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Realtime Support Data Recovery offers comprehensive hard drive data recovery solutions for a wide range of hard disk drives, including SATA, IDE, EIDE, and SCSI. Our expertise covers all Windows operating systems, including Windows Server, DOS, Novell, UNIX, Linux, and more. We are equipped to handle data recovery for all hard drive manufacturers and models.
Reasons for physical damage to the hard drive:
- Mechanical failure, clicking noise
- Electrical failure
- Misalignment of Read/Write Heads
- Damaged Read/Write Heads
- Hard drives not being recognized by the BIOS.
- Drives with burned chips on the logic board
- Drives with physical damage, such as being dropped, flooded etc.
- Drive Platters with excessive bad sectors
Reasons for non-physical (logical) damage to the hard drive:
- Corrupted Partition Tables
- Corrupted File Allocation Tables (FAT)
- Corrupted Master File Tables (MFT)
- Deleted Files
- Formatted Drives
- Virus Attacks
Should you hear any unusual sounds emanating from the hard drive, it indicates that the specific hard disk drive is either currently experiencing a crash or is on the verge of crashing imminently. It is advisable to promptly create a backup of your data while the computer remains operational.
Elevated levels of noise can indicate potential instability and often serve as an early warning sign of an impending hard drive failure. In the event that your operating system has ceased functioning and you hear clicking, scratching, or grinding noises emanating from the hard drive, it is imperative to power down your computer. Continuing to operate the system in this state could result in damage to the platters, potentially leading to complete data loss. It is crucial not to attempt connecting the malfunctioning drive to another computer, as it has already crashed and the data within it is inaccessible.
At times, you may notice that the hard drive is spinning but not being detected by the BIOS, indicating a potential hard drive crash. In such cases, it’s important to handle the situation carefully. If the hard disk drive appears to be physically intact and is recognized by the BIOS with the correct size, you can try connecting it to another computer to check if the data is accessible. If you are able to access the data, that’s a positive outcome. However, if you still cannot access the data, avoid attempting data recovery using repair utilities as these tools are only effective for specific issues and using them on an unrelated problem could cause further damage. Only use repair utilities when you are certain of the problem and confident that they will address that specific issue.