Will Ascenzo
Will is the lead blogger, copywriter, and copy editor for Gillware Data Recovery and Digital Forensics, and a staunch advocate against the abuse of innocent semicolons.
“This is a NAS data disk and cannot boot system” Error Message
Update 1/15/19: This article has been updated with new information about the “this is a NAS data disk and cannot boot system. System halted” error message and how to fix it. You’ve been working on your NAS disks, or maybe…
Windows Error Code 0xc00000e9: What Is It and How To Fix
What Is Error Code 0xc00000e9? Error code 0xc00000e9 is a specific boot error code you might see if your PC is having difficulty booting up. Instead of the familiar Windows logo upon booting up your computer, you’ll see a blank…
Short DST Failed! Disk Self Testing: The Long and Short of It
Hard drives can talk, as long as you know how to listen. And at Gillware, boy do we know how to listen. We deal with failed and failing hard drives by the truckload every day, and have for well over…
Dell Error Code 0142 (Error Code 2000-0142): What It Is & How to Fix It
What is Dell Error Code 0142 (Dell Error Code 2000-0142)? A Dell Error Code 0142 is one of the many ominous, obtuse, indecipherable boot menu error messages you might end up seeing if your PC isn’t cooperating with you. Unfortunately,…
Synology Storage Pool Crashed/Synology Volume Crashed: What Do You Do?
If you’re having questions related to your Synology storage pool, especially if you have a storage pool that has crashed or become degraded, look no further. Find out how serious the problems with your Synology NAS’s storage pool are, whether…
MacBook Pro Black Screen with No Indicator Lights
One of the most frustrating aspects of encountering a MacBook Pro black screen is that there are so many possible causes of the issue and, seemingly, just as many possible solutions. The underlying causes for a black screen, depending on…
Clicking Western Digital (WD My Passport) Results in Damaged Platters and Data Loss
If your Western Digital My Passport hard drive is clicking, you’ve come to the right place to help. Read on to find out what makes your hard disk drive click, how much danger the files on your hard drive might…
How to Fix a Corrupted USB Drive on Windows 10
One of the most frequent requests our data recovery experts get is to fix or repair USB devices, such as a corrupted flash drive, pen drive, USB stick, or a USB attached hard disk drive. These handy portable storage devices…
Windows 10 October 2018 Update Deleted Your Files — What Do You Do?
Last week, Microsoft released a doozy of an update for Windows 10, and many users who were first to install the patch quickly discovered that the Windows 10 October 2018 Version 1809 update wasn’t functioning quite as intended–unless the intent…
Gillware’s Ransomware Prevention Guidelines
We here at Gillware have provided a comprehensive Ransomware Prevention Guide to assist you and your clients in preventing a ransomware attack, or easily recovering from one if it occurs. Paying close attention to this advice and assessing your approach…
Hard Drive Freezer Method: Melting the Freezer Data Recovery Myth
We Hate the Hard Drive Freezer “Trick” As Wisconsinites, whether we’re in the sweltering throes of another record-breaking summer or the dead of winter, colder temperatures will always be on our minds… and with it, one of our most hated DIY…
Hard Disk 3F0 Error: What Is It?
Updated 1-2-2019 3F0 Error: What is “boot device not found”? Have you run into a Hard Disk 3F0 error on your HP laptop or desktop PC? When you try to power on your computer and you get this error message,…