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Basic Data Recovery Courses > Basic HDD Repair and Recovery Training Course
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| Basic HDD Repair and Recovery Training Course |
5 Days
Code: CSL1001
Duration: 5 Days
Pre-requisites: Entry level – No previous repair or data recovery experience necessary
This training is intended for those with a basic knowledge of Hard Disk Drive (HDD) technology and principles. Where clients need to be introduced to the latest HDD data recovery techniques and solutions, the Basic HDD Repair and Recovery Training Course would offer an excellent solution.
Learning Objectives:
(i) To provide a critical understanding of major types of failure experienced by HDDs;
(ii) To examine the principles and methods used to correctly diagnose HDD failures;
(iii) To explore various methods used to effect repair of different failure scenarios;
(iv) To introduce various data recovery applications and tools;
(v) To demonstrate the special considerations necessary for physical or mechanical operations;
(vi) To introduce procedures for data recovery from FLASH memory storage systems;
Course Outline:
Day 1
- Introduction to common faults of HDDs, such as mechanical, physical, electronic/electrical, as well as logical failures and media degradation. Symptoms and early diagnostic procedures for each failure type will be discussed;
- Introduction to Microsoft operating and file systems and various scenarios of logical corruptions or failures;
- Logical data recovery principles and software tools for recovery of deleted files, formatted disks and operating system corruption and other ‘logical’ related failures;
Day 2
- Basic knowledge of circuit theory and electronic and electrical components (e.g. resistors, capacitors, inductors, transistors, fuses and diodes etc.) will be given. Diagnostic techniques using electronic multimeters and analogue oscilloscopes will also be introduced;
- Electrical and electronic failure diagnostic and repair procedures - A variety of HDD fault scenarios will be examined, including common faults specific to manufacturers. Techniques involving the correct use of tools and test equipment (e.g. hot gun, solder gun, multi-meter, microscope etc.) to diagnose, repair or replace Printed Circuit Board (PCB) components will also be introduced.
- Compatibility criteria for swapping of PCBs will be detailed across the range of major HDD manufacturers.
- USB pen drive failure diagnostic and repair procedure. The diagnosis of electronic fault using advanced electronic test equipment will be developed;
Day 3
- Introduction to physical structure of HDDs and requirements for Clean Room facilities, including the importance of anti-static tools and equipment.
- Introduction to generic mechanical diagnostic and recovery procedures and tools. Detailed diagnosis of Read/Write Head and Seized Spindle faults will be addressed;
- Spares compatibility criteria for physical replacements with reference to specific manufacturers;
- Demonstration of physical (head and platter) replacements on conventional laptop drives (e.g. Seagate, Western Digital, Toshiba, Hitachi, Fujitsu);
- Practical consolidation exercises of physical replacements on selected laptop drives;
Day 4
- Practical demonstrations and consolidation exercises of head and platter replacement on conventional Samsung desktop drives;
- Practical demonstrations and consolidation exercises of head and platter replacement on conventional Seagate desktop drives (with and without acoustic spacers);
- Practical demonstrations and consolidation exercises of head and platter replacement on conventional Western Digital desktop drives;
Day 5
- Introduction to a variety of HDD firmware structures and their critical modules, with reference to the HDDs of Maxtor, Seagate, Hitachi/IBM and Western Digital. The management of ROM/NVRAM components containing Service Area (SA) adaptive data will also be discussed.
- Development of generic skills for the diagnosis of HDD firmware defects, including HDDs from Maxtor, Seagate, Hitachi/IBM and Western Digital.
- Development of a comprehensive strategy to fix HDD firmware defects based on diagnostic results. Common scenarios of HDD firmware failure and recovery procedures will be addressed, for HDDs including Maxtor, Seagate, Hitachi/IBM and Western Digital.
- Introduction to procedures of fast HDD ATA password removal and the manipulation and modification of HDD parameters;
- Introduction to data imaging/cloning techniques and applications;
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