| Hard drives are highly sensitive devices. They have a | | | | concrete doesn't stand much of a chance escaping |
| whole lot of components fitted into them. These | | | | with no damage, there are few chances that a |
| parts are the main 'foundations' on which our | | | | computer or laptop would. The hard drives tend to |
| systems run. A failure of any part could cause | | | | just break during major earthquakes thus causing |
| permanent damage to the data stored in our | | | | hard drive damage. |
| systems or worse could cause permanent loss of the | | | | Mild earthquakes cause less damage, or so some |
| same. Most users today are careful and take all the | | | | think. The damage could be enormous, but only |
| necessary precautions to ensure that the hard drive | | | | experts would be able to tell. To you and me, it |
| is 'healthy' and in perfect condition. Simple precautions | | | | would look very minor. Since the drive is made of |
| like making sure it is away from heat and dust, or | | | | many smaller components, each one could get |
| ensuring that no liquid spills on the system etc all help | | | | affected gravely and we may not even know it. |
| in making sure that the data in our computer remains | | | | There could be several 'internal injuries', to the drive. |
| safe. While shifting our system from one place to | | | | Due to the hard vibrations during the earthquakes, |
| another, we take pains of making sure that it does | | | | the motor would have failed, the head might have |
| not get hit or fall and get damaged in the process. | | | | broken, etc. None of these damages are visible to us. |
| One gets a technician to repair any part which is | | | | Only experienced people can give us an accurate |
| making sounds in the hard drive. | | | | diagnosis on the situation. |
| Nature, however, still has an upper hand on | | | | After an earthquake, one should consult Data |
| technology. We can take all the precautions we can | | | | Recovery Services and ask them to diagnose the |
| possibly think of and still when nature lashes out in all | | | | problems one is facing. In case the hard drive has |
| its fury, we have no control on it!! When an | | | | broken or due to any internal damage, you lose your |
| earthquake takes place, for example, one can only | | | | data stored on the system, these companies also |
| hope that the data in their systems is all safe. | | | | have hard drive recovery services which can recover |
| Major earthquakes cause major damages too. When | | | | that data. |