Gateway PC Data Recovery

With over 25 years’ experience in data recovery, Coventry Data Recovery is the trusted name for restoring lost data from all types of desktop computers, including systems built by Gateway, Corsair, CyberPower, Packard Bell, and Razer. Whether you’re facing accidental deletion or catastrophic hardware failure, our expert engineers are equipped with the tools and knowledge to get your files back safely.

Top PC Brands We Recover From

We specialise in data recovery from the most popular custom and branded desktop PCs sold in the UK, including:

• Gateway DX4885
• Corsair Vengeance a7200
• CyberPower Ultra 55
• Packard Bell iMedia S Series
• Razer Tomahawk Gaming Desktop

Common Desktop Data Loss Scenarios We Handle

Below are 20 of the most frequent hard disk faults we receive and how we resolve each with precision:

1. Mechanical Failure
   Fault: Clicking or grinding noise due to failed read/write heads or spindle motor.
   Recovery: Cleanroom head swap or platter transplant into a matching donor drive for sector-by-sector imaging.
2. Bad Sectors
   Fault: Unreadable areas of the disk preventing file access.
   Recovery: Advanced imaging with sector remapping and ECC repair to reconstruct data.
3. Firmware Corruption
   Fault: Drive not recognised or misreporting capacity.
   Recovery: Reprogramming or reinitialising firmware modules using vendor-specific tools.
4. Logical Corruption
   Fault: File system errors, unreadable partitions, missing directories.
   Recovery: Manual metadata analysis and file system reconstruction using forensic-grade recovery platforms.
5. PCB Failure
   Fault: Drive not powering on due to board failure.
   Recovery: Replacing PCB with a donor board and transplanting unique ROM/NVRAM chip for compatibility.
6. Accidental Deletion
   Fault: User has deleted files or folders.
   Recovery: Low-level scan of unallocated space and recovery of deleted entries before they’re overwritten.
7. Drive Not Recognised by BIOS
   Fault: Disk not detected during boot.
   Recovery: Involves diagnostics of interface logic, firmware, and motor controller circuits.
8. Power Surge or Electrical Damage
   Fault: Sudden loss of power or voltage spike.
   Recovery: Board-level diagnostics and electrical isolation followed by donor part replacement.
9. Overheating
   Fault: Drive fails intermittently or shuts down.
   Recovery: Immediate imaging in a controlled thermal environment to prevent data degradation.
10. Platter Damage
    Fault: Scratched platters caused by head crash.
    Recovery: Partial recovery possible with precise head alignment and imaging skipped sectors.
11. SSD Controller Failure
    Fault: SSD not initialising or inaccessible.
    Recovery: Controller chip analysis, BGA reballing or chip-off NAND extraction.
12. NAND Wear / SSD Degradation
    Fault: Slow read/write speeds, frequent freezes.
    Recovery: Wear-level mapping and translation table reconstruction using chip reading equipment.
13. Accidental Formatting
    Fault: Partition formatted or initialised.
    Recovery: Deep sector scans to rebuild previous partition structures and extract data.
14. Unsupported File System
    Fault: Drive appears as RAW or unreadable.
    Recovery: File system identification and raw signature carving to extract valid data.
15. Partition Table Corruption
    Fault: No partitions appear or “unallocated” drive space.
    Recovery: Rebuilding partition table structures through hex-level disk editing.
16. Read/Write Errors
    Fault: Files fail to open or copy.
    Recovery: Advanced error skipping, head recalibration, and imaging retry techniques.
17. File Transfer Interruptions
    Fault: Data not written properly, corruption of video/photos.
    Recovery: File carving from unstructured data using proprietary pattern-matching algorithms.
18. Water or Liquid Damage
    Fault: No power or visible corrosion.
    Recovery: Ultrasonic cleaning, drying, and temporary power to attempt imaging.
19. Bent/Broken Pins
    Fault: SATA/PATA interface pins damaged.
    Recovery: Microsoldering and board-level rework to restore connection.
20. Manufacturing Defects
    Fault: Sudden or premature failure under normal use.
    Recovery: Often involves matching rare donor parts and firmware-level intervention.

File Systems & Operating Systems Supported

We recover data from all mainstream file systems and platforms:

• Windows (NTFS, FAT32, exFAT)
• macOS (APFS, HFS+)
• Linux (EXT3/4, BTRFS, XFS)
• Virtual machines (VMDK, VHD, VHDX)

Interfaces & Disk Types We Support

Whether your desktop uses a conventional hard drive or a high-performance SSD, we support:

• SATA, IDE (PATA), NVMe, SCSI, SAS, M.2, PCIe, U.2, eSATA
• HDD, SSD, Hybrid SSHD, External USB Drives

Why Choose Coventry Data Recovery?

• 25 Years of Specialist Expertise in desktop data recovery
• Class 100 Cleanroom for internal mechanical repairs
• Advanced Tools including PC-3000, Flash Extractor, and chip-off systems
• Free Diagnostic Service
• Critical 24–48 Hour Recovery Available

Get Started

If your PC has failed and your data is irreplaceable, don’t risk DIY software. Let our engineers provide a no-obligation evaluation with industry-leading success rates.

📞 Call our recovery team today or
📩 Drop your drive off at our Coventry office with a completed diagnostic form.