Mac Drives

The modern Macintosh computers come with some version of Apple’s operating system, OS X that can be installed on dedicated Mac partitions such as HFS (Mac OS Standard), HFS+ (Mac OS Extended) and HFSX (Mac OS Extended with case sensitive file names). Due to the fact that Mac computes have the same physical device for data storage called a hard drive, there is no significant difference in data recovery techniques when comes to repairing Mac drive or any other one with a different operating system. All differences are only on logical level, in the way how file structure is organized on the disk. So there are no extras for Mac enthusiasts in their data recovery disaster.

Has your Mac Hard Drive completely crashed?

If your Mac computer will not boot - do not attempt trying to bring it back "alive", when it’s already dead, or you will just make the situation worse and increase the chance of degradation of the magnetic data layers on the data disks.
Instead, you need to remove the failed drive and take it for a free professional evaluation to LaptopData lab. For physically failed / broken drives we offer fixed price, i.e. you’ll never pay a penny more. You may also go with the estimation service and see the top price to expect for data recovery. And at last, but not least our rates are ultra-competitive – it’s down to 50% less than any of our competitors with the same expertise niche.

Apple Stores quiet often refer their customers to our service, when the logical level recovery just won’t do to get off the data of the failed medium. If that so, please remind Apple's technicians to remove the drive from the computer. Here, at LaptopData we need the bare drive only to start the data recovery process.
Useful info: The drive’s damages can worsen over time, i.e. sooner is always better. Time is the importance - ask the service manager at Apple Store to expedite the removal of your drive, so it can be delivered to LaptopData Lab.

Mac Disk Specific Errors

Like many failed Mac drives they usually crash without any warning messages.
Some of them could show alarming messages before getting worse, or quitting. We’ve listed below some of the warning messages you may see on the screen.

• No such volume; volume not found
• Volume is off line
• Disk full
• no such drive (tried to mount a bad drive num)
• bad master directory block
• drive not installed
• r/w requested for an off-line drive
• couldn't find 5 nybbles in 200 tries
• couldn't find valid addr mark
• read verify compare failed
• addr mark checksum didn't check
• bad addr mark bit slip nibbles
• couldn't find a data mark header
• bad data mark checksum
• bad data mark bit slip nibbles
• write underrun occurred
• step handshake failed
• track 0 detect doesn't change
• unable to initialize IWM
• tried to read 2nd side on a 1-sided drive
• unable to correctly adjust disk speed
• track number wrong on address mark
• sector number never found on a track
• can't find sector 0 after track format
• can't get enough sync track failed to verify
• unable to read same clock value twice
• time written did not verify
• parameter ram written didn't read-verify
• InitUtil found the parameter ram uninitialized
• SCC receiver error (framing, parity, OR)
• Break received (SCC)

If you notice any error related to you drive, you need to consider requesting the professional help in the order to save data from failing drive. Any middle level help such as DIY, computer repair shop/service might only incline the problem of the failed device, even leading to the permanent data loss. Once again, seek for a professional data recovery!

Useful Info: Windows on MAC: Macintosh computers with Intel processors

Apple discontinued the use of its own PowerPC microprocessors in 2006. Since then, all Macintosh computers have x86 processors made by Intel and able to run Microsoft Windows operating system, without any emulation!
Boot Camp software from Apple allows owners of Intel-based Macs to install Windows XP and later versions.

We will be happy to help you extracting your files from any faulty, or broken Apple computer's drive - old, or newest model.