Direct MP3 Download: My Hard Drive Died #9 – Brand New Method Of Data Recovery!
Hosted by Steve Cherubino and Scott Moulton of MyHardDriveDied.com.
My Hard Drive Died #9
Scott Moulton
Computer Forensic and Data Recovery Services
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 & Data Recovery
Scott’s presentation “Understanding a Broken Drive” and YouStream Video
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.
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)
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
