When buying memory cards from online stores such as Amazon and Ebay, it is very easy to come across fakes that imitate legitimate brands or misrepresent their true capacity. Accidentally …
Seagate ST3500418AS – Recovery of the Day
Friday night Pharaoh (Seagate 7200.12 500GB) To finish the week. Work replacing the failed head assembly in a Seagate 500GB ST3500418AS. This is a Barracuda 7200.12. The engineering name is …
July 2019 – Altered Business Hours
Important announcement – July 2019. Dear customers, Between the 6th and 14h of July 2019, I shall be taking a period of paternity leave. As a consequence, the operational capacity …
What are Micro-Jogs in WD HDDs?
Micro-Jogs and the use in Data Recovery The “Micro-Jogs” of a hard disk drive refers to the distance between read and write head elements calculated by the manufacturer. The values …
250+ Real reviews
Over 250 Data Recovery Reviews and Testimonials The majority of reviews for Cheadle DATA Recovery Ltd can be on the Google Maps/Business listing or on our Facebook listing. However, for …
Causes of data loss
Why have you lost your data? Businesses cannot afford to lose data, especially smaller ones. 58% of small businesses are not prepared for data loss, and 60% that do shut …
April 29th – May 3rd: Business Hours
Important information – April 29th to May 3rd, 2019. CDR – Manchester Data Recovery Services – is closed from Monday the 29th April for 5 days. Work shall still take …
Easter Bank Holidays 2019 – Working Hours
Easter Bank Holidays 2019 CDR – Manchester Data Recovery Services – is closed through the Easter weekend, including Good Friday and Easter Monday. If you require an emergency data recovery …
Shingled Magnetic Recording
Shingled Magnetic Recording, or SMR, is a technique that increases the storage density in magnetic hard drives. While traditional “perpendicular” recording writes tracks on the hard drive platter directly next …
Will your RAID fail?
What is RAID? RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) is a storage technology that combines multiple physical hard drives into one unit for the purpose of data redundancy, speed, or …