TVS Diodes Save Drives!

TVS Diodes Save Drives!

‘ Morning all – HAPPY FRIDAY!! They go shorted, sometimes smoke and burn but they are there to protect your valuable DATA.Nearly all hard drives are fitted with overvoltage protection TVS diodes.Why?When your PC power supply goes bad, there’s potential for the...
Cloud vs Hardrive Storage – Which one is right for me?

Cloud vs Hardrive Storage – Which one is right for me?

Happy Friday…In today’s digital age, data backup is more critical than ever before. With the ever-increasing volume of personal and business data, it’s essential to have a reliable backup solution. Two popular options are cloud backup and hard drive...
Best Value Recovery LAB in Brisbane – Save $$$

Best Value Recovery LAB in Brisbane – Save $$$

Are you in need of data recovery services in Brisbane? Look no further than 555 Data Recovery! Our experienced technicians specialize in recovering lost or damaged data from a variety of devices, including hard drives, USB drives, and more.  At 555 Data Recovery,...
Remember Your Passwords or the Data Is Gone!

Remember Your Passwords or the Data Is Gone!

Hi all – Happy Friday!..Our client tried to use their buffalo 500GB USB Hard drive Model HD-CX500U2 after a few years sitting in the cupboard which shows an error after connecting to a PC. Rather than persisting or re-formatting the drive, they chose the team at...
No Recovery for this one :(

No Recovery for this one :(

Morning all – HAPPY FRIDAY!Client presented this iPhone 13 PRO fitted with the A15 processor suffering a few tons of compression damage. WOW! – This phone has sure had a hard life. Our technician ascertained that the Apple A15 Bionic CPU chip was fractured. Crucial...
Water Damaged Digital Voice Recorder

Water Damaged Digital Voice Recorder

HAPPY FRIDAYI!! THAT’S WHY WE LOVE OUR WORK! – Always something interesting coming across the work-bench. This is an Olympus digital voice recorder MOD VN-731PC that has been water damaged. We managed to recover almost 70 voice recordings and notes for one...
Wish Us Luck!

Wish Us Luck!

A client dropped in this 10.2 inch iPad which has been damaged by a reclining chair. The device contains important navigational charts for a commercial tourist vessel. Now we’ve seen it all 😉 – Wish us luck!!
Why un-mounting a USB device before ejecting is CRITICAL!

Why un-mounting a USB device before ejecting is CRITICAL!

Hi everyone – HAPPY FRIDAY!File allocation tables on Portable memory device such as USB storage devices constantly get modified and updated by windows and MAC operating systems on the fly and mostly at times without warning. This is why you MUST tell the...
Crashed Heads on a WD 2.5 inch drive

Crashed Heads on a WD 2.5 inch drive

HAPPY FRI Everyone…A client presented us with a Western Digital 2.5 inch dard drive model HL-10TMVW from a laptop that had developed a clicking noise. This one needed exstensive work in the clean room. Luckily we had a suitable donor drive, which allowed us to...
The evolution of data storage over the years..

The evolution of data storage over the years..

Evolution of Storage: From 3.5-Inch Floppy Discs to CDs to Modern Portable Hard Disk Drives We had a client bring is some old 1.4MB floppy’s to recover the data from the other day – That got me thinking about this subject…hence the Blog – Enjoy...