A customer contacted Newcastle Data Recovery after their Asus laptop was exposed to water, causing the laptop to fail to power up. The drive was taken to a local computer shop for diagnostics, but the shop advised that data recovery was beyond their capabilities and recommended contacting a specialist data recovery company.
The issues included:
- Laptop not detected after water exposure
- No signs of life from the system
- Data recovery needed urgently
The drive contains critical business files that needed to be recovered for the client to continue business operations.
Our Expertise in Asus Laptop Hard Drive Recovery
With 25 years of experience, Newcastle Data Recovery specializes in:
✔ Recovering data from water-damaged hard drives
✔ Handling complex drive failures due to water, physical damage, and corruption
✔ Using cleanroom facilities and the most advanced tools like Acelabs PC3000, Atola Insight, DeepSpar Disk Imager
Diagnosis & Recovery Process
Upon receiving the water-damaged drive, our engineers performed a detailed forensic assessment, revealing:
- Visible corrosion on the drive’s PCB
- Physical damage likely to have caused a short circuit
- Logical damage to the drive structure, possibly due to a power surge
Step 1: Drive Assessment & Stabilisation
✅ Performed a complete evaluation of the drive to determine the extent of damage.
✅ Repaired and cleaned the drive’s PCB in a cleanroom environment to remove corrosion and restore functionality.
Step 2: Data Extraction
✅ Used DeepSpar Disk Imager to create a sector-by-sector clone of the drive to preserve data.
✅ Implemented error-correction techniques to recover files from damaged sectors.
Step 3: File System Repair & Restoration
✅ Utilized advanced data recovery software like R-Studio to repair the NTFS file system.
✅ Rebuilt damaged directory structures and recovered important business files.
Step 4: Data Verification & Transfer
✅ Verified all recovered files for integrity.
✅ Transferred the recovered data to a secure external drive, ready for client access.
The Result
We successfully recovered 98.5% of the client’s data, including:
✅ Business critical files
✅ Financial spreadsheets
✅ Client contracts
✅ Employee records
💡 The client was able to resume business operations immediately, with no critical data loss.
Why Choose Newcastle Data Recovery for Asus Laptop Data Recovery?
🏆 25 Years of Expertise – Specialists in data recovery from all types of device failures.
🔍 Advanced Forensic Tools & Cleanroom Technology – Handling even the most complex failures with precision.
⚡ Fast, Reliable, & Affordable Service – Offering the best value data recovery in the UK.
📩 If your Asus laptop hard drive has been exposed to water or suffered other damage, contact Newcastle Data Recovery today for expert data recovery services!