Electrical/Electronic Failure The printed circuit board (PCB) of a hard drive controls and coordinates the communication between the computer and the hard drive in order to read and write data. So, when it gets damaged (mostly due to surges or power spikes) you lose access to your data. More often than not other hard drive components are a ...

Determining the failure of your hard drive is not always straightforward. Some types of failures are obvious to detect and others not. Some very common signs that your hard drive is failing are: Loud Noises: If your drive makes unusual noises such as clicking, grinding, scraping or emitting a very high-pitched whine, then this is a clear indicatio ...

Below we are describing how to remove your hard drive in order to send it to us for data recovery purposes. 1) First turn off your computer and remove all cables. Before removing the power cable, touch the side of the metal case to discharge any static which may have built up on your body.The majority of computer cases are secured using screws. Th ...

It is very common that laptop owners experience their laptop overheating. Some signs that this is the case are when your laptop suddenly shuts down after operating it for a certain amount of time and its casing become increasingly hot as you operate it. Most of the time, the cause is dust accumulating to the cooling fans and the heatsink which ...

Delete Temporary Files There is a variety of temporary files residing in your PC which take up a lot of space and slow it down. These can be Temporary Internet Files, Windows Temp Folder, Log Files and others. The location of these files varies from one Windows version to the other, thus it is much preferable to use a free utility in order to rem ...

Denial Of Service Attacks (DoS) In DoS attacks, the attacker attempts to overload or shut down a system so that users can no longer access it. Most frequently web servers are targetted in order to make websites unavailable. The main target is not to steal or compromise data but to interrupt a web service which can prove costly for some organisatio ...

Creating secure passwords is essential nowadays with the spread of cybercrime increasing daily. Here we will give you some 'golden rules' on Password Selection and some 'methods' that could help you achieve that. Your password should 1)  Be 8 or more characters. 2)  Contain letters (lowercase and uppercase), numbers, punctuation and ...