DATA Recovery Process:
Initial diagnosis determines whether the media is accessible to our lab
equipment. If so, the first priority is to create a raw image of the
data on Action Front media so that logical analysis can determine the
nature of the data loss situation. If the media is inaccessible our lab
will test the components and closely examine its internal health to
determine the extent of physical damage.
Recovery of crashed hard disks often involves replacing failed or
damaged components in a clean environment and using specialized
hardware and software tools to create the raw image. Failed components
typically include electronics, read/write heads, head assemblies,
magnets & drive motors.
Logical recovery uses the raw image by examining the low-level data
sectors and determining what fixes to file system structures are needed
to get access to the important data. Sometimes the existing file
system structures are missing or damaged so much that data has to be
extracted directly from one or more fragments of the raw image.
Action Front Data Recovery Labs programmers have created a full set of
software tools used by our technicians to analyze fix & recover
data from raw images of all operating systems. Once a recovery has been
successfully performed, file lists are created and data validity is
checked.
DATA RECOVERY SERVICES provides recovery service on a full range of hard drives and operating systems including:
-IDE, E-IDE and SCSI hard drive assemblies
-All makes and models of laptops and notebooks
-Windows
-DOS
-Novell
-UNIX
-Linux
-And more!
Finally
If the media is inaccessible
we will first test the components and closely examine the drive
platters to determine the extent of physical damage, which enables us to
layout a course of action for each individual drive. After determining
what steps will be necessary to complete your recovery, we will
contact you for you to approve your recovery. No work will be done
without your approval. As soon as you approve the recovery, our
technician will continue with the recovery effort, validate the data
and place it on a suitable replacement media, whether that is another
drive, CD-ROM / DVD-ROM or any other media of your choice.