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 …
Warning Signs That Your SSD is About to Fail
Failure of SSD vs HDD SSDs are widely regarded as being better than mechanical hard drives. They’re faster, more stable and use less power, making them supposedly superior. They are …