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On the heels of last year’s Hitachi GST’s 7mm TravelStar Z5K320 hard drive, hard drive and storage solution manufacturer Hitachi has introduced the G-Technology G-DRIVE slim for Mac users. Formatted for Mac to make it the perfect back-up solution or external storage device for the Apple MacBook, MacBook Pro or MacBook Air, the G-DRIVE Slim externa hard drive has 320GB of storage. Small, sleek and stylish (just what computer users have come to expect for Mac devices), the G-DRIVE slim is housed in a lightweight, recyclable aluminum enclosure. Hitachi GST says the device can store up to: – 80 hours of HD video – 320 hours of standard video – 114 movies – 80,000 songs – 160 games You Don’t…
We admit it, at 24 Hour Data we like saving the day and restoring our customer’s data. But we also don’t want you to spend money when it’s not necessary. In most cases, the grinding, clicking, vibration or whirring sounds of hard drive failure mean you should power down your computer and call 24 Hour Data immediately. You don’t want to face complete hard drive failure, physical damage to your drive, and the possible permanent loss of your data. The first thing you should do if you hear any unusual noises coming from your hard drive is to power down your computer system. Then you can disconnect the drive and see if the noise is coming from another source within…
Data recovery emergencies can happen any time, any place. But there are certain peak times of the year when the need for data recovery becomes even more common: during hurricane season, during winter storm season, and even just prior to the holidays, when hackers are inclined to try to bring down eCommerce websites. It’s important that your data recovery service of choice has enough of the right space, including certified clean room laboratories, experienced data recovery professionals, and the experience and infrastructure to handle large workloads. In this comprehensive blog post, HDDoctor.net lists several key features you should look for in a data recovery service, related to the company’s availability and reliability. Your choice of data recovery service should have:…
The USB 3.0 protocol officially launched at the Consumer Electronics Show last year. But this year has seen the introduction of dozens of new USB 3.0 devices and the introduction of USB 3.0 devices into homes and corporate applications everywhere. 3.0 SuperSpeed represents a significant step up from the 60MB/s transfer rate of USB 2.0. The new protocol offers speeds of 5.0 Gbits/s or 625 MB/s. For the first time, USB transfer rates may actually exceed the read/write speeds of conventional hard disk drives. When you’re using solid state drive storage, however, you’ll appreciate the blazing fast speed of USB 3.0. USB 3.0 has proven useful in homes and businesses for: – faster back-ups to external hard drives (now there’s…
Many times, customers call for their free diagnostic and free estimate for the recovery of their important data on a hard drive, flash drive, SSD, Mac device or other form of storage media. When they hear our hourly price for data recovery services, they often reply with the price of their hard drive. “My hard drive only cost $100! Why should I pay any more than that for data recovery?” This is especially prevalent when data is missing from an extremely inexpensive flash drive. Data Recovery is More Than Just Repair It’s important to remember, we’re not just repairing your hard drive or storage media so you can use it again. Our experienced data recovery professionals are retrieving your important…
HDDoctor.net, an industry blog covering data recovery, hdd repair, data backup, computer forensics, storage news and more, has ranked 24 Hour Data on its list of Best Data Recovery Services. http://www.hddoctor.net/best-data-recovery-companies-24-hour-data/ On the blog, HDDoctor.net also lists things to look for in a data recovery service provider. The blog selected 24 Hour Data as one of the best data recovery services because it meets the stringent criteria HDDoctor.net recommends in a data recovery company. For instance, 24 Hour Data: – Has the technology and resources to recover lost data from a wide range of storage media – Has 15 years data recovery experience – Has clean room environments to recover lost data safely – Offers 24/7 customer service, 365 days…
Some beeping sounds coming from your computer may be normal, especially upon boot-up or shutdown. But on today’s ultra-quiet hard drives, unusual sounds, including beeping, are usually a cause for concern, indicating the need for professional data recovery services. Distinguishing Beeping Sounds It’s easy to tell, if you listen carefully, if the beeping you hear is coming from your computer speakers or your hard drive. Hard drives do not beep. If your hard drive is making beeping noises, there is damage to the hard drive. These beeping sounds are typically caused by the seek arm looking for data to read and not being able to find the hard drive disks due to damage to the hard drive. Save Your Data…
Oops! You just dropped your portable hard drive. It happens. And that super-protective, extra-strong casing won’t always protect a dropped hard drive. Now, you boot up your computer and the portable hard drive is making weird noises. What types of noise? – Clicking – Grinding – Beeping Most hard drives are fairly silent during operation. You may hear muted clicking and a soft hum when the drive is in operation. That’s normal. But louder clicking, grinding, or a click-whir sound, along with beeping, are bad signs. Clicking from your Hard Drive: Clicking often means the heads are going bad. When you dropped the drive, the heads could have become damaged. Grinding: Again, bad heads may rub against the disks in…
Selecting a raid data recovery service is a bit like selecting a quality doctor or lawyer. You hope you never need us, but when you do, you’re glad we’re there. And you want to rely on the best in the industry. A lot of the traits you may look for in a good doctor or lawyer are the same characteristics you want in a raid data recovery service. For instance: You want a raid data recovery service that is: Here at 24HourData, we acknowledge that we’re not saving lives. But we could save you a lot of money and headaches with a successful raid data recovery. And in the event of a data loss emergency, we may even save your…
Virtualized arrays and advances in RAID technology have benefited corporate customers with faster, more secure RAID storage solutions. But it’s not so easy to judge a RAID array by it’s number anymore. Other factors, beyond the designation of RAID 0, 1, 5, 10, etc., have dramatic impacts on a RAID servers speed. The data in modern RAID drives is spread across many more drives, and some of it is stored virtually using extremely advanced storage virtualization technology. If you’re looking to upgrade to a RAID array, or upgrade your existing RAID server, the arrangement of the disk drives will have a small effect on performance. But here are a few additional factors you should consider to assess the speed and…
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Mark DavisBear Technologies