to the computer before removing the hard drive and handle the drive carefully. Hard drives are extremely sensitive to static electricity and physical jarring or jolts.
If your data is critical, make sure you choose a reputable recovery firm that can properly recover data from physically damaged drives. Even the simplest recovery attempts on a physically damaged drive could render your data unrecoverable.
The first recovery attempt is always the best recovery attempt. At DriveSavers, our engineers use the safest methods available to insure your data is not lost from repeated recovery attempts.
When disaster strikes:
If possible, back up the data immediately
Do not use utility software if the drive makes scraping, tapping, clicking or humming sounds
Do not power up a device that has obvious physical damage or is making unusual sounds
Shut down the computer to avoid further damage to the drive and its data
Do not attempt recovery yourself on severely traumatized drives (i.e., turning the computer off and on, using over-the-counter diagnostic tools). This may cause further damage or permanent data loss
If you’ve lost critical data, DriveSavers recovery service is your best and safest option
Never assume data is unrecoverable
DriveSavers has successfully recovered data from hundreds of thousands of drives with extreme physical and logical damage
Preventing data loss
Everyone should adopt strategies to ensure critical information is protected from corruption and loss.
Best practices:
Never upgrade any system without a verified backup
Use up-to-date hardware and software utilities for data security, such as firewalls and virus protection
Scan all incoming data for viruses, including packaged software
Use ventilation, fans and/or air conditioning to keep servers at the proper operating temperature
Connect systems to an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) to protect against power surges
Power down and take extreme caution when moving computers
Avoid static discharge when touching or handling the media, especially in excessively dry environments
Backup strategies:
Invest in redundant backup systems
Establish a structured backup procedure to make copies of all critical data files, using software compatible with the operating system and applications
Periodically test the backups to verify that data, especially databases and other critical files, are being backed up properly
Keep at least one verified copy of critical data offsite
Levels of Hard Drive Recovery
These levels relate to the complexity, the experience and sophistication required to get you access to your data, and include hardware and logic failures.
Level 1 data recovery is when your hard drive is recognized by the system but you can’t access the files you want. Causes include mistakenly reformatted hard drives or deleted files, deleted, damaged or corrupt partition structures, and virus or spyware infections.
Level 2 data recovery is when your drive appears to your computer system as corrupt, as incorrect drive size, or as incorrect model numbers.
Level 3 data recovery is when you hear clicking or other unusual sounds, the platters aren’t spinning or the drive isn’t recognized by the computer. Part of the process requires work inside of a clean room to remove covers and seals to repair a drive head stuck to a platter surface, realign heads, clean platter surfaces or replace components on the printed control boards (PCBs). This level also includes imaging equipment to perform a sector-by-sector image while bypassing bad areas.
Level 4 data recovery is when extensive procedures are done in a clean room, including replacing read heads or transplanting platters, then mounting and precisely aligning the parts. This level of work is needed when the platters are damaged from excessive heat (fire), or the spindle motor seizes (is frozen) or is contaminated by foreign materials, including water.
Level 1 and Level 2 are considered recoveries from “logical failures”.
Level 3 and Level 4 hard drive recovery are considered recoveries from “hardware failures.”
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