Corrupted system track area

Overview

While working with a computer system, most of us face a situation where some of the files accidentally get deleted or corrupted. One of the primary reasons for this is a system track error. System track area refers to the data which is written to the disk by the manufacturer. It works in concurrence with the logical control circuitry. Depending on its make and model, the system track area begins at track -1 and extends up to track -6. When the system track gets corrupted, the hard drive displays the symptoms of physical malfunction on a number of levels, even when the problem is actually logical in nature.




The system track is an extremely complex area and requires intricate procedures to diagnose as well as repair it. The data stored in the system track consists of critical instructions that the manufacturer of the drive had incorporated. The system track area has to be manually reprogrammed to access the files in data area. A prominent cause of hard drive failure is corrupted system track area. Hence, repairing the system track is imperative for successfully retrieving data.

Process of Recovery

System track corruption can occur due to a number of reasons such as static electricity, power surges, fires, floods, lightning strikes, accidents etc. These damages prevent the device from being mounted by the operating system. In order to successfully repair and retrieve data after system track failure, the services of a specialized data recovery service or professionals is required.

Data can be successfully retrieved after system track corruption using specialized data recovery software or through a complex process of manual reprogramming to match the manufactures initial instruction set. Data can be salvaged from Operating system of all kinds like Windows (95, ME, 98, XP, 2000, 2003), Novell (NSS and Traditional volumes), Linux (Mandrake / RedHat / Turbo / SuSe etc.), Unix, Mac as well as Solaris.

The process of manual reprogramming requires extensive expertise and equipment. The data recovery services make use of fully equipped data recovery laboratories as well as qualified data recovery engineers who are well versed in successfully performing such intricate procedures. Further many established companies have their own proprietary software that they use to diagnose these issues. Often these software are designed based on the expertise that has been gained over extensive period of time and tend to be the best bets in case of a system track failure.





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