Platters Damaged In Hard Drive

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Platters are the memory bank of a hard disk and this is where the entire data of a computer system is stored. Any information saved to a hard disk is fed into the platter by the read-write heads. The platters are spun using the shaft motor whereas head assembly supports positioning the heads above the accurate location where the data is to be written. However, these platters are quite delicate and so even the slightest scratch on its surface can prove to be challenging as chances are that your data might become inaccessible. At times like this, if you have no back-up available, you should try recovering data from your hard drive with robust file recovery software.

Now considering a routine working scenario, suppose you may find that your computer does not start up. Drive appears to start (CPU lights are turned on and sound of platters spinning is audible etc) but still it fails to actually start and shuts down. Even after you remove the hard drive and attach it to any other system, you are unable to access the data stored on it. You have surely become a surprised victim of this kind of unusual behavior of the system. ...
... But we suggest you to stay calm and look for the reasons that consequently led to this problem so that you can find an appropriate solution for the same.

If you come to the conclusion that the hard drive platters are damaged then it is quite visible that the computer was failing to read any data from it. Therefore, even if you shift the drive to another computer, the damaged platters still cannot be read from. Two common reasons why a platter gets damaged:

Read-write heads might scratch the platters

Media Surface Contamination (dust particles can affect or scratch the sensitive platter surface)

The platter that got damaged cannot be re-used. It is because chances are that when the platter is re-used, the scratches might increase. Instead the best bet to ensure the safety of your data is to try recovering important data from the damaged platter or the hard drive with the use of file recovery software. File recovery software are created by experts for Data Recovery from the damaged platters. File recovery software are devised by adroit experts who have clear understanding that the hard drive are sensitive.

File Recovery Software also known as Kernel for Windows partition recovery is such software that ensures maximum recovery of data from damaged, corrupt or inaccessible hard drive. The above mentioned issue can be dealt with this software easily but since this is a hardware issue hence, we suggest you to send your hard disk to the makers of this file recovery software.