Data Recovery
When your hard drive has crashed, it is wiser to leave the recovery to a professional data recovery company such as
MjM Data Recovery Ltd in the UK.
Hard disk drives can fail for a multitude of reasons and the symptoms for the failure are few.
The failed hard drive will .
- Spin as normal but you can not access your files - Logical Problem
- Not Spinning – Most likely an Electronics Problem or seized motor.
- Spinning but makes clunking sounds – Possibly a Mechanical Failure
- Spinning but make other sounds – Possible head crash or motor failure.
When the hard disk drive is running 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 delete some files recently? Has your computer become infected with a virus?
When the hard drive is not spinning, then your hard disk will need either electronics work it or will need repairing in a clean room. MjM Data Recovery Ltd have the facility to recover from either of these problems.
If the hard drive is making clunking noises then this points to a more significat problem and will most likely need opening up in a clean room to determine precisely what has happened. Never open a hard disk yourself, especially if the data has any value.
When the hard disk drive is making creaking sounds then this is indicitive of a major failure. More than likely a head crash or spindle failure.
Whatever the problem is, there is still a possiblity of recovering the data if the drive is sent to data recovery specialists.