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Following the horrible tornado that devastated Moore, Oklahoma, we’re expecting to see many hard disk drives, RAID arrays, solid state drives, and mobile devices that suffered shock damage arrive at at our Dallas facility requiring data recovery.  Sadly, shock damage is one of the worst things that can happen to an electronic device, because, unlike deleted files or viruses, which cause logical damage to a storage device, shock damage requires physical data recovery and repair of the storage media. Physical data recovery takes longer and costs more than logical data recovery, since the hard disk drive must be opened. This action must take place in a certified clean room environment. However, with expert data recovery specialists on the job, the…

Western, a leader in storage technology, has released a collection of new products, including:  – the world’s first 2.5 inch, 5 mm hard disk drives (HDDs) and solid state hybrid drives (SSHD); – WD XE 2.5-inch hard disk drives with adaptors to fit 3.5-inch legacy equipment – My Passport Ultra portable hard disk drives Let’s take a look at these new developments and what they mean for consumer and professional users.  WD Blue 5 mm Ultra Slim DrivesThe WD Blue 5 mm ultra slim hard disk drives (http://www.techpowerup.com/183077/wd-shipping-worlds-first-5-mm-2-5-inch…) and solid state hybrid drives (SSHD) are designed to be integrated into even the slimmest notebook computers. Only 5 mm high, nearly half the size of conventional 9.5 mm drives, and with…

http://www.techpowerup.com/184241/hgst-launches-the-highest-capacity-har… HGST, a Western Digital company, has launched a new hard disk drive for laptop and mobile PCs that boasts the highest storage density within the smallest size mobile HDD available. The Travelstar 5K1500 HDD is the first 9.5 mm, 1.5TB hard drive, using a three-platter design and providing 50 percent more capacity per millimeter than current 1 TB, 9.5 mm drives.  With a 6 Gbps SATA interface and 32 MB cache buffer, plus 5,400 RPM performance, the new Travelstar drives are designed to be used in notebooks and laptops, all-in-one desktop PCs, gaming consoles or, in an enclosure as an external hard drive, providing plenty of storage capacity in a small, highly portable package.  The drive is designed for…

Upgrading a RAID array or doing a “hot swap” of disks in a RAID array is designed to be a simple process for experienced IT managers. In most cases, when you’re upgrading disks in a RAID array to prevent hard disk failure or to replace them with faster or larger hard disk drives, you begin with the smallest drive in the array.  After pulling out the hard disk, you replace it with the larger, faster, newer hard disk and rebuild the array. Repeat until you’ve replaced all the older or smaller hard disks in the array and you have a new RAID array that you can expect to last a number of years before disks begin experiencing failure due to…

Hurricane and tornado season is a just days away and with the tornado in Moore, Oklahoma, it is already the worst and most dangerous tornado season we’ve experienced in decades. Whether you’re a home owner, apartment dweller, a business owner or an IT director, there are ways you can prepare your home and business and protect your important data during a storm.  24 Hour Data offers storm preparedness tips to protect your data, from mission critical business files to family photos, movies or music collections on a server, during a weather emergency this season.  Unplug Electronic Devices During a Storm During any storm, unplug any unnecessary electronics to avoid damage that could be caused by a power surge.  A blown…

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/05/130520163902.htm As solid state drives capture an ever-increasing marketshare for storage media, researchers continue to seek out new materials for storage using nanomagnets. An alloy of iron and platinum with an ordered crystal structure shows promise based on research led by Professor Kai Liu and graduate student Dustin Gilbert at the University of California, Davis, Science Daily reports.(http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/05/130520163902.htm) The alloy is resistant to the affects of heat, and can retain data at even extremely small nanomagnet sizes. The research team included experts from Seagate Technologies, an industry leader in storage technology.  Nanomagnet research for hard disk technology has been going on for decades, with researchers experimenting with ever-smaller nanomagnets made from a variety of materials. This new research offers the…

As much as technology has evolved, hard disk drives are still delicate pieces of electronics. While solid state drives tend to be more able to withstand things like shock damage, hard disk drives still hold a substantial percentage of the marketplace, particularly in consumer electronics, because of their cost per megabyte.  If you’re using HDD technology to store mission critical business data or precious family photos, you’ll want to know how to protect your data from the potential of damage. Here are some tips on how to prevent a data recovery emergency caused by physical damage to your hard disk drive. These tips apply to internal hard drives. External hard drives are designed with tough, protective outer cases that are…

As media storage requirements grow larger, RAID arrays are becoming more popular for home and small business use. Whether you run a large company who has relied on your IT staff to configure and maintain a RAID array or server farm for years, or a small business owner now using RAID 0 or RAID 1 for greater storage capacity or enhanced data protection, it’s not always easy to know who to call if your RAID array fails and you need emergency data recovery service.  What should you look for in a RAID recovery service? In general, large corporations, small businesses and home users all have similar needs when it comes to RAID recovery.  – Reliable recovery track records – Whether it’s…

While our home office and corporate headquarters is located in Dallas, Texas, many people don’t know that 24 Hour Data has data recovery facilities across the U.S., from New York to Los Angeles.  24 Hour Data provides ourwith many different ways to reach us, either to begin the data recovery process or to receive a status update on your data recovery service. You can:  – Phone – Start the data recovery process online – Email us at [email protected] – Drop by the data recovery facility nearest you  Having a data recovery facility close to your home or office, at least within a few hours travel time, offers a few benefits over services without regional offices.  – If you mail your hard…

The National Association of Broadcasters held its annual show earlier this month in Las Vegas, Nevada. As the premier show for media and entertainment professionals, the event showcased a lot of the newest technology used in production and recording studios. Unlike CES (the Consumer Electronics Show) 2013 earlier this year, the storage mediadisplay at NAB was designed for commercial applications. And, as more and more recording and production professionals rely on hard disk and solid state storage for their media, it’s not surprising there were some surprising developments.  G-Technology (http://www.thephoblographer.com/2013/04/08/g-technology-announces-new-ex… seemed to be everywhere, with several new external hard drives with high transfer rates and large capacities, designed to store large video and photo files. Let’s take a look at some…