Hard Drives, Data Recovery, Forensics &amp; More Hosted by: Jeff Halash from TechNutPC.com Scott Moulton from MyHardDriveDied.com To send a voicemail, call 1-888-697-0162 Email: MHDD@podnutz.com   Show Sponsors: ReclaiMe Pro-The All-in-one highly configurable Data Recovery Software. For a Free 14 day trial go to ReclaiMe-Pro.com Use the offer code PODNUTZ for a 50% Discount   Links: 5-day Data Recovery Expert Certification Class  Location: Washington DC Date: May 23rd 2016 – May 27th 2016 Now is the time to learn Data Recovery &amp; Forensics. Check out this class where you will get hands on with Scott Moulton himself to learn everything you need to know to propel your business forward.

Hard Drives, Data Recovery, Forensics &amp; More Hosted by: Jeff Halash from <a href="http://technutpc.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TechNutPC.com</a> Scott Moulton from <a href="http://www.myharddrivedied.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">MyHardDriveDied.com</a> To send a voicemail, call 1-888-697-0162 Email: <a href="mailto:MHDD@podnutz.com">MHDD@podnutz.com</a> Show Sponsors: <a href="http://www.reclaime-pro.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ReclaiMe Pro</a>-The All-in-one highly configurable Data Recovery Software. For a Free 14 day trial go to <a href="http://www.reclaime-pro.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ReclaiMe-Pro.com</a> Use the offer code PODNUTZ for a 50% Discount Links: <a href="http://myharddrivedied.com/data-recovery-training/5-day-hard-drive-data-recovery-expert-certification-0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">5-day Data Recovery Expert Certification Class</a> Location: Washington DC Date: May 23rd 2016 – May 27th 2016 Now is the time to learn Data Recovery &amp; Forensics. Check out this class where you will get hands on with Scott Moulton himself to learn everything you need to know to propel your business forward.

My Hard Drive Died #31 – SSD in a Server

Hard Drives, Data Recovery, Forensics &amp; More Hosted by: Jeff Halash from TechNutPC.com Scott Moulton from MyHardDriveDied.com To send a voicemail, call 1-888-697-0162 Email: MHDD@podnutz.com   Links: 5-day Data Recovery Expert Certification Class Now is the time to learn Data Recovery &amp; Forensics. Check out this class where you will get hands on with Scott Moulton himself to learn everything you need to know to propel your business forward.   Show Sponsors: ReclaiMe Pro-The All-in-one highly configurable Data Recovery Software.  For a Free 14 day trial go to ReclaiMe-Pro.com Use the offer code PODNUTZ for a 50% Discount

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My Hard Drive Died #30 – Don’t Update Everything

Hard Drives, Data Recovery, Forensics &amp; More Hosted by: Jeff Halash from TechNutPC.com Scott Moulton from MyHardDriveDied.com To send a voicemail, call 1-888-697-0162 Email: MHDD@podnutz.com   5-day Data Recovery Expert Certification Class Nov 9th-13th 2015 in Atlanta Georgia  Now is the time to learn Data Recovery &amp; Forensics. Check out this class where you will get hands on with Scott Moulton himself to learn everything you need to know to propel your business forward.   Links: Kingwin HDD Power Switch Module 6 Switches for 5.25-Inch Bay (HDD-PS6) WinHex Hex Editor R-Studio  with a built in Hex Editor 010 Editor SmartCTL StableBit Scanner ViceVersa   Show Sponsors: ReclaiMe Pro-The All-in-one highly configurable Data Recovery Software.  For a Free 14 day trial go to ReclaiMe-Pro.com Use the offer code PODNUTZ for a 50% Discount

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My Hard Drive Died #29 – Everyone Needs a Hex Editor

Hard Drives, Data Recovery, Forensics &amp; More Hosted by: Jeff Halash from TechNutPC.com Scott Moulton from MyHardDriveDied.com To send a voicemail, call 1-888-697-0162 Email: MHDD@podnutz.com   Links: PC-3000 Hddunlock.com 010 Editor

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My Hard Drive Died #28 – Encrypting Hard Drives

Hard Drives, Data Recovery, Forensics &amp; More Hosted by: Jeff Halash from TechNutPC.com Scott Moulton from MyHardDriveDied.com To send a voicemail, call 1-888-697-0162 Email: MHDD@podnutz.com   Links: T862++ Infrared Rework Station Raid 6 SAS Racetrack Memory Cyber Conference Victoria Hard Drive Tool X-ways Forensics Imager ViceVersa Pro SelfImage MHDD HDDGURU DBAN

Hard Drives, Data Recovery, Forensics &amp; More Hosted by: Jeff Halash from <a href="http://technutpc.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TechNutPC.com</a> Scott Moulton from <a href="http://www.myharddrivedied.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">MyHardDriveDied.com</a> To send a voicemail, call 1-888-697-0162 Email: <a href="mailto:MHDD@podnutz.com">MHDD@podnutz.com</a> Links: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/INFRARED-WELDER-HEATING-STATION-MACHINE/dp/B00YIFQWGE/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1434325069&amp;sr=8-3&amp;keywords=t862%2B%2B+rework+station" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">T862++ Infrared Rework Station</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_RAID_levels#RAID_6" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Raid 6</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_attached_SCSI" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">SAS</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racetrack_memory" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Racetrack Memory</a> <a href="https://www.isaca.org/cyber-conference/agenda.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Cyber Conference</a> <a href="http://hddguru.com/software/2005.10.03-Victoria/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Victoria Hard Drive Tool</a> <a href="http://www.x-ways.net/forensics/index-m.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">X-ways Forensics Imager</a> <a href="http://www.tgrmn.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ViceVersa Pro</a> <a href="http://selfimage.software.informer.com/1.2/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">SelfImage</a> <a href="http://hddguru.com/software/2005.10.02-MHDD/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">MHDD</a> <a href="http://hddguru.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">HDDGURU</a> <a href="http://www.dban.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">DBAN</a>

My Hard Drive Died #27 – How Reliable is Your Hard Drive?

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My Hard Drive Died #26 – What is Valuable in Forensics?

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My Hard Drive Died #25 – Is the NSA Spying on You?

Hard Drives, Data Recovery, Forensics &amp; More Hosted by: Jeff Halash from TechNutPC.com Scott Moulton from MyHardDriveDied.com To send a voicemail, call 1-888-697-0162 Email: MHDD@podnutz.com   Links: AHCI Driver after Windows Install- Article 922976 R-Studio Write Blocker inline hardware Ultimate Boot CD-MHDD

Hard Drives, Data Recovery, Forensics &amp; More Hosted by: Jeff Halash from <a href="http://technutpc.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TechNutPC.com</a> Scott Moulton from <a href="http://www.myharddrivedied.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">MyHardDriveDied.com</a> To send a voicemail, call 1-888-697-0162 Email: <a href="mailto:MHDD@podnutz.com">MHDD@podnutz.com</a> Links: <a href="https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/922976" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">AHCI Driver after Windows Install- Article 922976</a> <a href="http://www.r-studio.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">R-Studio</a> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/CRU-WIEBETECH-Forensic-UltraDock-FORENSIC-ULTRADOCK/dp/B00B77Z244/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1423252076&amp;sr=8-4&amp;keywords=+WiebeTech" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Write Blocker inline hardware</a> <a href="https://www.ultimatebootcd.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ultimate Boot CD-MHDD</a>

My Hard Drive Died #24 – Don’t Grind on a Drive

Hard Drives, Data Recovery, Forensics &amp; More Hosted by: Jeff Halash from TechNutPC.com Scott Moulton from MyHardDriveDied.com To send a voicemail, call 1-888-697-0162 Email: MHDD@podnutz.com   Links: Adroit Photo Recovery Adroit Photo Forensics Recovery Stellar Phoenix-Mac Data Recovery R-Studio Pandora Recovery CGSecurity.org-TestDisk-PhotoRec ProSoftEng.com-Datarescue+ for Mac run on a Mac Runtime.org- GetDataBack NTFS Classic or Simple MaQuisition from BlackBag Technologies ShadowExplorer.com Vssadmin

Hard Drives, Data Recovery, Forensics &amp; More Hosted by: Jeff Halash from <a href="http://technutpc.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TechNutPC.com</a> Scott Moulton from <a href="http://www.myharddrivedied.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">MyHardDriveDied.com</a> To send a voicemail, call 1-888-697-0162 Email: <a href="mailto:MHDD@podnutz.com">MHDD@podnutz.com</a> Links: <a href="http://photo-recovery.info/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Adroit Photo Recovery</a> <a href="http://digital-assembly.com/products/adroit-photo-forensics/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Adroit Photo Forensics Recovery</a> <a href="http://www.stellarinfo.com/mac-osx-recovery.php" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stellar Phoenix-Mac Data Recovery</a> <a href="http://www.r-studio.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">R-Studio</a> <a href="http://www.pandorarecovery.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pandora Recovery</a> <a href="http://www.cgsecurity.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">CGSecurity.org-TestDisk-PhotoRec</a> <a href="http://www.prosofteng.com/products/data_rescue.php" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ProSoftEng.com-Datarescue+ for Mac run on a Mac</a> <a href="http://runtime.org/data-recovery-products.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Runtime.org- GetDataBack NTFS Classic or Simple</a> <a href="https://www.blackbagtech.com/software-products/macquisition.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">MaQuisition from BlackBag Technologies</a> <a href="http://www.shadowexplorer.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ShadowExplorer.com</a> <a href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc754968.aspx" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Vssadmin</a>

My Hard Drive Died #23 – Mac File Recovery

Hard Drives, Data Recovery, Forensics &amp; More Hosted by: Jeff Halash from TechNutPC.com Scott Moulton from MyHardDriveDied.com To send a voicemail, call 1-888-697-0162 Email: MHDD@podnutz.com   Links: FTK Imager 3 ware SAS Controller Dd Rescue ReclaiMe- Free Raid Recovery R-Studio_Hard Drive Recovery ViceVersa pro

Hard Drives, Data Recovery, Forensics &amp; More Hosted by: Jeff Halash from <a href="http://technutpc.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TechNutPC.com</a> Scott Moulton from <a href="http://www.myharddrivedied.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">MyHardDriveDied.com</a> To send a voicemail, call 1-888-697-0162 Email: <a href="mailto:MHDD@podnutz.com">MHDD@podnutz.com</a> Links: <a href="http://accessdata.com/product-download/digital-forensics/ftk-imager-version-3.2.0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">FTK Imager</a> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/3Ware-9750-4I-4-PORT-Int-512MB/dp/B0030CC1Z2/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_3?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1414688291&amp;sr=8-3-fkmr0&amp;keywords=3+ware+sas+controller" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">3 ware SAS Controller</a> <a href="http://www.gnu.org/software/ddrescue/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dd Rescue</a> <a href="http://www.freeraidrecovery.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ReclaiMe- Free Raid Recovery</a> <a href="http://www.r-studio.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">R-Studio_Hard Drive Recovery</a> <a href="http://www.tgrmn.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ViceVersa pro</a>

My Hard Drive Died #22 – To Raid or Not to Raid?

Scott is one of the leading experts in this field. He can drill down deep into the subject but tells it a way you can understand and find it interesting and not boring. I only wish he had more podcast to listen to.

Must Listen

I learned a lot about hard drives that I did not know before

Great show

My Hard Drive Died - Podnutz

Hosted by Steve Cherubino and Scott Moulton of MyHardDriveDied.com. This episode covers many topics such as:  Why you shouldn’t open western digital drives before sending them in to Scott Ractrack memory, what is it? Deepspar Disk Imager SSD and large drives in laptops Setting up your own NAS box  Topics discussed: Steve: Q: Scott, when you get drives in your business what’s the biggest problem when you try to fix them? A: One of the biggest problem is people sending open drives to be repaired. Western Digital drives definitely should not be open. Once the screws are out of the lid, the lid is part of the alignment. Users should practice first with old spare drives that may be available to them. SCSI Drives (Small  Computer System Interface) Scott believes SCSI drives are the more reliable drives available in the market. Most servers rely on SCSI drives. They are more difficult to extract data and require a different set of equipment. Reliability is based on: lower density, made with better components, chips have been tested longer, head assembly are more robust, and they’ve been around for 30-40 years. Steve: Q: What’s the most reliable brand of drives? A: No preferences on a specific brand but be careful with Samsung and Western Digital drives. Hitachi is very stable. Using a RAID array is the most reliable way to go because you have redundancy. FreeNAS is a very inexpensive way of setting up a NAS on your network, just add a $100 RAID card on an old machine, several drives and in 5 minutes you’re setup. Everything is configurable via a browser, easy to setup. Microsoft SkyDrive – 25 GB of free storage Gladinet will mount SkyDrive as a local drive on your computer allowing you to run a backup via the cloud Gladinet Cloud Desktop Introductory Video Available online backup options: Bandwidth is the biggest limitation, not practical for disaster recovery situations Mozzy, Carbonite Apple Time Machine: Not as practical as they show it on TV. Recovering a single file may not be a simple thing to do. The option to show “Previous Versions” available in Windows is not available in a Mac. Windows Vista and Windows Server 2003 &amp; 2008 already have space already design to duplicate/backup files. Performance is affected but not a big impact. A right-click on any given file will show a list of multiple previous versions available on the local drive. This is an extremely helpful tool in forensic. Microsoft should promote this feature more via an extensive marketing campaign. Drobo Storage Products Simple, scalable, reliable data storage solution, easy to setup. Does not perform as fast as people expect, does a better job with redundancy; attempts to do compression on the fly. Don’t mix drives with different sizes; stick to same size drives; RAID5 is the best algorithm Drobe will attempt to use. http://www.drobo.com/ DeepSpar Disk Imager This is a disk imaging device built to recover bad sectors on a hard drive. Built to handle disk-level problems and to recover bad sectors on a hard drive. Excellent tool for forensic people. Laptop Drives The largest the drives are, the less reliable they are and harder for data recovery Laptops with 750GB drives have already started to hit the market 1TB drives have been released but are a little bit thicker, they do not fit very convenient; seen more on external devices or Play Station-3 New 1TB SSD drives cost around $2,200 right now, they are a higher potential risk. Once it dies, it’s gave over, age poorly, speed is not recoverable Spinning drives will not go away on Servers or Desktops yet. NAND Flash Memory Storing data in solid pieces of metal? This will be the first time in history that we ever store data without making a change to the state of an atom. Racetrack memory is an IBM project led by physicist Stuart Parkin. GMR heads available on all current drives were design by him. Data Recovery Classes http://www.myharddrivedied.com/presentations_classes/ Notes by Jorge Hernandez of 123ComputerRepair.com

Hosted by Steve Cherubino and Scott Moulton of<a href="http://www.myharddrivedied.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> MyHardDriveDied.com</a>. This episode covers many topics such as: <ul> <li>Why you shouldn’t open western digital drives before sending them in to Scott</li> <li>Ractrack memory, what is it?</li> <li>Deepspar Disk Imager</li> <li>SSD and large drives in laptops</li> <li>Setting up your own NAS box</li> </ul> Topics discussed: Steve: Q: Scott, when you get drives in your business what’s the biggest problem when you try to fix them? A: One of the biggest problem is people sending open drives to be repaired. Western Digital drives definitely should not be open. Once the screws are out of the lid, the lid is part of the alignment. Users should practice first with old spare drives that may be available to them. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scsi" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">SCSI Drives</a> (Small Computer System Interface) Scott believes SCSI drives are the more reliable drives available in the market. Most servers rely on SCSI drives. They are more difficult to extract data and require a different set of equipment. Reliability is based on: lower density, made with better components, chips have been tested longer, head assembly are more robust, and they’ve been around for 30-40 years. Steve: Q: What’s the most reliable brand of drives? A: No preferences on a specific brand but be careful with Samsung and Western Digital drives. Hitachi is very stable. Using a RAID array is the most reliable way to go because you have redundancy. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freenas" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">FreeNAS</a> is a very inexpensive way of setting up a NAS on your network, just add a $100 RAID card on an old machine, several drives and in 5 minutes you’re setup. Everything is configurable via a browser, easy to setup. <a href="http://skydrive.live.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Microsoft SkyDrive</a> – 25 GB of free storage <a href="http://www.gladinet.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Gladinet</a> will mount SkyDrive as a local drive on your computer allowing you to run a backup via the cloud <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-C0UUoDsjmI" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Gladinet Cloud Desktop Introductory Video</a> Available online backup options: Bandwidth is the biggest limitation, not practical for disaster recovery situations <a href="http://www.mozzy.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mozzy</a>, <a href="http://www.carbonite.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Carbonite</a> <a href="http://www.apple.com/macosx/what-is-macosx/time-machine.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Apple Time Machine</a>: Not as practical as they show it on TV. Recovering a single file may not be a simple thing to do. The option to show “<a href="http://arstechnica.com/old/content/2006/07/7383.ars" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Previous Versions</a>” available in Windows is not available in a Mac. Windows Vista and Windows Server 2003 &amp; 2008 already have space already design to duplicate/backup files. Performance is affected but not a big impact. A right-click on any given file will show a list of multiple previous versions available on the local drive. This is an extremely helpful tool in forensic. Microsoft should promote this feature more via an extensive marketing campaign. Drobo Storage Products Simple, scalable, reliable data storage solution, easy to setup. Does not perform as fast as people expect, does a better job with redundancy; attempts to do compression on the fly. Don’t mix drives with different sizes; stick to same size drives; RAID5 is the best algorithm Drobe will attempt to use. <a href="http://www.drobo.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.drobo.com/</a> <a href="http://www.deepspar.com/products-ds-disk-imager.html?gclid=CPiC4K_h3J8CFRGfnAodX0mpIg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">DeepSpar Disk Imager</a> This is a disk imaging device built to recover bad sectors on a hard drive. Built to handle disk-level problems and to recover bad sectors on a hard drive. Excellent tool for forensic people. Laptop Drives The largest the drives are, the less reliable they are and harder for data recovery Laptops with 750GB drives have already started to hit the market 1TB drives have been released but are a little bit thicker, they do not fit very convenient; seen more on external devices or Play Station-3 New 1TB SSD drives cost around $2,200 right now, they are a higher potential risk. Once it dies, it’s gave over, age poorly, speed is not recoverable Spinning drives will not go away on Servers or Desktops yet. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nand" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">NAND Flash Memory</a> Storing data in solid pieces of metal? This will be the first time in history that we ever store data without making a change to the state of an atom. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racetrack_memory" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Racetrack memory</a> is an IBM project led by physicist <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuart_Parkin" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stuart Parkin</a>. GMR heads available on all current drives were design by him. Data Recovery Classes <a href="http://www.myharddrivedied.com/presentations_classes/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.myharddrivedied.com/presentations_classes/</a> Notes by Jorge Hernandez of <a href="http://123computerrepair.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">123ComputerRepair.com</a>

My Hard Drive Died #4 – Don't Open A Western Digital Drive!

Hosted by Steve Cherubino and Scott Moulton of MyHardDriveDied.com. Topics discussed: Phreaknic Second longest computer conference (13th year, approximately 250 participants) October 30th-31st, 2009 (Nashville, TN) DIY Hard Drive Diagnostics: Understanding a Broken Drive &lt; Link to the Speech Slides &gt; PDF: Big – 39 Megs   How to know what’s wrong with your hard drive  Let’s think about the problem first, let’s listen to the sounds before we disassemble a drive Stop and think about the problem first, do not take the lid off It could be a Firmware, Head, Board, Motor or Platter problem. Seagate and Western Digital have exceptions: replacing the head or known firmware problems   Five Phases of Data Recovery 1) Diagnostic Copying/Imaging the drive 2) Repair Repair the drive, requires hardware or special equipment 3) Image Image, Copy or Recover the physical drive 4) Recovery Perform Logical Recovery of files 5) Repair Repair files or partitions, re-assemble data Absolutely do not ever run any utilities on the original drive until you image it CheckDisk, FIXMBR, FIXBOOT, say no to SpinRite (it writes data to the same drive, instead of a destination drive) Media Tools Pro Data recovery and forensic tool Do not use USB connectors It is a dumb connector, it doesn’t handle ATA commands, cannot handle errors very well, Connect a drive directly to a motherboard instead. Ultimate Boot CD for Windows Includes MHDD which is the most popular freeware application for low-level HDD diagnostics. VICTORIA Russian utility DDRescue Data recovery tool, copies data from one file or block device MyRescue A program to rescue the still-readable data from a damaged hard disk. Recovery Services/Sites Pandora Recovery Ontrack Data Recovery   Imaging Software Only works on good working drives, they do not deal with a physical damaged drive Acronis True Image, Drive Cloner Rx, Micro-Scope Diagnostic Suite  Chip Quik SMD Removal Kit TVS Chip  Power Supplies The heavier they power supply is, the better it is. Brands: Antec, Cooler Master,   Light Peak Technology Light Peak is a new high-speed optical cable technology which delivers high bandwidth starting at 10Gb/s. At 10Gb/s, you could transfer a full-length Blu-Ray movie in less than 30 seconds. Intel discovery, connects drives via optical interfaces. Coming to motherboards around 2010.  Email question: Jeff: Q: 160GB WD drive, detected as a WDC Rom Model, Drive will click 3 times, MHDD reports a recall fail, what could be the problem? A: The system area wasn’t read correctly, could be problems with: head, preamp, scratch on the platter or board/firmware damage.   Data Recovery Classes http://www.myharddrivedied.com/presentations_classes/  Notes by Jorge Hernandez of 123ComputerRepair.com

Hosted by Steve Cherubino and Scott Moulton of<a href="http://www.myharddrivedied.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> MyHardDriveDied.com</a>. Topics discussed: <a href="http://www.phreaknic.info/pn13/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Phreaknic</a> Second longest computer conference (13th year, approximately 250 participants) October 30th-31st, 2009 (Nashville, TN) DIY Hard Drive Diagnostics: Understanding a Broken Drive <a href="http://www.myharddrivedied.com/phreaknic13/diyhdd.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">&lt; Link to the Speech Slides &gt; </a>PDF: Big – 39 Megs How to know what’s wrong with your hard drive Let’s think about the problem first, let’s listen to the sounds before we disassemble a drive Stop and think about the problem first, do not take the lid off It could be a Firmware, Head, Board, Motor or Platter problem. Seagate and Western Digital have exceptions: replacing the head or known firmware problems Five Phases of Data Recovery 1) Diagnostic Copying/Imaging the drive 2) Repair Repair the drive, requires hardware or special equipment 3) Image Image, Copy or Recover the physical drive 4) Recovery Perform Logical Recovery of files 5) Repair Repair files or partitions, re-assemble data Absolutely do not ever run any utilities on the original drive until you image it <a href="http://www.hard-drive-help.com/chkdsk.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">CheckDisk</a>, <a href="http://fdiskmbr.com/fixmbr/fixmbr/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">FIXMBR</a>, <a href="http://michaelstevenstech.com/r_c_cmds.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">FIXBOOT</a>, say no to <a href="http://www.grc.com/intro.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">SpinRite</a> (it writes data to the same drive, instead of a destination drive) <a href="http://www.atl-datarecovery.com/data-recovery-software/data-recovery-products/media-tools-professional/index.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Media Tools Pro</a> Data recovery and forensic tool Do not use USB connectors It is a dumb connector, it doesn’t handle ATA commands, cannot handle errors very well, Connect a drive directly to a motherboard instead. <a href="http://www.ubcd4win.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ultimate Boot CD for Windows</a> Includes MHDD which is the most popular freeware application for low-level HDD diagnostics. <a href="http://hdd-911.com/index.php?option=com_docman&amp;Itemid=31" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">VICTORIA</a> Russian utility <a href="http://www.gnu.org/software/ddrescue/ddrescue.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">DDRescue</a> Data recovery tool, copies data from one file or block device <a href="http://linux.softpedia.com/get/System/Recovery/myrescue-20155.shtml" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">MyRescue</a> A program to rescue the still-readable data from a damaged hard disk. Recovery Services/Sites <a href="http://download.cnet.com/Pandora-Recovery/3000-2094_4-10694796.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pandora Recovery</a> <a href="http://www.ontrackdatarecovery.com/data-recovery-software/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ontrack Data Recovery</a> Imaging Software Only works on good working drives, they do not deal with a physical damaged drive <a href="http://www.acronis.com/promo/ATIH2010/TrueImagePlusPack/index.html?source=us_google&amp;ad=ati&amp;c=3379627727&amp;k=acronis%20true%20image&amp;gclid=CJWiodL-5p8CFegL5QodFGqkHA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Acronis True Image</a>, <a href="http://www.horizondatasys.com/363895.ihtml" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Drive Cloner Rx</a>, <a href="http://www.micro2000.com/microscope_suite/index.php" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Micro-Scope Diagnostic Suite</a> <a href="http://www.chipquikinc.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Chip Quik SMD Removal Kit</a> <a href="http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&amp;q=cache:6a0qcYWNVEAJ:www.microsemi.com/micnotes/118.pdf+TVS+Chip&amp;hl=en&amp;gl=us&amp;pid=bl&amp;srcid=ADGEESg_QpYrqr9orszy2QGLEvoF2-bhhSnMMCdQitRvrJ-rfy_PAJSL5YRa5NyROod-JMrZigZjZ1Cgud2aphmjv0nQf2YW_o9MfrnGQle6Rhw2zLMOxj7t7Qu32357Ekij" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TVS Chip</a> Power Supplies The heavier they power supply is, the better it is. Brands: <a href="http://www.antec.com/Believe_it/index.php" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Antec</a>, <a href="http://fr.coolermaster.com/products/product.php?act=category&amp;tbcate=22" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Cooler Master</a>, <a href="http://techresearch.intel.com/articles/None/1813.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Light Peak Technology</a> Light Peak is a new high-speed optical cable technology which delivers high bandwidth starting at 10Gb/s. At 10Gb/s, you could transfer a full-length Blu-Ray movie in less than 30 seconds. Intel discovery, connects drives via optical interfaces. Coming to motherboards around 2010. Email question: Jeff: Q: 160GB WD drive, detected as a WDC Rom Model, Drive will click 3 times, MHDD reports a recall fail, what could be the problem? A: The system area wasn’t read correctly, could be problems with: head, preamp, scratch on the platter or board/firmware damage. Data Recovery Classes <a href="http://www.myharddrivedied.com/presentations_classes/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.myharddrivedied.com/presentations_classes/</a> Notes by Jorge Hernandez of <a href="http://123computerrepair.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">123ComputerRepair.com</a>

My Hard Drive Died #6 – Data Recovery Diagnostics: Where to Start and Stop

Hosted by Steve Cherubino and Scott Moulton of MyHardDriveDied.com. My Hard Drive Died #9 Scott Moulton Computer Forensic and Data Recovery Services www.MyHardDriveDied.com   Topics discussed: Question from Steve: Q: How did you get started in the Data Recovery industry? A: I started repairing hard drives when I was a member of the IT staff at NICS (Network Installation Computer Services). I have no formal training; everything that I know has been self-taught based on trial and errors and many years of experience.   New Data Recovery Process Surgical cloning allows extracting data based on selected Files/Directories instead of having to clone the entire drive. It avoids having to read the entire drive and cause possible damage during such reading process. Extracting a single folder (My Documents) from a 60GB drive took only about 10 minutes. A standard cloning procedure on the entire drive would’ve taken about 2-3 hours.   Software Intelligence Cloning Companies Salvation Data (Product: Data Compass) A disk data recovery equipment  built to extract data from failed hard drives DeepSpar Data Recovery Systems (Product: DeepSpar Disk Imager) Allows imaging data for selected types of files and directories   Master File Table (MFT) Each file on an NTFS volume is represented by a record in a special file called the master file table (MFT). New Western Digital Drives (4K blocks) Western Digital has started shipping drives that drop the ancient 512 byte disk sector for a 4k sector. Advanced Format is the term to which Western Digital refers to its latest 4K products. The main purpose is to increase capacity and to provide faster speed. New Data Recovery Tool Computer Science Labs’ Spindle, Extraction and Replacement Tool (SERT) is used for the precision removal and restoration of multiple platter hard disk drive systems where spindle bearings or motors have seized or failed. SERT addresses the most evident manufacturer types. SERT Video  Past Conferences ShmooCon 2010 (Feb 5 thru 7, 2010 – Washington, DC) Security conference &amp; Data Recovery Scott’s presentation “Understanding a Broken Drive” and YouStream Video Hackerpaces Community-operated physical places, where people can meet and work on their projects. This website is for everyone who started or wants to start their own hackerspace. List of hackerspaces   Arduino Arduino is an open-source electronics prototyping platform based on flexible, easy-to-use hardware and software. It’s intended for artists, designers, hobbyists, and anyone interested in creating interactive objects or environments.   Upcoming Conferences Outerz0ne 6  (Mar 19 thru 20, 2010 – Atlanta, GA)   Next Data Recovery Classes Washington DC  Apr 12th-16th San Diego   May 10th-14th San Francisco  Jun 14th-18th Atlanta   Jul 12th-16th Chicago  Sep 13th-17th Dallas   Oct 11th-15th Washington DC  Dec 6th-10th   Notes by Jorge Hernandez of 123ComputerRepair.com

Hosted by Steve Cherubino and Scott Moulton of<a href="http://www.myharddrivedied.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> MyHardDriveDied.com</a>. My Hard Drive Died #9 Scott Moulton Computer Forensic and Data Recovery Services <a href="http://www.myharddrivedied.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.MyHardDriveDied.com</a> Topics discussed: Question from Steve: Q: How did you get started in the Data Recovery industry? A: I started repairing hard drives when I was a member of the IT staff at <a href="http://www.nicservices.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">NICS</a> (Network Installation Computer Services). I have no formal training; everything that I know has been self-taught based on trial and errors and many years of experience. New Data Recovery Process Surgical cloning allows extracting data based on selected Files/Directories instead of having to clone the entire drive. It avoids having to read the entire drive and cause possible damage during such reading process. Extracting a single folder (My Documents) from a 60GB drive took only about 10 minutes. A standard cloning procedure on the entire drive would’ve taken about 2-3 hours. Software Intelligence Cloning Companies Salvation Data (Product: <a href="http://www.salvationdata.com/data-recovery-equipment/data-compass.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Data Compass</a>) A disk data recovery equipment built to extract data from failed hard drives DeepSpar Data Recovery Systems (Product: <a href="http://www.deepspar.com/products-ds-disk-imager3.html?gclid=CJfnmMP4sKACFR5dswodKxTLTw" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">DeepSpar Disk Imager</a>) Allows imaging data for selected types of files and directories Master File Table (<a href="http://www.ntfs.com/ntfs-mft.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">MFT</a>) Each file on an NTFS volume is represented by a record in a special file called the master file table (MFT). New Western Digital Drives (4K blocks) Western Digital has started shipping drives that drop the ancient 512 byte disk sector for a 4k sector. Advanced Format is the term to which Western Digital refers to its latest 4K products. The main purpose is to increase capacity and to provide faster speed. New Data Recovery Tool Computer Science Labs’ Spindle, Extraction and Replacement Tool (<a href="http://www.computersciencelabs.com/data_recovery-spindle-extraction-&amp;-replacement-tool-i71.php" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">SERT</a>) is used for the precision removal and restoration of multiple platter hard disk drive systems where spindle bearings or motors have seized or failed. SERT addresses the most evident manufacturer types. <a href="http://www.computersciencelabs.com/data_recovery-video-i80.php" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">SERT Video</a> Past Conferences <a href="http://www.shmoocon.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ShmooCon 2010</a> (Feb 5 thru 7, 2010 – Washington, DC) Security conference &amp; Data Recovery Scott’s presentation “<a href="http://www.shmoocon.org/presentations-all.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Understanding a Broken Drive</a>” and <a href="http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/4513065" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">YouStream Video</a> <a href="http://hackerspaces.org/wiki/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hackerpaces</a> Community-operated physical places, where people can meet and work on their projects. This website is for everyone who started or wants to start their own hackerspace. <a href="http://hackerspaces.org/wiki/List_of_Hacker_Spaces" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">List of hackerspaces</a> <a href="http://arduino.cc/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Arduino</a> Arduino is an open-source electronics prototyping platform based on flexible, easy-to-use hardware and software. It’s intended for artists, designers, hobbyists, and anyone interested in creating interactive objects or environments. Upcoming Conferences <a href="http://www.outerz0ne.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Outerz0ne 6</a> (Mar 19 thru 20, 2010 – Atlanta, GA) <a href="http://www.myharddrivedied.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Next Data Recovery Classes</a> Washington DC  Apr 12th-16th San Diego   May 10th-14th San Francisco  Jun 14th-18th Atlanta   Jul 12th-16th Chicago  Sep 13th-17th Dallas   Oct 11th-15th Washington DC  Dec 6th-10th Notes by Jorge Hernandez of <a href="http://123computerrepair.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">123ComputerRepair.com</a>

My Hard Drive Died #9 – Brand New Method Of Data Recovery!

Hosted by Steve Cherubino and Scott Moulton of MyHardDriveDied.com. TOPICS DISCUSSED: Backup Solutions DropBox Carbonite Mozzy LogMeIn Backup iDrive Windows Live SkyDrive CrashPlan Racetrack Memory Computer memory that’s 100,000 times faster. We may soon have computers that boot up instantly, use less energy, and run much, much faster. Solid State Drives (SSD) Data recovery requires relearning new technology, not software based yet. NAND Flash A type of Flash Memory technology. Email question from Stevo: Q: Using SpinRite to recover bad sectors compared to chkdsk. A: SpinRite is definitely a much better tool than chkdsk. The main purpose of chkdsk is to get your drive back to a bootable estate even if it has to kill some data. Email question from Mike: Q: Recovering pictures from a dead USB drive using PC-3000 Flash. A: This is a major project, you have to unsolder the memory, decode the chip, etc. Cost of this device is around $4,800 which makes it impractical. Q: If I buy an identical USB drive (same manufacturer, model &amp; capacity) assuming the problem is the controller chip; could I swap the memory chip and recover the data? A: That would be the best possible choice but the problem is to confirm USB drive is indeed identical. Email question from Leaf: Q: IDE to SATA Bridges recommendation A: No particular brand, buy in bulk and choose a particular chip; will need to be more specific on a next show. Email question from Simon: Q: Hard drives manufacturers recommendation A: The main 5 manufacturers are: Samsung, Toshiba, Hitachi, Seagate &amp; Western Digital Toshiba is not commonly seen on US data recovery labs. Not a fun of Samsung drives but they are taking over the solid state market. Rumor is that Samsung may possibly buy Seagate. Seagate has a lot of head problems and firm ware problems, board problems also and lots of things getting fried. Western Digital has a lot of head problems and also known board problems. Hitachi is the one that reports fewer problems. Upcoming Conferences Dec-6 thru Dec-10/2010 Washington, DC Jan/2011 DC3 Forensics Atlanta Jan-28/30, 2011 ShmooCon 2010 Washington, DC Notes by Jorge Hernandez of 123ComputerRepair.com

Hosted by Steve Cherubino and Scott Moulton of<a href="http://www.myharddrivedied.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> MyHardDriveDied.com</a>. TOPICS DISCUSSED: Backup Solutions DropBox Carbonite Mozzy LogMeIn Backup iDrive Windows Live SkyDrive CrashPlan Racetrack Memory Computer memory that’s 100,000 times faster. We may soon have computers that boot up instantly, use less energy, and run much, much faster. Solid State Drives (SSD) Data recovery requires relearning new technology, not software based yet. NAND Flash A type of Flash Memory technology. Email question from Stevo: Q: Using SpinRite to recover bad sectors compared to chkdsk. A: SpinRite is definitely a much better tool than chkdsk. The main purpose of chkdsk is to get your drive back to a bootable estate even if it has to kill some data. Email question from Mike: Q: Recovering pictures from a dead USB drive using PC-3000 Flash. A: This is a major project, you have to unsolder the memory, decode the chip, etc. Cost of this device is around $4,800 which makes it impractical. Q: If I buy an identical USB drive (same manufacturer, model &amp; capacity) assuming the problem is the controller chip; could I swap the memory chip and recover the data? A: That would be the best possible choice but the problem is to confirm USB drive is indeed identical. Email question from Leaf: Q: IDE to SATA Bridges recommendation A: No particular brand, buy in bulk and choose a particular chip; will need to be more specific on a next show. Email question from Simon: Q: Hard drives manufacturers recommendation A: The main 5 manufacturers are: Samsung, Toshiba, Hitachi, Seagate &amp; Western Digital Toshiba is not commonly seen on US data recovery labs. Not a fun of Samsung drives but they are taking over the solid state market. Rumor is that Samsung may possibly buy Seagate. Seagate has a lot of head problems and firm ware problems, board problems also and lots of things getting fried. Western Digital has a lot of head problems and also known board problems. Hitachi is the one that reports fewer problems. Upcoming Conferences Dec-6 thru Dec-10/2010 Washington, DC Jan/2011 DC3 Forensics Atlanta Jan-28/30, 2011 ShmooCon 2010 Washington, DC Notes by Jorge Hernandez of <a href="http://123ComputerRepair.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">123ComputerRepair.com</a>

My Hard Drive Died #14 – DIY Hard Drive Repair

Hosted by DoorToDoorGeek and Scott Moulton of MyHardDriveDied.com.Email:I have a customer that uses a customized Red Hat server for inventory and point of sale operations.  They recently hired me to review all of their hardware and software needs.  I noticed that this Red Hat server is 8 years old (Pentium 4 with an 80 gb hard drive) and they have no back up.   They contacted the vendor who quoted a Core i7 with an SSD hard drive.Is an SSD hard drive suitable for a server? The vendor said it gives significant speed increases to the system, but a core i7 is overkill for this Red Hat server, in my opinion.This is a cement / building materials business open 7 am –  pm (no need for 24 hour access).  I thought an SSD would not be as suitable as a regular SATA hard drive for a server?Thanks in advance for your advice.#########################Wear leveling (also written wear levelling) is a technique[1] for prolonging the service life of some kinds of erasable computer storage media, such as Flash memory used in solid-state drives (SSDs) and USB Flash drives. There are a few wear leveling mechanisms used in Flash memory systems, each with varying levels of longevity enhancement.**************************************Nmap Network Scanning: The Official Nmap Project Guide to Network Discovery and Security Scanning [Paperback] – http://www.amazon.com/Nmap-Network-Scanning-Official-Discovery/dp/0979958717Mention of Scott – http://nmap.org/book/legal-issues.htmlCEIC conference – http://www.ceicconference.com/5-Day Bootcamp Expert Certification Class Location: Atlanta, Georgia Date: April 22nd 2013 – April 26th 2013 – http://www.myharddrivedied.com/data-recovery-training/5-day-bootcamp-expert-certification-class-25-Day Bootcamp Expert Certification Class Location: Canberra, Australia – Date: June 17th 2013 – June 21st 2013 – http://www.myharddrivedied.com/data-recovery-training/5-day-bootcamp-expert-certification-class-35-Day Bootcamp Expert Certification Class Location: Santa Cruz, CA Date: August 19th 2013 – August 23rd 2013 – http://www.myharddrivedied.com/data-recovery-training/5-day-bootcamp-expert-certification-class-4

Hosted by DoorToDoorGeek and Scott Moulton of<a href="http://www.myharddrivedied.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> MyHardDriveDied.com</a>.Email: I have a customer that uses a customized Red Hat server for inventory and point of sale operations.  They recently hired me to review all of their hardware and software needs.  I noticed that this Red Hat server is 8 years old (Pentium 4 with an 80 gb hard drive) and they have no back up.   They contacted the vendor who quoted a Core i7 with an SSD hard drive. Is an SSD hard drive suitable for a server? The vendor said it gives significant speed increases to the system, but a core i7 is overkill for this Red Hat server, in my opinion. This is a cement / building materials business open 7 am –  pm (no need for 24 hour access).  I thought an SSD would not be as suitable as a regular SATA hard drive for a server? Thanks in advance for your advice. ######################### Wear leveling (also written wear levelling) is a technique[1] for prolonging the service life of some kinds of erasable computer storage media, such as Flash memory used in solid-state drives (SSDs) and USB Flash drives. There are a few wear leveling mechanisms used in Flash memory systems, each with varying levels of longevity enhancement. ************************************** Nmap Network Scanning: The Official Nmap Project Guide to Network Discovery and Security Scanning [Paperback] – <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Nmap-Network-Scanning-Official-Discovery/dp/0979958717" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.amazon.com/Nmap-Network-Scanning-Official-Discovery/dp/0979958717</a> Mention of Scott – <a href="http://nmap.org/book/legal-issues.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://nmap.org/book/legal-issues.html</a> CEIC conference – <a href="http://www.ceicconference.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.ceicconference.com/</a> 5-Day Bootcamp Expert Certification Class Location: Atlanta, Georgia Date: April 22nd 2013 – April 26th 2013 – <a href="http://www.myharddrivedied.com/data-recovery-training/5-day-bootcamp-expert-certification-class-2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.myharddrivedied.com/data-recovery-training/5-day-bootcamp-expert-certification-class-2</a> 5-Day Bootcamp Expert Certification Class Location: Canberra, Australia – Date: June 17th 2013 – June 21st 2013 – <a href="http://www.myharddrivedied.com/data-recovery-training/5-day-bootcamp-expert-certification-class-3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.myharddrivedied.com/data-recovery-training/5-day-bootcamp-expert-certification-class-3</a> 5-Day Bootcamp Expert Certification Class Location: Santa Cruz, CA Date: August 19th 2013 – August 23rd 2013 – <a href="http://www.myharddrivedied.com/data-recovery-training/5-day-bootcamp-expert-certification-class-4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.myharddrivedied.com/data-recovery-training/5-day-bootcamp-expert-certification-class-4</a>

My Hard Drive Died #18 – SSD's, Servers and Toshiba Drives

Scott and I talk extensively on SSD this episode. TOPICS DISCUSSED: Upcoming Conferences Outerz0ne (Mar 19, 2011 – Atlanta, GA) New Website Check out our new website at MyHardDriveDied.com. Check our Presentations &amp; Resources Data Recovery Flowchart A sample of my thought process on diagnostics for hard drives. Download Here: &lt; Diagnostic Flowchart &gt; The ShmooCon 2011 Slides and Animations: After you download the 65meg file, unzip and open .HTM &amp; it will run the presentation. &lt; Download Slides &gt; Shmoocon 2011 – Video: &lt; Click Here &gt; Video Podcast Explaining Spindle and Bearing Replacements 1 Ton Arbor Press Top of Form Digital Caliper Bottom of Form Upcoming Conferences Mar7 thru 11-2011 Notes by Jorge Hernandez of 123ComputerRepair.com Washington, DC

Scott and I talk extensively on SSD this episode. TOPICS DISCUSSED: Upcoming Conferences Outerz0ne (Mar 19, 2011 – Atlanta, GA) New Website Check out our new website at <a href="http://MyHardDriveDied.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">MyHardDriveDied.com</a>. Check our Presentations &amp; Resources Data Recovery Flowchart A sample of my thought process on diagnostics for hard drives. Download Here: &lt; Diagnostic Flowchart &gt; The ShmooCon 2011 Slides and Animations: After you download the 65meg file, unzip and open .HTM &amp; it will run the presentation. &lt; Download Slides &gt; Shmoocon 2011 – Video: &lt; Click Here &gt; Video Podcast Explaining Spindle and Bearing Replacements 1 Ton Arbor Press Top of Form Digital Caliper Bottom of Form Upcoming Conferences Mar7 thru 11-2011 Notes by Jorge Hernandez of <a href="http://123ComputerRepair.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">123ComputerRepair.com</a> Washington, DC

My Hard Drive Died #15 – More On Solid State Drives

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My Hard Drive Died #16 – Catching Up With Scott

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