The HDD, an integral component of every computer since the 1950s, makes up one of the most common visitors to Gillware’s data recovery lab. Gillware is one of the foremost experts in the industry, with world-class facilities and an unrivaled knowledge base. We have over a decade of experience with all sorts of hard disk drive failures and know how to recover data from data loss situations of all kinds.
Whether you have a clicking, beeping, or smoking HDD, a dropped hard disk drive, or a drive that just won’t boot, Gillware has the experienced technicians who can help you.
Update 1-23-2019: This article has been updated with additional details on how to fix boot errors. Drive Model: Western Digital WD10JPVX-75JC3T0Drive Capacity: 1 TBOperating System: WindowsSituation: HDD spins up and is recognized but is inaccessibleType of Data Recovered: Pictures, Quicken…
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