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Hitachi HTS545032B9SA02 not booting
Recovery Type: LaptopDrive Capacity: 320GBManufacturer: HitachiModel Number: HTS545032B9SA02Operating System: AppleMain Symptom: Not bootingType of Data: Photos, documents, audio and videoData Recovery Grade: 9Binary Read: 66.6% Background: Most people will agree that going through airport security is one of the more annoying parts about travelling. In this case, the…
Seagate Barracuda ST1000DM003 not booting
Recovery Type: DesktopDrive Capacity: 1TBManufacturer: SeagateModel Name: BarracudaModel Number: ST1000DM003Manufacture Date: 07/2012Main Symptom: Not bootingType of Data: Outlook filesData Recovery Grade: 9Binary Read: 20.7% Background: Oftentimes, we take our computers’ good health for granted. When you press the power button on your machine, you expect it to turn on and…
7 Things IT Professionals Hate to Hear
IT professionals put up with a lot. Whether you’re a system administrator or a managed service provider, end users can sometimes drive you a little crazy. Even though I work in the industry, I’m sure I’m guilty of making our…
Thinking Big, Building Small: Cornice Case Study
Two years ago, Western Digital began shipping their new UltraSlim hard drives, which are roughly half as thick as the standard laptop hard drive — 5mm versus 9.5mm. That put them in competition with solid-state drives to fit into tight spaces, such…
Free Marketing Tools for Computer Repair and IT Professionals
We know your type. When it comes to computer repair, you’re a wizard. Virus removal? It’s a cinch. Screen replacement? A breeze. Networking? Troubleshooting? You’re a pro. But when it comes to marketing strategy, you can sometimes struggle. Recently, Gillware…
Fire-damaged RAID Recovery and Offsite Backup
This scenario demonstrates the need for a file-based cloud backup to keep important data safe from data loss threats such as hardware failure, theft, fires, floods or natural disasters such as tornadoes or hurricanes.
Pixar’s Unlikely Backups
Pixar ran into some misfortune that really illustrates the importance of not just a good backup, but a secondary, offsite backup as well.
HIPAA: Compliance or Certification?
Did you know there’s no such thing as a “HIPAA Certification”? According to the US Department of Health and Human Services website, there is no standard or implementation specification that requires a covered entity to “certify” compliance. The same goes…
When it Does Not Compute: A Look at Logical Data Recovery
Most data recovery laboratories tend to highlight cases that involved physical damage and needed repair in an environment free of dust and contaminants. These are great cases, because they are usually dramatic, have visual appeal, and they highlight an expensive…
Why DIY Data Recovery Attempts can Hurt Chances of Recovery
Do-it-yourself projects, or DIY projects, are becoming more and more popular, as they can be fun and cost-saving. DIY is becomingso common that there is an entire cable network devoted to it. So DIY projects sound great right? They do…
Our Data Recovery Procedure: A Hard Drive’s Journey at Gillware
Here at Gillware, we understand that losing data can be very stressful. So we tailored our data recovery process to fit all of our clients’ needs and worries. It is a stress-free and non-binding process. Keep reading or watch the…
Full Drive Encryption: Don’t Lose Access to Your Failed Drive
Updated 7/22/2015 As a data recovery laboratory, we experience full drive encryption from a different vantage point. The encrypted data we work with usually is owned by the businesses and people who come to us seeking data recovery. They are…