Case:The Western Digital WD1600AAJS used by the customer’s desktop computer does not recognize it, and it has been normal a few days ago. Solution:Enter the PC3000 UDMA and find that the main axis motor can be rotated normally, and there is a magnetic head reset.The electric motor can not be charged again, and the magnetic…
Case:AVI video file deletes the video that needs to be recovered as evidence collection video. The format AVI is very important. After the original video is stored, the video in the laptop hard disk and the camera is deleted.However, the disc was lost later, and it could only be restored from the storage notebook hard…
I have 16GB of system RAM. On startup with no applications open except the task-manager Windows is using about 3gb of RAM. I looked in the processes tab, but nothing seems to be out of the ordinary. How can I find out why my Windows is using so much RAM. all processes from all users…
1. What is “HD Doctor Suite”?
HD Doctor Drive Restoration Suite is an integrated hardware-software combined system that fixes firmware issues for drives of all major manufacturers and popular drive families.
2. Why you need “HD Doctor Suite”?
Being a data recovery professional, surely you have such kind of experience: You have to deal with data recovery from a drive with mechanical drive failures. How would you do then? Some of you may have success with electronic (PCB) problems by replacing PCB parts or directly the whole. But what will be the next when it doesn’t do anything good (even worse)? The firmware problems which need to be handled with these tools are causing 60 percent of all drive failures-up to 80 percent for some models.
3. What can Data Compass do?
Data recovery from physically damaged HDDs is what Data Compass designed for.
* Data recovery from HDDs with severe multiple BAD sectors, which appear because of platter surface scratch or malfunction or instability of the magnetic head assembly (MHA).
* Data recovery from HDDs that start to produce “clicking” sounds, which may be caused by corruption of sector servo labels or a MHA malfunction. If some heads or surfaces are damaged it is possible (before installation of MHA replacement) to create a copy of data using the remaining good surfaces or drive heads.
* Data recovery from HDDs with corrupted portions in the dynamic system of LBA – PCHS translation.
* Availability of tools for logical analysis of FAT and NTFS file systems in the software complex allows data recovery in cases, when a drive is functional and only logical data structure is corrupted.
* When used with malfunctioning drives, Data Compass complex often allows selective extraction of data necessary to your customers without reading all data from a drive (“recover data by file” without creating a complete disk image) saving a lot of time. In some cases, when drive malfunctions cause constant self-damage (like scratches on disks or instable MHA) these are the only means to accomplish this task. With the ShadowDisk technology adopted, users need not to worry about the drive degradation problem.
4. What is the highlights of “HD Doctor Suite”?
* Cost-effective design for data recovery companies, you do not need to setup a clean room or purchase the rumorous servo writers, or other expensive equipment.
* Comprehensive drive diagnostics carried out with ease and fast speed towards PCB, head stack, SA, firmware modules and media, the vendor-special diagnostics mode provide exact results to help you decide possible recovery methods. Specialized utilities allow more comprehensive and deeper diagnostics towards the SA and firmware recovery by activating the vendor-special restoration flow.
* Unlike tools developed by some other software companies and the vendors, HD Doctor repairs your drive without damaging the user data, while others only repair drive by erasing/damaging all the user data. HD Doctor is specially designed all its functions into three risk levels: RED, BLACK and GREEN, so to indicate what you can do and what you can’t do during the drive restoration process in case you need to maintain all user data intact.
* Software that comes with HD Doctor runs on Microsoft Windows XP/2000. We integrated lots of operation scripts to be functional buttons to reduce the operation steps for easy-to-use purpose, you don’t need to be an expert or go for training.
* View and edit HD Password using manufacturer protocols for all supported manufacturers. Unlike other products who claimed password removal by Brute Force & Dictionary Attack (which actually remove nothing but wasting your time), we actually “see” the password directly.
* Embedded Engineer Note records the engineer’s operations and reviews, on a case basis.
* HD Doctor comes with a full range of adapters for the most common drive types (2.5″ and 3.5″, PATA and SATA, RS-232 cable, jumpers, programmer…).
* Free upgrade of software and supporting list will be provided to all the customers once available.
* Software is designed to support hard drives based on firmware structure and technology used rather than model number. This enables the HD Doctor to support more hard drive models, including some that are brand new on the market.
* Firmware repository maintained officially and by third parties is continually updated for new drives added to the support list, and you can download them as needed from us.
* “One-Click” auto firmware repair for most common firmware failures: for example, G-list overflow, P-list corruption, SMART module corruption and more. Your data becomes one click away.
* Special design enables you to repair even HDD from different manufacturers at the same time.
* Compared with other software’s complex re-activation process for installation, upgrade or transfer of license to a new host computer; HD Doctor can be run on multiple PCs with one license after activation via USB 2.0 interface, enabling you to perform on-site recoveries.
* Hardware Write Protection switch is embedded, which blocks any possible command that may do harm to the user data.
* Both the complete suite and the partial suite include the HD Doctor console, HD Doctor software, a range of adapters, and you get access to downloads, user forum, and free technical support..
5. Useful Links
Case:Customers took a Seagate ST380211AS hard disk to restore the data, saying that the hard disk had abnormal noise in the disk. Solution:After testing, the magnetic head could not be reset at all, and the instruction reported that it was similar to “Head Mask””. It seemed that there was a problem with the magnetic head.The…
Case:On December 20, 2011, the Data Recovery Center received a consultation phone from the TV Information Center. It probably was that the client user reported that there was a set of 4 plates of the array data in the morning.On the 3rd bright yellow light, the alarm was prompted, and the restarting array was invalid.Subsequently,…
I have a program that opens with a specific shortcut, but the shortcut seems to send parameters to the application. If I go directly to the target directory and double-click, it does not work. However, if I use the command line and pass in a certain argument, the application opens correctly. I want to open…
Case:IBM V7000 storage is mounted on a WINDOWS2003 server. The storage space of 7TB is only divided into one partition, and the drive letter F is allocated. One day, the client restarts the server after the server is suddenly DOWN. The disk is scanned and repaired, but the repair process is still not completed after…
Case:The customer is an IBM server, three 2.5 -inch SAS hard disks, and the capacity of 146G operating system is Windows Server 2003 applied to Kingdee ERP system.Databases for Oracle 10G Due to the unstable power supply of the server and often, the power is lost, causing the RAID information to be lost and the…
If you’ve been reading HD Doctor for some time now you would have come across an article or two on how important backing up your data regularly is and how to do it. I have once played with backing up important data on my computer before and I had to pay dearly for it, I have now learned my lessons and I’ll be talking about that in this post.
It is also very important for you to realize that you shouldn’t just depend on backing up your files on a DVD or an external hard disk, because even though these are great options a place more secure for you to backup your files is the internet and this article will be talking about how to make use of the internet to backup your files.
The Importance of Online Backup
Before I go into how to back up your data online I’ll first be explaining some of the major reasons why you need to consider backing up your files online below.
It is Secure: The number one reason why I prefer to be backing up my files online compared to backing it up on external devices is because it is secure. You can easily worry about your CD being infected by a virus or about anything going wrong with your hard disk but with online backup you don’t have to worry about any external drive corrupting – it is the most secure form of backup system I have seen.
It is Free: The next great thing about online backup is that it is free. There are various online backup services and most of them give you gigabytes of disk space which is enough to store your basic and most important files. If you need more space you can easily go for a premium package. This isn’t the case with online backup also because you don’t have to buy anything. Just set up the right software on your computer and you’re ready to go.
It is Reliable: Online backup systems can be trusted and relied upon in hard times. You don’t have to worry about disks getting lost or files suddenly getting erased. The only thing you need is a strong password you can easily remember and you’re good to go.
It is Flexible: The major thing I love the most about online backup systems is the flexibility it has. There are thousands of backup service providers fighting for your attention and you can easily choose your favorite and the one you think is best for you.
Top Online Backup Services
Once you’ve made up your mind to start backing up your files online there are a few services that can help you get started. Two of my favorite and most used services are listed below:
1. Dropbox: I personally use dropbox and I trust and recommend it. All you need to do is create a free account and you will be allotted a 2.5GB disk space for you to store anything and you can easily earn more space by referring others. You only need to install the dropbox software that will create a folder on your computer. You can easily copy any file you want to backup to your dropbox online account to this folder and it will be transferred there instantly.
2. Mozy Backup: Mozy backup is also another great option and even though it isn’t as popular and sophisticated as dropbox it is also a great option. All you need to do is create an account and install the mozy client – with this you can easily backup your files anytime and also schedule it to backup anytime you want.
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