MCSE 70 290 Certification Primer

Microsoft Certifications are one of the most widely acclaimed, pursued, and achieved technical certifications in the IT industry. The demand for Microsoft Certified Professionals in the job market is increasing every year.

Microsoft offers a number of certification levels depending on specific areas of proficiency and nature of job. Some of the certifications pertaining to networking are

Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP)

Microsoft Certified System Administrator (MCSA)

Microsoft Certified System Engineer (MCSE)

Each certification level has certain exams associated with it. You can decide the appropriate certification exam based on your experience, skills, and interests.

Benefits of Microsoft Certifications

Microsoft Certifications provide a standard method for testing employee skills. The certifications provide employers a valid benchmark for evaluating the employee's abilities. This will provide you the recognition and reward as per your expertise.

Microsoft Certifications offer prospective employers a baseline to judge your knowledge, skill, and expertise in the field. Certifications can provide added advantage if you are at the same level of experience as another person without certifications.

Certifications are a valuable tool if you have no or very little experience. The certifications that you hold can prove and reassure your employers and consultants about your knowledge in the field. This will help you secure good job as well as negotiate a good salary.

Pre-Requisite Experience (Recommended) for Microsoft Certifications

To pursue this certification you should have at least 1 year of experience in:

Implementing and administering a network operating system in environments with 50 to 26,000 supported users, in approximately 3 to 150 physical locations.

Implementing network services and applications such as file and print services, database services, messaging services, proxy server or firewall services, dial-in server services, and Web hosting.

Implementing and administering a desktop operating system.

Designing a network infrastructure with 3 or more domain controllers.

Significance of Microsoft Certifications for Microsoft Windows Server 2003

Microsoft has developed independent certification requirements for Microsoft Windows Server 2003. An aspirant can certify directly for MCSE/MCSA in Windows 2003 if they are new to certification process. If the aspirant is already a certified MCSE /MCSA in Windows 2000, then they can follow the upgrade path for MCSEs in Windows 2000 to secure Windows 2003 Certifications. If the aspirant certifies in MCSE for Windows NT4.0, they can earn MCSE in Windows 2003 by following the upgrade path for MCSEs in Windows NT4.0.

The exams are slightly more challenging than their Windows 2000 counterparts, but they will actually test your hands-on knowledge since that is the most important part of ensuring that a certification is credible.

Exam 70-290: Managing and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment

Exam 70-290 is the first in the series of the core exams for MCSE certifications.

When you pass the Managing and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment (MCSE 70-290) exam, you achieve Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) status. You also earn credit toward the following certifications:

Core credit towards Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA) on Microsoft Windows Server 2003 certification

Core credit towards Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) on Microsoft Windows Server 2003 certification

MCSE 70-290 exam objectives are

Objective 1: Managing and Maintaining Physical and Logical Devices

In this objective you will need to demonstrate expertise in managing and maintaining physical and logical devices. As an administrator, you should understand Basic and Dynamic disks, RAID configuration and troubleshooting, driver signing, and the use of tools, such as Device Manager and Hardware Troubleshooting Wizard. Familiarize yourself with Device Manager and the warning and disabled icons found when problems are present on installed devices.

Objective 2: Managing Users, Computers, and Groups

This objective includes many topics, so you should be prepared to face many questions that fall into this category. Have a healthy introduction to profile management, user and group accounts, permissions, and troubleshooting. Practice a lot on GPOs and perform a variety of administrative tasks, including configuration of desktop settings, control of security settings, assignment of scripts, redirection of folders, and software distribution. Also, get a clear understanding on inheritance and filtering.

Objective 3: Managing and Maintaining Access to Resources

Knowing how to configure, monitor, audit and troubleshoot NTFS permissions based issues are one of those most important areas that you need to know this concept thoroughly and also be sure to brush up on your share permissions and share/NTFS permissions interaction. Do not forget to brush up on how folder and file permissions can change or stay the same when copying or moving within a drive or between drives.

Objective 4: Managing and Maintaining a Server Environment

In this objective you'll find questions from topics, such as Event Viewer, System Monitor, software updates (including the functionality of Microsoft's Software Update Service or SUS), Remote Assistance, disk quotas, print queues, performance objects and IIS 6.0. Spend time understanding IIS topics around Web sites, Virtual and physical directories, files and host and cname records in DNS. New to Windows Server 2003 is SUS. Understand clearly how SUS is used for deploying and managing client and server critical updates.

Objective 5: Managing and Implementing Disaster Recovery

In this objective you'll find questions on ASR, VSS, backing up files and system state data, configuring security for backup operators, verifying backup jobs, managing media, restoring and scheduling backups and recovering from server hardware failures. You should take some extra time to get familiar with the various types of backups that Windows Server 2003 supports, as well as the various configuration options that are available to you. Practice making backups of different types and then practice restoring them.

MCSE 70-290 Exam Model

Most of the questions in the MCSE 70-290 exam are multiple choice type. The questions require the "best" answer from several close responses. Other questions may present an implementation scenario, requirements, and a proposed solution and then ask if the solution meets all of the requirements or combinations of the primary and secondary requirements. Microsoft has introduced some testing innovations for the certification exams. These question types present a more realistic visual representation of the tasks a MCSE would do in future. These are

Hot Area Questions

This type of question requires indicating the correct answer by selecting one or more elements within a graphic.

Active Screen Questions - This type of question asks you to configure a dialog box by changing one or more elements.

Drag and Drop Questions - This type of question asks you to drag source objects to appropriate targets within a work area.

Build List and Reorder Questions - This type of question asks you to indicate the correct answer by building an answer list. In a Build List and Reorder question, you need to build a list by dragging the appropriate source objects to the answer list and then placing them in the correct order based on criteria defined in the question.

Create a Tree Questions - This type of question asks you to create a tree structure. You indicate the correct answer by dragging source nodes to the correct locations in the answer tree. Nodes consist of text and a small icon.

Windows Simulation Questions - This type of question asks you to indicate the correct answer by performing specific tasks such as configuring and installing network adapters or drivers, configuring and controlling access to files, and managing hardware devices. Many of the tasks that systems administrators and systems engineers perform can be presented more accurately in simulations than in most traditional exam question types.

You can get hands-on experience on new set of questions that are available in Whizlabs MCSE 70-290 Exam Simulator. This will help you plan your study regime to ensure success.

Passing Score

Microsoft has normalized scoring for all MCP exams, so the same passing score applies to all exams. 700 is now the minimum passing score for all MCP exams. However, the maximum score (which used to top out at 1000) varies per exam, depending on the complexity of the skills measured.

Time Limit

The exam duration is 175 minutes with 45 questions. You will have plenty of time to answer the exam questions, so there is no need to rush. If you have spare time available, you can double check the questions and ensure that you have read them correctly and actually answered the question as intended.

Exam Result

Instead of reporting results based on major categories for exam objectives as it used to, Microsoft is now providing numerical scores and bar graphs for "skills clusters". Visually, the bars in the exam report show you how well you fare in each skills cluster. If bars that represent cluster scores are close to one end of the graph, they indicate stronger skills; bars near the other end indicate weaker skills. Please store your exam results in both paper and electronic format for later reference.

Sample Questions

Question 1

You are a systems administrator for TicTacToe Toy Manufacturers. All servers in the company run on Microsoft Windows Server 2003. The company's Active Directory infrastructure consists of a single domain hosted on two domain controllers named Tic1 and Tic2.

Tic2 experienced a hard disk failure, and hence has been taken offline. Tic2 remained offline for some days while all Active Directory updates were made to Tic1. You proceed to restore the data from backup while ensuring that the latest Active Directory changes are replicated to Tic2.

How should you restore the lost data from backup?

Choices:

Perform authoritative restore on Tic1.

Perform normal restore on Tic2.

Perform primary restore on Tic2.

Perform authoritative restore onTic2.

Correct Choice: B

Explanation:

Choice B is the correct answer.

During a normal restore operation; Backup operates in non-authoritative restore mode. That is, any data that you restore, including Active Directory objects, will have their original update sequence number. The Active Directory replication system uses this number to detect and propagate Active Directory changes among the servers in your organization. Because of this, any data that is restored non-authoritatively will appear to the Active Directory replication system as though it is old, which means the data will never be replicated to your other servers. Instead, if newer data is available from your other domain controllers, the Active Directory replication will update the restored data. Hence, choices A, C, and D are incorrect.

Question 2

You are a systems administrator for Blueberry Packaging Industries. All servers in the company run on Microsoft Windows Server 2003.

You create a folder named Custom Package on the company's file server to contain the company's files. You share this folder as Custom Package. The folder is configured with default NTFS permissions and default share permissions. The file server is located in a secure room.

Within the shared folder, Managers should be able to add and change files and subfolders. Employees in the Sales and Packers department should be able to change and delete files and subfolders. All other employees should only be able to view the files.

All Sales employees are members of the Sales domain local security group. All Managers are members of the Managers domain local security group. The Packers are members of the Packers global security group.

How should you modify share level permissions on the Custom Package folder so that the appropriate users have the minimum required privileges? (Choose all that apply)

Choices:

Grant Change share permissions to Managers.

Deny Full Control share permissions to Managers.

Grant Change share permissions to Sales.

Grant Full Control share permissions to Sales.

Grant Change share permissions to Packers.

Grant Full Control share permissions to Packers.

Deny Full Control share permissions to Everyone.

Remove Everyone from the share permissions list.

Correct Choices: A, C, and E

Explanation:

Choices A, C, and E are the correct answers.

Change permissions allow the users to create, delete, and change any files and folders in the shared folder, provided the users have appropriate NTFS permissions on the files and folders. The default NTFS permission in Windows Server 2003 is Read for Everyone and the default share level permissions grant Read access to Everyone. You should not remove Everyone from the share permission list. By default, share level permissions grant Read access to Everyone.

How to Prepare for Microsoft Certification?

Following are the steps to prepare for Microsoft certification.

MCSE exams are not easy, as advertised on many websites. The MCSE Certifications are tough, so plan to put in a lot of time and effort getting ready for your certification exams. Get all information you can about the certification exams and then start working towards your goal.

Get hands on experience. The first step in the preparation for any Microsoft Certification is hands on experience with the related product. For MCSE, the aspirant needs to have at least a year of working experience and for MCSA, the minimum recommended time of experience is 6 months. If you are not working anywhere, it will help, if you can volunteer your IT skill services to gain valuable experience.

You can set up a small network at home to practice. Setting up the home network will give a great opportunity to learn. You can practice the lab exercises in the home network as and when you study. This will give you a better understanding of the theories than just studying the exam guides.

Get trained in the related product. If possible, try to get training in the related product in a Microsoft Authorized Training Center. You can use training resources to supplement your skills and experience. You can also use the Microsoft Official Curriculum for the related exam as well as Microsoft Press books that are available for the exam.

For Exam 70-290, the main areas that you need to concentrate are

Automated System Recovery (ASR)

Diskpart utility

Diskraid utility

Emergency Management Services (EMS)

File Replication Service (FRS)

Group Policy Management Console (GPMC)

Open File Backup

Password Backup and Restore Wizard

Remote Assistance

Remote Desktop

Shadow copying of shared folders

Software Update Services (SUS)

Virtual disk service

Permissions -Share and NTFS

Users, Computers, and Groups

Use the preparation guide of the exam that you want to take and read it thoroughly. You should know all the exam objectives of MCSE 70-290 covered in the exam preparation guide.

Use practice test software packages. Whizlabs MCSE 70-290 Exam Simulator is an example.

Do NOT use Braindumps. Braindumps might help you get the certification, but you will lack important practical knowledge about the product. Hence, your prospects of landing a good IT job will be less. Some brain dumps deliberately mislead you. So BEWARE!

You can participate in any online discussion forum, where you can participate in an ongoing dialogue and even ask doubts if you have any. You are sure to get the right guidance.

You've learned the details about the MCSE 70-290 Exam, its pattern, objectives etc. Download the MCSE Exam Preparation Guide to learn how Whizlabs can help you achieve the MCSE credential.

Resources

Exam simulators

Whizlabs MCSE 70-290 Exam Simulator

Besides identifying your weak areas and giving you a feel of the exam environment, Whizlabs Exam Simulator nurtures your potential to acquire domain expertise so that you not only succeed in your certification exam but succeed in your career too.

Articles on Windows 2003

Microsoft's Windows 2003 Server Home Page

What's New in Active Directory

Windows Server 2003 Demos

Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition

Microsoft Online Resources

TechNet : Designed for IT professionals, this resource includes Howto's, best practices, downloads, technical chats, and much more.

MSDN : The Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) is a reference for developers, featuring code samples, technical articles, newsgroups, chats, and more.

Training & Certification Newsgroups : A newsgroup exists for every Microsoft certification. By participating in the ongoing dialogue, you take advantage of a unique opportunity to exchange ideas with and ask questions of others, including more than 750 Microsoft Most Valuable Professionals (MVPs) worldwide.

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Learn How To Safely Backup Your Hard Drive

We all know that we should back up our system as soon as possible.But if you're like most of us,you will get to it tomorrow.The problem is that tomorrow rarely ever comes until you experience a serious computer failure and then its too lake.

Taking the time to backup your data or entire hard drive is not as painstaking as it may seem.And the rewards of doing so will be great should your system experience a crash.

WINDOWS AND OTHER BACKUP SOFTWARE

If you have Windows XP you willl need to install the new Windows backup ultility from the Windows XP cdrom.Just place the WinXP cdrom in your cdrom drive and locate the line D:VALEADDMSFTNTBACKUP.

Here you see the first letter as D but if your optical drive have a different drive letter,exchange the D with your drive's letter.To install the utility,click on the file named NTBackup.msi.

The backup utility will be installed to the system tools group. Click Start,All Programs,Accessories,System Tools,and Backup.There is a neat wizard that will walk you through the backup process.

WinXP's backup utility will backup your entire hard drive and will make a recovery disk to boot.

One neat third party backup software you can try is NewTech InfoSystems at where you can download their trial version and put it to use for 30 days.And if its your cup of tea,the full version will run you about $79.95

INCREMENTAL OR DIFFERENTIAL BACKUPS

You should back up your entire hard drive when you perform your first backup.After that it is best to perform an Incremental backup.This type of backup only allow you to backup files that have changed since your last performed backup.

Differential Backups copy changed files and files that have been added since you last did your entire backup. This type of backup is more detailed than incremental backups and is easier to restore.

BACKUP STORAGE DEVICES

You can backup your files on cdroms and have the files compressed to save both space and backup time.WinXP will compress folders,subfolders,and files during backup.

You can purchase compression software that will do the same saving you cdrom storage space.The compressed files are automatically uncompressed once they are restored unto your hard drive.

You can also use a second hard drive as your backup storage device.We use two backup hard drives to be certain Ultimate PC Repair is up and running 24/7.

You can either purchase an internal hard drive in install it to your ide cable or you may want to purchase an external hard drive that connects to your Universal Serial Bus or USB Port.

The advantage of the external drives is that they have very large amount of storage space,transfer data fast,and can be moved from your computer to any other computer.

We use the Western Digital 170 Gigabyte External Hard Drive and we simply bounce it around to either one of our four computers with the greatest of ease.

USING ONLINE BACKUP SERVICES

You may also consider online services for backing up your data.If you lose all your backup data,say due it a natural dissaster such as a flood,your online data is right there waiting for you.

Another advantage of online backups is that you can access,upload,or download your data from any location. It is best to use high speed internet access if you're considering online data storage.

One such online backup service is Istorage located at /istorage and charges from $2.49 a month for 50MBs to $17.95 a month for a big 1,000MBs of storage.

Or you can check out FilesAnywhere located at the url

Still another online service to try is CapSure located at

Backup your system now in one way or another if you have not done so.If you have critical data that you simply cannot due without,take the time to invest in a backup device or one of the many online backup services.

Stop and perform those backups as soon as possible. You will be thankful you did should something go wrong with your computer.Its always better to be safe than sorry.

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Drive Solutions Inc Expands Data Recovery Service

For over 11 years Drive Solutions, Inc. has been selling hard to find early model hard drives as well as new drives to large corporations, small business, and individuals alike.

During this time Drive Solutions has performed Data Recovery Services for many fortune 500 companies and Government agencies.

Drive Solutions Inc has expanded their Data Recovery Services to the public at a very economical price.

Drive Solutions, Inc. Specializes in recovery of Notebook and PC hard drives as well as other forms of storage media such as Digital camera memory cards, USB jump drives, CD, DVD, and more.

In previous years Data Recovery was far too expensive for an individual to afford. As time and technology have moved forward the cost of the data recovery service has decreased dramatically making it an affordable service for everyone.

Years ago you could expect to pay upwards of $3000.00 for the recovery of your vital data. Today the successful recovery of your data can run under $400.00 making this service very affordable for end users.

I spoke with the Director of Business Development at Drive Solutions, Bruce Masterson, who said

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Data Recovery The Easy Way

It's a fact of life that bad things happen to good people's data every now and then. And when it does, too often the victim is not prepared for it. Is that the case with you? Are you prepared in advance for a complete loss of critical files and data on your computer or on your computer network?

If you aren't prepared in advance, you will most likely have to use a data recovery service or data recovery software solution to help get back as much as you can of what was lost. This can be a very good idea if there is no other way to recover your files, but it doesn't have to come to that in most cases.

This is a classic situation of where an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. A very simple backup routine that is adhered to on a daily basis can usually solve any data loss situation quickly and fairly painlessly. And it won't cost you anything but the time neded to restore the data files from your backups, and maybe the program files from the original disks.

There is a wide choice of media that you can backup your files to, inclusing CDs, DVDs, external hard drives, other internal hard drives, tape drives, etc. They all work, it's just that each media choice has it's own pros and cons regarding ease of use, data storage capacity, and so on. A discussion of those limits is beyond the scope of this article, but the most important thing to remember is that the best backup is the one that works. That means that regardless of the media you choose, just make a choice and stick to a backup schedule like glue.

There are sevral good backup programs out there that work very well and will do a fine job, but most Microsoft Windows users have a great backup program included with their operating software. If you are a Windows XP user that program is called NTBackup. If it's not already installed on your computer insert your Windows CD, find the folder titled ValueAddMSFT

tbackup, and run the program in that folder called ntbackup.msi. It will set up the backup software for use on your computer in no time and you will even have simple to use wizards that will walk you through doing file backups and restores simply and easily.

Once the software is installed, it is now up to you to use it faithfully to prepare for data recovery when it is needed. Maybe you never will need it. But don't count on that. You will be so glad that you have a solid reliable way to restore lost files if disaster ever happens on your computer. It's truly the easy way to data recovery!

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Data Recovery 1 on 1

For this weeks report we are talking with Greg Duffield of ACS Data Recovery

Q: Greg, since the late '90's there has been tremendous growth within the data recovery industry, why is that and what does it mean to the consumer?

A: Well, in the last 10 years the amount of data stored digitally has increased tremendously. With this trend towards simplification of file storage, the trend for losing this data has also increased.

Before computers you had to worry about your office burning down, or some other man-made or natural disaster that might have effected your paper files. Now with just about everything stored on computers, the fear is no different and the possibilities of catastrophic data loss occuring are actually greater.

The end result has been an influx of data recovery firms throughout the world assisting consumers with the recovery of their lost data. The benefit and the downfall to the consumer is having these companies openly competing for their business.

Q: The open competition is a downfall to the consumer as well?

A: Absolutely. For some companies, data recovery has become the latest "get rich quick" scheme. So they shop the market, see what the trends in the industry are and then offer subpar services at a substantially discounted rate. Many of these companies advertise complete data recovery for as little as $99 with no evaluation fees. Unfortunately for the consumer, this usually results in hidden service charges, and additional expense when the data is found "unrecoverable". The sad part is, is that much of this data is actually recoverable, but the firm attempting the recovery just didn't have the expertise to complete the task successfully.

Q: How do you see this effecting the data recovery industry as a whole?

A: I think the firms dedicated to providing their customers quality service will stand out no matter what. People like to make fun of used car dealers, well in that industry there are real sleaze balls and at the same time there are class-A superior dealers that really do what is right. You see the same thing in every industry, and data recovery is no different.

Q: What should the consumer expect when they have lost their important data due to a hard drive crash or other calamity?

A: First of all, they will probably get a wide range of prices. On average I would say pricing for a standard IDE hard drive will probably run anywhere from $700 to $2,900. That's a pretty big spread.

I would say stick with companies that do not charge an evaluation fee first and foremost. Many times an experienced data recovery technician can determine the type of hard drive failure within the first few seconds of starting the drive up. You know you're either going to have to open the drive or your not. That element alone has a tremendous impact on the final price of the recovery and it can narrow the price band substantially.

When you send your drive in, don't expect it to be completed overnight. We try to give our customers reasonable expectations, because there's nothing worse than making promises you can't keep. We basically run our business by under promising and over delivering. We are up front with our customers and we know the boundaries of data recovery as far as what is and isn't possible. As a consumer I would suggest you search until you find companies with a similar business philosophy. In other words, be wary of companies promising complete data recovery in less than 24-hours. Depending on the amount of data needing to be recovered it can take that long just for the imaging.

Q: Where do you see data recovery going in the future?

A: I see consumers being supplied with more and more powerful tools to complete the easier recoveries on their own. However, there will always be a need for experienced data recovery firms simply because of the intricasies involved with invasive recoveries. These types of recoveries have to be performed in a class-100 or better clean room.

Thanks for taking the time to be with us Greg, and best of luck to you in the future.

A: Thanks Dan, it's been great.

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Data Recovery

Every person who uses a personal computer will eventually face the challenge of data recovery. Computer hardware and software can be temperamental from time to time. Hard drives and other mechanical components of personal computers and servers do not last forever, and when they fail recovering your data can be difficult, time consuming and costly.

If you are working diligently away on a document or spreadsheet in Microsoft Office and the power goes out, you may still be able to recover the documents you were working on when the lights come back on. This type of data recovery is relatively easy and straightforward. Software manufacturers recognize that power outages are inevitable and unpredictable and most office applications incorporate what is known as autosave features. At set intervals, the documents you have open are saved to a cached file. They remain in that cached state and should be accessible once your power is restored. Simply opening Microsoft Word or Excel will usually bring these documents back. For instance, when you open Word after a power failure or a software error, you will be presented with a document followed by the word recovered in parentheses. This is the document you were working on at the most recent autosave point. You may still lose a couple minutes worth of work this way, but it sure be ats having to go back and retype the entire document.

If the recovered document does not appear automatically, search your hard drive for files ending with tmp. Look for one created close to the time of the power failure or software error and open it. This is most likely the document you had open at the time. If this method of data recovery does not work, you may need to follow the steps listed below.

Of course not all data recovery is so easy and so straightforward. If you delete a file accidentally, it is a simple matter to recover it from the recycle bin. Once you empty the recycle bin, however, things become more difficult. The deleted file still resides on your computer somewhere, but the pointer that tells the program where to find the file is now gone. There are various software tools available that promise to help recover deleted files, and they all have their strengths and weaknesses. Some of the major players are Norton, McAfee and Computer Associates. There are a great many smaller vendors as well.

Even if all these products fail to recover your data, you may not be completely out of luck. Data recovery services specialize in recovering data from failed and corrupt hard drives. These data recovery services have tools and equipment not available to the general public.

Government and law enforcement forensic teams will often make use of these advanced data recovery techniques to investigate cases of computer crime. Businesses also will turn to a professional data recovery service to recover mission critical data from damaged hard drives.

It is important to choose a reputable firm any time you need to have data recovery services performed. The firm you choose should be able to provide references from previous clients. You should make sure to follow up with the references they provide.

The cost for the data recovery service will vary according to the type of equipment and the difficulty of the job. You should get several estimates to make sure you are paying a fair price for the service you receive.

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DataRecoveryNet com Enters Medical Industry

Palm Beach Gardens FL- Florida based data recovery service, , launched a new service directed toward the medical community aimed at curtailing the loss of private and vital patient data as well as securing patient health information.

recovers data from malfunctioning, damaged, or failed hard drives and other media. This offering is sure to assist the medical industry with new HIPPA requirements. "The medical community is in need of specialty services like our data recovery service due to the new requirements of HIPAA" says Chuck Roover, President of Hospitals and other health care service companies store patient health information in hard drives that eventually fail.

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was enacted in 1996. The law required the US Dept. of Human Services to develop standards and requirements for the maintenance and transmission of health information.

This law refers to security, confidentiality, and non-disclosure of patient health information. These regulations went into effect on April 14, 2004.

About : Based in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. is committed to delivering the most cost effective solutions for expert data recovery services. has been using their advanced technology and expertise to recover data for corporations and individuals alike for over 10 years. This company utilizes multiple world wide networks to source parts if needed. Delivering retrieved data in a timely manner, fanatical customer support, and confidentiality of client data is what keeps their clients' coming back.

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Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery A Business Not a Technology Issue

Hackers, hurricanes, fires, flooding, power outages, denial of service attacks, application failures, employee error, sabotage and now terrorism are helping companies to focus on the necessity of a business continuity plan.

Through the late 1990s as companies prepared for Y2K, many IT executives, risk managers, CFOs and corporate managers realized that recovering computing systems, networks and data was not enough. As Y2K approached, it became more apparent that a disciplined approach was needed to recover not only data and systems, but also business processes, facilities and manpower to restore and maintain critical functions.

The starting point is a risk assessment. Identify and define your mission critical business processes and systems. Review them for vulnerabilities and identify steps required for restoration and recovery. For your data, make sure it is backed up to secure and separate locations. Evaluate various storage solutions including storage area networks, data replication systems, new virtualization systems, network attached storage devices and managed storage. Pay significant attention also to your telecommunications providers to ensure they have built diversity and redundancy into their networks and have well developed and tested contingency plans.

The risk assessment will start to drive out real questions on the business impacts and losses that could result from disruptions. Mission critical impacts, key business functions, processes and records must all be identified. This is also the time to determine resource requirements and acceptable recovery time frames.

Various recovery strategies should be evaluated to achieve your cost, reliability and time to recover objectives. Include physical, technological, legal, regulatory and personnel considerations when you evaluate alternatives. Common points of failure are a lack of executive and budget support and not fully engaging employees. Along with your data, employees are your most valuable asset. An excellent checklist "Considerations for senior management during a time of crisis" is at (enter checklists in the search box, click on DR & BC checklists).

Business continuity planning sounds expensive and it can be time-consuming. However, losing your business functions, processes and systems as well as your company, customer and financial data can be devastating. Build your plan. Train, test, train and test again.

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Before You Take the Plunge Essential Information For Users Considering Data Recovery

Know what you're dealing with

The world of data recovery is a big mystery for most consumers and even some IT professionals. This is largely because hard drives themselves are complex devices and their technological specifics are not generally well known. Data recovery companies thrive on their customers' lack of information and often get away with charging obscene rates for any recovery, regardless of complexity. I hope this article will be a helpful resource for consumers and professionals alike. I provide some basic information about data recovery by shedding some light on how hard drives work, how they can fail, what are the chances of successful recovery and how much the user can expect to pay. This information will enable the user to make an informed decision when choosing a data recovery company.

A bit about Hard Drives

A computer hard drive stores data on metal oxide platters which spin up to 10000 revolutions per minute. An actuator arm contains the 'head' which reads and writes the data in the form of magnetic charges one millionth of an inch above the surface. Any given drive can have multiple read and write heads and each head can 'crash' independently. A head crash occurs when the read/write head comes in contact with the platters of the disk (more on head crashes below). As manufacturers strive to cram more space on hard drives without increasing their physical size, the data gets written increasingly closer together, making for very difficult recovery should one or more heads crash. The brain of the hard drive is its controller board and this is unique for each individual hard drive. One other detail worth a mention is the service track of a hard drive. This is an area located on the outer part of the disk platter and it contains the drive's firmware zone. The firmware of a hard drive is the information used by the computer to communicate correctly with the drive. These are the main components that make a hard drive work, now let's talk about what can go wrong.

There are many ways in which a hard disk can fail

Hard drives are extremely fragile and can suffer failures in many different ways, leading to a loss of data. The five most common types of drive failures are: logical errors, mechanical failure, electronic failure, firmware corruption, and bad sectors, or any combination these. Least severe of these is usually data loss due to logical errors.

Logical errors are often the simplest and sometimes the most difficult problems to deal with when recovering data. They can range from an invalid entry in a file allocation table, a simple problem that needs little work; to severe issues such as the corruption or loss of the entire file system. Logical errors can be spotted when files become inaccessible, there is a delay in starting up the computer, and programs do not run properly. Logical errors are often seen as simple because there is nothing wrong with the physical drive leading users to try recovering it themselves by using third party software. This is quite risky, however, as running such software on a damaged drive can result in total loss of data. The most effective way to prevent logical errors on your hard drive is to regularly use the Disk Defragmentation tool in your operating system. For more comprehensive information on preventing data loss, visit the tips section of our website.

Recovering a drive with logical errors can be simple and quick, however if the problem requires manual bit-by-bit reconstruction of the data, it can also be quite complex and time consuming. Normally, logical errors are in the lower end of the price range as they do not require manual disassembly of the drive, however there are cases when logical failures end up in the higher end of the price range. The bottom line with logical errors is the sooner they are caught and the less a user tampers with the drive, the better the chances for a quick and thorough recovery.

Mechanical failures are often much more serious than any other failure and frequently lead to a partial or even total loss of data. The most common type of mechanical failure is a head crash, which is when the read/write head comes in contact with the disk platter. Head crashes can be caused by a variety of reasons, including physical shock, static electricity, power surges, and mechanical read/write failure. Mechanical failures are detected by a constant clicking or grinding noise coming from the drive. If you suspect mechanical failure, you must immediately shut down your computer and call a data recovery company for advice.

Mechanical failures are usually the most severe and most challenging to recover from. All mechanical failures require physical disassembly of the drive. The replacement of a read/write head is one of the most complex and costly procedures that can be performed by a data recovery engineer, especially with larger capacity drives. The chances of recovery depend entirely on how much damage the drive has sustained, however they can be quite good. A crashed head does not mean that all your data is lost! Once again, the sooner you catch a mechanical problem and turn off your drive, the more of your precious data is likely to be rescued.

Electronic failures are most common after a power surge or due to some other electric problem, and the most common type is control board failure. A power surge can knock out the control board, making the drive undetectable in the BIOS. Because each drive is fitted with a unique control board, recovery of this type is relatively complex. However, the good news is that normally once the control board issue is fixed, the data is usually 100% recoverable.

Recovering a drive that has suffered from an electronic failure can be time consuming, mainly because the specific problem takes some time to diagnose. Once diagnosed, though, the recovery is usually not tremendously complex and would probably land in the mid-range in terms of price. Most of the time, we are able to achieve a 100% recovery from drives that have suffered an electronic failure.

Firmware corruption is caused by logical problems or physical damage to the firmware zone on the disk platter. When the firmware becomes corrupt, the computer is often unable to properly communicate with the hard drive, and drive is not recognized in the BIOS. Fortunately, when the drive fails due to firmware corruption, the data is usually fully recoverable once the drive has been repaired.

Recovering a drive that has suffered from Firmware corruption is possible with the use of our proprietary technology. Because the firmware information is isolated on the outer rim of the disk, most of the data can be recovered successfully. The complexity of recovering a drive that has suffered from firmware corruption depends on the amount of damage suffered by the service track on the disk's platter. Expect the cost of this type of recovery to be in the mid- to high-price range.

Bad sectors are a common fate of all hard drives.

Eventually, all drives develop areas that are no longer functional and when this happens, they are isolated by the operating system. Bad sectors are very much like bumps in the road, areas which are avoided by the read/write head and which are no longer accessible to the user. If mission critical data exists on the drive, we recommend to backup as soon as possible, as the formation of bad sectors often indicates the impending demise of the drive. Finally, and most importantly, do NOT under any circumstances run the ScanDisk or Chckdisk utilities when data becomes inaccessible. These utilities are designed to fix only file system errors and not any other types of errors, so if your hard drive has suffered from bad sectors, these utilities only make things worse.

Bad sectors are accessible

We are able to recover drives with bad sectors using our proprietary mirroring technology. The process often involves manual mirroring bit-by-bit, which can be time consuming. The price of this type of recovery will generally be in the mid-range of the pricing schedule.

I hope the above explanations are of some use to all computer users. The basic fact is that data loss happens to everyone. Every hard drive crashes, and often when you least expect it to. Backup is essential for end-users and business users alike, and there are many excellent ways to back up your data. But if you've lost data, attempt to understand the problem before calling a data recovery company. Be informed, save your money, get your data back.

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How Computer Programs That Wipe Hard Drive Work

It can be an advocacy but usually, companies that dispose old computers when they buy new units often donate the equipments to institutions and to some people who need personal computers. This is a widely acceptable practice. But are you ready to give much more than the worth of the personal computer you are donating? You might not be fully aware of it but when you are giving your old personal computer to other people, you are also giving the recipient the opportunity to access your old files and information saved previously on the hard disk.

Even if you have deleted the files in the Windows operating system and in the Recycle Bin, there would always be traces of the deleted file somewhere within the hard drive of the computer. The simple process of deletion would only remove the shortcuts to the files. In actuality, the files are still there, though you could hardly trace them. But imagine if in the long process of donating, the personal computer goes to the possession of an expert who could be able to restore and retrieve the deleted files. There are many recovery and restoration software available in the market that could facilitate instant retrieval of deleted files.

Will you be willing to afford to lose sensitive information like trade secrets, personal information, confidential data, bank and credit account numbers and contact details of clients? Much more, will you be willing to take the risk of sharing such important and confidential information to some unscrupulous people who might use the data inappropriately, maliciously and fraudulently? If not, then, it is high time you wipe hard drive of your computer.

Disk wiping is the process of erasing saved data on storage devices like compact discs, thumb drives and hard drives. When you wipe hard drive, you are ensuring that all previously deleted files on the personal computer would never ever be recovered or accessed even with the use of the most powerful data recovery software. Wiping hard drive is actually working by overwriting the entire hard drive not just once but several times. Thus, you can rest assured that no data or file would ever remain in the computer memory for life. To put it simply, it is impossible to retrieve data that have already been overwritten. The process is irreversible.

How does the process work? When you wipe hard drive, the process generally overwrites the whole disk with zero or one. A reformat would follow. The overwriting process takes on and repeats itself several times, solidifying the security purpose. That is the reason why such computer programs usually take some time to complete. When you wipe hard drive, you are practically disk wiping applications by overwriting master boot record, the partition table and each sector present in the computer hard drive.

When you wipe a hard drive, you are ensuring the safety and confidentiality of all files that had been saved and later on erased from the computer memory. Such pertinent data and information would never ever be accessed by anyone, especially the unauthorized ones.

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Apple Mac Data Recovery

Data Recovery is an ever increasing business with more and more companies relying on its services, as technology advances, new problems arise. Companies that save documents etc to their computers always face the possibility of the computer failing and loosing their work, most companies back up their data however if the system hard drive fails, backups may not even work.

This is where the data recovery specialists come in, they can take your hard drive away and attempt to recovery the lost files. If it is too badly damages and they have special ways of taking sectors (parts) from other working hard drives, fix them to the malfunctioning hard drive along with other replaceable parts and start piecing together the lost information.

Apple Mac systems are different, the operating systems is different, the internal parts are different, the whole hardware and software structures work in different ways. Should your Mac play up and cause loss of data, normal recovery experts deal with windows based (PC's) and may not have the expertise to correct the issues with your Mac.

Mac's are becoming increasingly popular in today's market, although they still only provide a fraction of used computers they are on the up.

Apple Mac Data Recovery requires different skills, all staff that perform these repairs will be trained and skilled in the way Mac's work, essentially the same process is undergone to achieve recovery it is just done in a different way, with different parts.

You should not attempt this on your own as it takes a highly skilled professional to achieve desired results.

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Apple Mac Data Recovery

Data Recovery is an ever increasing business with more and more companies relying on its services, as technology advances, new problems arise. Companies that save documents etc to their computers always face the possibility of the computer failing and loosing their work, most companies back up their data however if the system hard drive fails, backups may not even work.

This is where the data recovery specialists come in, they can take your hard drive away and attempt to recovery the lost files. If it is too badly damages and they have special ways of taking sectors (parts) from other working hard drives, fix them to the malfunctioning hard drive along with other replaceable parts and start piecing together the lost information.

Apple Mac systems are different, the operating systems is different, the internal parts are different, the whole hardware and software structures work in different ways. Should your Mac play up and cause loss of data, normal recovery experts deal with windows based (PC's) and may not have the expertise to correct the issues with your Mac.

Mac's are becoming increasingly popular in today's market, although they still only provide a fraction of used computers they are on the up.

Apple Mac Data Recovery requires different skills, all staff that perform these repairs will be trained and skilled in the way Mac's work, essentially the same process is undergone to achieve recovery it is just done in a different way, with different parts.

You should not attempt this on your own as it takes a highly skilled professional to achieve desired results.

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Laptop Data Recovery for Toshiba Laptop Hard Drive - Computers - Data Recovery

Toshiba Laptop hard disk drives are considered for smaller form factor, high performance and various reliability characteristics. The popular 2.5" Toshiba hard disk drives come available with 9.5 mm height and most often with a blue circuit board. With such minimized size parameters, these hard disks perform a major role in Laptop computing. But if exposed to factors like external shocks, extensive heat, wear and tear and others, these hard drives can get damaged and might prevent you from accessing stored information. You should replace such damaged Toshiba hard drives and restore from the recent data backup available. Data backup might not offer required data restoration in some cases (for instance, if data backup is not updated). Thus, to recover from such situations, you will need to call Laptop Data Recovery service for extracting lost data from physically crashed Laptop hard disk.

A Toshiba 2.5" Laptop hard disk drive might exhibit following symptoms if get failed:

1)When you power up the system, you observe that unexpected whining and clicking sounds from Laptop casing, which is otherwise not audible

2)You observe sounds as if motor is attempting to spin up many times

3)A failing Toshiba 2.5" Laptop hard disk drive shows peculiar performance degradation

4)You observe Toshiba 2.5" Laptop hard disk drive completely dead with no sound and movement

Note: You are recommended to immediately power off your Laptop and not to open its casing, freezing or kicking the hard disk drive. Performing such activities might introduce more damages to the hard drive and data.

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Toshiba Laptop Hard Drive - Computers - Laptops

Toshiba laptop hard drive is considered for smaller shape factor, high performance as well as different reliability features. The popular 2.5" Toshiba hard disk drives comes with 9.5 mm height plus most often with a blue circuit board.

Through such minimized size parameters, these hard disks present a major role in laptop computing. However if uncovered to factors such as extensive heat, external shocks, wear and tear as well as others, these Toshiba laptop hard drive can get damaged as well as might put off you from accessing stored information.

You must put back such damaged Toshiba laptop hard drive and restore from the new data backup available. Data backup may not present required data restoration in several cases (for example, if data backup is not updated). So to recover from such situations, you will require calling Laptop Data Recovery service for extracting missing data from actually crashed laptop hard disk.

A Toshiba 2.5" Laptop hard disk drive may display following symptoms if find failed:

1) At what time you power up the system, you identify that unexpected whining plus clicking sounds from laptop casing that is otherwise not capable of being heard2) You observe sounds as if motor is trying to spin up many times3) A failing Toshiba 2.5" Laptop hard disk drive shows unusual performance degradation4) You identify Toshiba 2.5" Laptop hard disk drive entirely dead with no sound as well as movement

You are advised to right away power off your laptop and not to open its casing, freezing or kicking the hard disk drive. Presenting such activities might set up more damages to the hard drive and data.

Laptop hard drive failed due to bodily crashes is necessary to be dealt using professional Laptop Recovery techniques, offered through Data Recovery Services. These failed hard drives are opened in safe Clean Rooms surroundings to stop entering dust particles.

Laptop Data Recovery service is offered by diverse data recovery companies, provided with appropriate inventory, advanced tools, recovery technicians and most significantly Clean Rooms. The recovery technicians carry out steps, such replacing damaged Laptop hard disk internals, shifting hard disk platters, disk imaging and more.

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Data recovery is the method to recover data from corrupt, damaged, or inaccessible secondary storage devices, when the information can not be accessed normally. Often the data are being salvaged from storage media devices such as CDs, DVDs, RAID, hard drives, storage tapes and other electronic devices. Backup data can be essential due to physical damage to the storage device or logical damage to the file system that can prevent it from being mounted by the host operating system. A technically sound person is competent enough to recover some or all of your data. You need to keeping a few things in mind, before making the efforts of data recovery. Firstly, avoid storing more data on the hard disk, because it will be harmful, in case of data loss. If you are confident to recover your data in a later stage, then stop using the hard disk so that data is safe. If data is written more or new files are saved to disk, which may spoil his chances of data recovery.Data loss can be ca used due to:* Deleting data from accidental* Data removed by shift + delete* Errors in the software* Power Surge* Operating System Faults* Human Failures* Virus attacks the computerThe data can be deleted from hard disks, memory cards, hard disks. Whatever the data storage device can be recovered even after deletion. All storage devices to store information on it and it maintain a table to reach that information. When you delete certain information that only the links are removed, but no real information, which still remains on the hard drive until it is completed in writing, that space is marked as free space, to rewrite.The simple delete command in most hard drives only marks on the file system disk space is free for use. A condition that is not saved or write something new on the disk. Previously deleted data should be reasonably easy to retrieve using a data recovery utility. Even you must master in order to retrieve data from a formatted hard drive by accident. The more actively using the drive, the more difficult it will retrieve that information.However, the files are lost badly to overwrite the files you just saved. It usually is a series of BIOS (Basic Input / Output System) errors, when HDD is about failure. BIOS Errors may vary, depending on the version of BIOS, the system motherboard and system configuration. This behavior causes serious data loss situations and the need for data recovery disk to get your valuable data back.The hard drive can move to any of the following behaviors when faced with failure or malfunction for any reason, either physical or logicalHard disk controller failure: A common message that makes your hard drive inaccessible and cause data loss situations. In such circumstances, you should check the data cable or cable interface on your hard drive. Try to remove and repair the cable. If the plug controller is faulty, you must get it replaced.Data error: If you encounter this error, the hard drive faces CRC (cycl ic redundancy check) errors or disk sectors are unreadable. You can try to solve the problem with disk repair utilities such as Check disk on Windows, Disk Utility in Mac OS X and Linux Frick. These are integrated tools, which test the integrity and consistency of the hard drive.No boot sector on the disk: Occurs when the boot sector or MBR (Master Boot Record) of hard drive crashes. Can occur due to various reasons, such as boot sector virus, improper system shutdown, malfunction, operating system, and equally many.Hard disk not detected: This problem occurs if the system BIOS can not detect the hard drive and boot through it. Can occur due to the hard drive of a mechanical failure or hard drive crash.All the above errors cause data loss and the need for data recovery to be resolved. If loss of data caused by mechanical failure of the physical hard disk, drive recovery service is required to repair or replace damaged components and retrieve data from it.

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Windows recovery - Computers - Software

Windows recovery application software! Most of The people encounter a large number of windows crash problems. Windows may be crashed by many ways. It might be possible that widows crash occur due to blue or black screen death. A large number of users do not know the actual solution for fixing such problems. Because of this reason, they have to spend a large amount of money on the service or reinstalling the window. So there is a great need to fix such irritating problems in an efficient manner. In order to fix all such problems quickly and efficiently, users have only need a window recovery CD. In this way, users can fix such PC annoyances. Why most users prefer a windows recovery Disk? There are many reasons for using a window recovery CD. The most common reason is that by using such recovery disk the need of reinstalling the windows minimize to a great extent. Because most of the windows problem can be solved efficiently by using such recovery disks. For example, bootab le CD can fix the problem of blue and black screen death in an efficient manner. Similarly, black screen also appears because of many reasons. It may be due to hard disk failure and due to error in loading operating system. If the BOOTMGR is missing, then it will also a swear cause of the black screen problems. User can easily discover the blue or black screen death. For example if he starts the computer and windows welcome screen is not display then it means accidental crash of the screen occurs. So the user must have to observe for finding out the blue or black screen death. Causes of windows corruption! Whether user's computer is running on windows or Mac operating system, data always put on hard disk. As hard disk is a reliable source for storing data for a long time. Yet so many errors can make data inaccessible. The most common error is the hard drivefailure. A hard disk crash may be logical or technical. Any type of crash of hard disk will become the cause of windows crash. It might be possible that hard drive attack happened due to uncertain attack of virus. No matter what type of crash takes place, still windows can restore by using anyWindows recovery disk. Wondershare recovery software has the ability to work both with windows and Mac operating system. If you are a Windows user, Wondershare Data Recovery for windows will be powerful and reliable Windows recovery software for you in order to recover data files from hard drive. Similarly, if you are a Mac user, Wondershare Data Recovery for Mac is the right choice of the user to recover deleted and lost files from Mac hard drive. So Wonder share disk utility is the all-in-one solution for all type of windows recovery. So the selection of good application will saves you from many complications. The choice of good application will be fruitful results than that of bad application. So you should always be carful in selecting the recovery application.

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Recovery With Software - Computers - Software

A great fact of life is that if you make any type of hard drive-enabled device or PC, it is very likely that you require on the hard disk data recovery. The fact is, hard drives are mechanical devices, and no matter how you slice it, they are definitely set to self-destruct at a specific time. But what many people do not understand is that once they have made the realization evaporates and panic, you can effectively head of your own hard disk data recovery. In fact, there are indeed many situations in which amateur data recovery is amazing (and cheap) effect.

Know that unless you physically by clicking hard drive, you probably should be able to perform hard drive data recovery yourself. It is a far less difficult task than many people expect, and the tools are available at your fingertips. Simply follow the instructions and you're good to go!

When Hard Drive Failure Strikes

A critical point is to recognize that physical hard drive failure is often a very likely scenario, and if it happens in your scenario, there is not much you can do without professional data recovery. It is a scenario that occurs every single day for users everywhere - a hard drive fails, and the person thinks, "well, I'm pretty good with my tools," only to end up destroying the hard disk. Have this to you! The fact is, if you need to repair hard disk, you are also going to a clean room laboratory, proprietary disk imaging software and the experience it takes to bring back your files. In fact, if the drive is clicking or buzzing, keep your hands off!

The Windows Data Recovery Tool Kit

Hopefully, it is possibleexclude actual physical drive failure. If this is the scenario, it is possible that you will be able to retrieve your data without shelling out cash for file recovery products. Before you use a credit card, some software companies whip on the ground, give this a shot: First, go into your "My Computer" zone. It should have a list of the hard disks of the system (if the drive is not there, you're sure that you do not have a drive to crash?). Then right click on the damaged drive, and then click "Properties". From this point you should see a dialog box to see a few tabs. Click the "Tools" tab, click "Check Now" and then "Start". From there, you're on your way.

Lots Of Disk Data Recovery Software Developers

Let's be real ... Windows should CHKDSK function is a great tool, but does not always work miracles. If this scenario is, you should look for a disk data recovery application to restore your data. These days are a high proportion of these products just in every way, so you should not have a degree in computer science. These software products can often eliminate the need for professional hard drive recovery.

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This is not to say that the restoration of files is the easiest thing you'll ever do, and that all they have to do is to pay for a file recovery software and you're good to go. What do we mean that a corrupted file was as old as the disk itself, and software providers is listed more advanced programs for quite a long time. And got as interfaces easier to use, the products with which they are associated. Actually, if you can pretty much run any WindowsYou can probably program a file recovery software.

Plan Now for the worst

Fear that you may have a data loss scenario? It is certainly not a crazy idea. Preparation is really quite simple if you look at it. Why not some hard disk recovery software programs look right now? Getting ready today, you're a big parachute, when the inevitable to a real problem. It is a very cheap investment right now, that to ease your mind if you require Data Recovery Disk.

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What To Do When Your Hard Disk Fries - Computers

A hard disk drive (HDD, or also hard drive) is a fixed data storage device that stores data on a magnetic surface layered onto hard disk platters.A hard disk uses rigid rotating platters (disks). Each platter has a planar magnetic surface on which digital data may be stored. Information is written to the disk by transmitting an electromagnetic flux through an antenna or read-write head that is very close to a magnetic material, which in turn changes its polarization due to the flux.

The information can be read by a read-write head which senses electrical change as the magnetic fields pass by in close proximity as the platter rotates.

Disk failure occurs when a hard disk drive no longer operates and the information on it can no longer be accessed by the computer.

This can happen for no reason at all or due to an external factor such as exposure to fire or water or High Magneticwaves or suffering a sharp impact How seriously the disk failure is varies.

The most serious and well-known kind is the head crash where the internal read-and-write head of the device touches a platter or a magnetic data storage surface. A head crash normally causes severe data loss and, moreover, data recovery attempts may cause further damage if not done by somebody with specialized knowledge.

There are also controller electronics which occasionally fail. If that happens it may be possible to recover all data.

When your computer's hard disk starts to act funny, make sure that you have an up-to-date backup. Then you can prepare some simple diagnostics and possibly repairs. Both Windows and Mac OS come with built-in hard-disk utility software that scans your hard disk for errors and attempts to fix them.

This is what you can do for Windows Steps: 1. Double-click on My Computer to open the My Computer window. 2. Select the disk that you want to diagnose and repair. 3. Choose Properties from the File menu. You can see the Properties window for the drive that you selected. 4. Choose the Tools button. 5. Click the Check Now button under Error Checking Status. 6. Choose either "Thorough" or "Scan for and Attempt Recovery of Bad Sectors." 7. Click on Start.

Tools to recover data are various such as:

There is a Data Recovery Utility which examines your inaccessible hard drive for damages and corruptions and recovers the data back.

Hard drive can be recovered from Windows 9x / ME / NT / 2000 XP / 2003 disk recovery Supports FAT16, FAT32, NTFS, NTFS5 file system Provides data recovery from Formatted logical drives Recovers data from Re-partitioned & Missing/ Lost Logical drives Lost folder and deleted file recovery.

There is also a partition recovery utility available that helps you in recovering all your important data lost after accidental formatting, virus problems, software malfunction,and file or directory deletion. There are also easy to use FAT & NTFS Partition File recovery Utilities that examine your inaccessible hard drives for damages and corruptions and recover the data.

There are also systems which:

Provide Partition recovery from FAT16, FAT32, NTFS, NTFS5 file systems. Recover deleted files/folders even after recycle bin has been emptied or use of Shift+Del key. File recovery from deleted partition, lost partition missing partition or formatted logical drives.

File recovery from Missing or Lost folders.

Recognize and preserve long file names when restoring files & folders. Multi-Disk Drive Support - Performs NTFS recovery on all IDE, EIDE and SCSI disk devices.

There is also software that recovers corrupt or lost data from floppy disks.

The software supports inaccessible floppy disk data retrieval, FAT, BOOT or ROOT area damaged situations, and rescues various corrupt files from a diskette. BadCopy Pro can recover data from floppy disks that Microsoft Windows identifies as "not formatted", "not accessible", or prompts you to format.

The software does not write data to your floppy disks, but saves the recovered data to a new file that you specify.It can fix corrupted files on floppy disk.It can restore damage to a FAT (File Allocation Table) or BOOT area of the disk.It can repair damage to the ROOT area of the disk, so that files can be listed again.It can erase Viruses on a diskette.

There is also software available that fixes corrupted or damaged Microsoft Word documents.

There is also a new product on the market; software that creates a Windows CD for you, and creates recovery files so you will not need to format to reinstall Windows.

It has been asked many times "I have Windows XP (or ME), how can I install Windows without having to lose all my files. I only have a Recovery Disk". Well it is really very simple, so long as you have a CD burner; or at least a second hard drive.

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Data Recovery for Samsung Hard Drives - Computers - Data Recovery

Samsung offers a wide range of internal and external hard drives that have an excellent performance record. Despite this, occasionally drives do fail and when they do you'll need a data recovery specialist to help retrieve your important information.

Data recovery is the process of salvaging data from a corrupted drive. The most common data recovery situation occurs due to operating system failure, but there are many other reasons why your drive could potentially fail.

If your hard disc stops working or begins to function erratically, it could be due to one of the following problems:

Physical damage: This can occur from impact (i.e. if the drive is dropped), or from other physical problems such as excess moisture, general wear and tear, or mechanical failure. These types of problems cannot be fixed by the average computer user. You'll need to send your computer to a data recovery specialist who has the facilities and knowledge to repair your hard drive sufficiently to be able to retrieve your data.

Logical or software damage: This type of damage can often be recovered by using data recovery software. There are a number of data recovery software programs available that can help you retrieve your data. You may also wish to contact a data recovery specialist for logical drive problems to give you a better chance at success. One of the problems with do it yourself recovery is that the more you use your hard drive, the more likely your key data will be overwritten and lost forever.

Signs of Impending Hard Drive FailureWhen a hard disc fails, often you will get some subtle and some not so subtle signs that a failure is imminent. Some of the signs include:1. Your computer freezes often. In this instance, nothing works and you have to restart your computer to get it to boot properly.2. You start to notice that some of your files unexpectedly go missing. 3. Your computer frequently locks up during the booting process. This happens to all computers occasionally, but if it becomes a regular pattern, it may be a sign that your drive is heading towards a failure. 4. It takes an extremely long time to access your files. Saving or opening files suddenly starts to take forever.

Signs of Hard Drive Failure1. Strange clicking or grinding noises coming from your hard drive. This is often a sign that the read/write heads are no longer working properly.2. The "Blue Screen of Death", also called stop error screen. Your computer screen turns blue and lists a long series of error messages on the screen. 3. A "disk not found" error message when you try to boot the computer.

What to do if your Samsung hard drive failsWith Samsung, any attempt to dismantle your hard drive will void your warranty, and in any case, the vast majority of computer users will be unable to repair a hard disc and recover lost data. The first thing you should do is to power down your computer. The more you use your computer, the more likely it is that your data will be overwritten and lost forever. To pack up your drive to send out for repair you should:1. Carefully remove the drive from your computer.2. Place it in its original packaging, a freezer bag will do if necessary.3. Pack the drive in its original box, or another box of similar size. The box should be at least twice the size of the hard drive to leave room for sufficient packing materials.4. Make sure you use enough bubble wrap to properly protect the drive.5. Send the drive to a data recovery specialist, making sure that you have purchased sufficient insurance on the package in case it is damaged.6. Include a s many relevant details as possible, including your contact information, the make and model of your hard drive, the type of problem you're encountering and the data (specific files, email etc.) you would like to recover.7. Once the drive has been shipped, call or email the Data data recovery company with the tracking information so that they can be prepared to receive it and let you know if there are any delays in the shipping process.

Most data recovery companies can recover your data within a week depending on the volume of repairs they have scheduled at the time. Sydney Data Recovery can recover your data in as little as 12 to 24 hours. Not all data can be recovered, but many companies have a success rate of around 90%. If your Samsung hard disc does fail, there is a reasonably good chance that you can recover your data. Of course, the best option is to regularly back up your data so that you can restore it if the worst happens and your hard disc fails.

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The 4 Most Common Causes of Data Loss - Computers - Data Recovery

The frequency of data loss incidents has been on the rise recently, despite improvements and cost reductions in data storage media. In addition, with the increased storage capacity of hard drives today, a considerably large amount of data can be stored on just one hard drive, making the consequences of a single damaged drive that much more critical.

With that in mind, here are the leading causes of data loss and what you can do to help protect your data from them.

1. Hardware Malfunctions.

This is the most common cause of lost or corrupted data. Due to mechanical failure, system malfunctions or simple wear and tear, the hard drive stops functioning as it should and your data becomes lost or corrupted. This type of failure manifests itself in problems such as controller or electrical failure or a problem with the read/write heads on the drive.

Common symptoms of a hardware malfunction include:

- Some of your files mysteriously go missing.

- Grinding, clicking or other unusual noises coming from your hard drive.

- Your hard drive stops spinning.

- The system BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) no longer recognizes the hard drive.

The best way to protect against hardware malfunctions is to keep your computer in a relatively cool, dry environemnt, away from high traffic areas. You should do you best to prevent any physical jarring of the computer and use power surge protection. If you suspect that your hard drive is experiencing a mechanical malfunction, you should shut down your computer as soon as possible as continued use could result in further degradation of the disk and the loss of your data. If the disk is extensively damaged, you may not be able to recover your data even with the assistance of a professional.

2. Logical Errors.

Logical errors are caused by software corruption or computer viruses such as malware. This includes problems with your system configuration or corrupted files, boot sector viruses or file infecting viruses.

Signs that your hard drive may be experiencing logical errors include:

- Getting a number of memory error messages.

- Messages stating that your data is corrupted.

- Your computer "freezes" frequently.

- Files take an extremely long time to load or simply won't load at all.

- Unpredictable behaviour from your computer.

- A blank screen or the famous "Blue Screen of Death" or a stop error screen.

To protect against logical errors, the best defence is to use a good anti-virus program, and back up your files regularly. Only open email attachments from sources you know and trust, and be careful with diagnostic utilities - which can sometimes create more problems than they solve.

3. Human Error.

No one likes to admit it, but we all make mistakes, and this can be a significant contributor to incidents of data loss. Despite the best of intentions, sometimes we may delete files accidentally, make a formatting error, or even physically damage the computer as a result of an accidental drop or a conscious repair attempt - without the proper knowledge or tools.

When this happens, you'll find that data you've had no trouble accessing in the past mysteriously disappears, or you may get a "file not found" error message. If the damage was physical, you'll get symptoms similar to those of a hardware malfunction.

The best way to protect yourself against human error is to be vigilant and never attempt repairs that you are not fully confident you can complete. All but the simplest repairs (i.e. reinstalling a new battery in your laptop) should be done by a computer repair specialist. They have the knowledge, experience, tools and facilities to successfully complete any repairs you need. When in doubt defer to an experienced technician.

4. Natural Disasters.

Fortunately this doesn't happen every day, but nonetheless about 3% of all data loss events are caused by fires, floods or electrical "brownouts" or lightning strikes.

The best thing you can do to protect yourself from these eventualities is to store your backups in a different location than your machine, or use a web based backup system. This is particularly important if you live in an area that is prone to floods, earthquakes or extreme weather events.

When it comes to data loss, often the best defence is to simply be prepared and know how to handle these situations when they arise. It pays to have a backup plan in place that will protect you and your data in case of a data loss emergency.

If you do experience a data loss event, it's best to take your drive to a reputable company that specializes in data recovery. These service providers have the ability to give you the best possible chance to recover your lost data. Shop around, talk to a few different data recovery companies, and try to get the best deal in combination with excellent customer service, privacy protection, and most importantly data recovery expertise.

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