{"id":16553,"date":"2023-02-21T12:26:28","date_gmt":"2023-02-21T11:26:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.databack.fr\/non-categorise\/all-you-need-to-know-about-data-recovery-following-electrical-damage\/"},"modified":"2025-06-30T17:25:02","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T15:25:02","slug":"all-you-need-to-know-about-data-recovery-following-electrical-damage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.databack.fr\/en\/blog\/all-you-need-to-know-about-data-recovery-following-electrical-damage\/","title":{"rendered":"All you need to know about data recovery following electrical damage"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"16553\" class=\"elementor elementor-16553 elementor-12934\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-49fc0643 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"49fc0643\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5c56a590\" data-id=\"5c56a590\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42de81b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"42de81b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Like all your electrical and electronic equipment, hard disks are vulnerable to <span style=\"font-weight: bolder;\">electrical damage.<\/span><\/p><p>First and foremost, the hard disk controller board (PCB), via which your drive is connected to the power supply and data interface. But electrical damage can also cause internal damage to the read heads (equipped with an amplifier and a coil) or to the motor required to rotate the data platters. <\/p><p>Depending on the extent of the <span style=\"font-weight: bolder;\">electrical shock<\/span> and the damaged components, <span style=\"font-weight: bolder;\">recovering your data<\/span> may require opening the machine in a clean room to work on the read heads or motor (equivalent to a mechanical breakdown).<\/p><h2>CAUSES OF ELECTRICAL DAMAGE<\/h2><ul style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans';\"><li>lightning or storm<\/li><li>a power failure<\/li><li>overvoltage or micro-cuts on the network<\/li><li>contact with liquids<\/li><li>a power supply fault<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6d852f4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6d852f4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3cb640f\" data-id=\"3cb640f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ecaf2e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ecaf2e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.databack.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/recuperation-choc-electrique.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15089\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dev.databack.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/recuperation-choc-electrique.jpg 600w, https:\/\/dev.databack.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/recuperation-choc-electrique-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-861df58 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"861df58\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e557235\" data-id=\"e557235\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ee2ba9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2ee2ba9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span style=\"font-family: Bebasneue; font-size: 40px; text-transform: uppercase;\">OUR TIPS FOR RECOVERING YOUR DATA AFTER AN ELECTRIC SHOCK<\/span><\/h2><p>For all your sensitive computer workstations, we recommend the use of a UPS to protect them against power grid malfunctions and this type of damage.<\/p><p>To optimize the chances of <a style=\"text-decoration-line: none !important;\" href=\"https:\/\/dev.databack.fr\/en\/\">recovering your data<\/a>, it is advisable to follow a few precautions:<\/p><ul style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans';\"><li><span style=\"font-weight: bolder;\">DO NOT reconnect your hard disk<\/span>, as this may cause further or even irreparable damage to the platters.<\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: bolder;\">DO NOT open your hard disk <\/span>to avoid contamination of the platters.<\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: bolder;\">DO NOT replace a damaged electronic board<\/span> with a similar one. Each card is unique and associated with its own hard disk. Replacing it may corrupt the firmware on your hard disk, resulting in a more serious or even irreversible failure.  <\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: bolder;\">CONTACT YOUR INSURER <\/span>to discuss data recovery.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dea62bc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dea62bc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d3e6ba6\" data-id=\"d3e6ba6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b8b6cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"8b8b6cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/dev.databack.fr\/en\/free-quotation\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Contact the laboratory<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Like all your electrical and electronic equipment, hard disks are vulnerable to electrical damage. 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