Getting Started with Your Hard Drive Recovery
When your hard drive crashes, pull the computer plug out of the socket - don’t even shutdown! - and contact a hard drive recovery professional. Ask a lot of questions, and make sure you have the following information to hand:
The capacity of your drive.
The Operating System you are using - Windows 98, Windows XP, etc.
What you were doing just before your drive stopped working.
Whether your computer recognizes the drive.
If you have a standard IDE hard drive, make sure that you do not pay an evaluation fee. Most companies only charge an evaluation fee when they are dealing with a complex RAID or network server drive.
You may find the hardest part is actually finding a data recovery firm with someone available to answer the phones! Despite this, it is important to do the legwork of calling and talking directly with the companies to find one that you feel the most comfortable with.
The capacity of your drive.
The Operating System you are using - Windows 98, Windows XP, etc.
What you were doing just before your drive stopped working.
Whether your computer recognizes the drive.
If you have a standard IDE hard drive, make sure that you do not pay an evaluation fee. Most companies only charge an evaluation fee when they are dealing with a complex RAID or network server drive.
You may find the hardest part is actually finding a data recovery firm with someone available to answer the phones! Despite this, it is important to do the legwork of calling and talking directly with the companies to find one that you feel the most comfortable with.
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