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To fix a damaged hard drive one might turn off their computer to 'check the disk' to see if its broken or one may reformat it, deleting all files back to factory setting. To save these files, one might hire a professional to repair or copy files off the broken drive onto a new one if it can't be fixed.
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Can hard drive damage by water?
yes a hard drive can be damaged by water...
Would the hard drive be damaged if a laptop falls during standby?
No, the hard drive is most likely not damaged. Source: Experience
What is involved in forensic data recovery of a hard drive?
Recovering data from a damaged hard drive requires about four steps. The first one is repairing the hard drive. Then imaging the drive to a new and undamaged one. Thirdly, recovery of files, partition etc.. The last step is repairing any file that was damaged after retrieving.
How do you recover data from RAW hard drive?
To recover data from a RAW hard drive the hard drive must be intact in some way. Connect the damaged hard drive as the slave drive and another hard drive that is in working order as the master drive. This should allow for file transfer as long as the RAW drive is not too far damaged.
What is involved in the process if a person wants to recover data from a damaged hard drive?
Data can be recovered from a damaged hard drive in a number of ways. Hard drives damaged through user error can have their data recovered through various programs. Otherwise a data recovery company can help.
Disadvatages of a hard drive?
The negative points are the hard drive is where all of your programs and files are stored, so if the drive is damaged for some reason, you will lose everything on your computer
What is the first hard drive in a computer?
Hard Drive E
What was the first ever hard disk drive?
The first hard drive was made in Silicon Vally. The hard drive was made by a company, IBM.
How does a person repair a damaged hard drive?
Every damaged hard drive is a unique situation depending on how the damage occurred. To be safe and not further lose any data, the best thing is to take it to a computer specialist who can help recover the situation.
When a computer boots the hard disk is not recognized What are two possible causes of the problem?
1. The power cable is not connected to the hard drive. 2. The data cable is not connected to the hard drive. 3. The hard drive logic board has been damaged or is malfunctioning.
Where can someone learn how to do a recovery of a dead hard drive?
When it becomes necessary to recover a dead hard drive, one can turn to the techradar website which has easy to follow steps which outline the process to recover the hard drive.
How can we restore the lost files at work?
Restoring files on a hard drive can always be done as long as the hard drive itself isn't irrepairably damaged physically. If you are able to replace that hard drive with the hard drive in another computer and boot it up, you should be able to roll back the hard drive to a different restore point where everything was accessable.
