At Aberdeen Data Recovery, we are Scotland’s most trusted name in professional hard drive recovery. With over 25 years of experience, we specialise in recovering data from all makes and models of laptops, including high-end systems like the Sony VAIO series. Whether due to physical damage, power issues, or internal hardware failure, we have the tools and cleanroom expertise to retrieve your lost data—even from severely damaged drives.

💻 Case Overview: Sony VAIO Laptop Failure

A client contacted us after their Sony VAIO laptop was accidentally damaged in a public library. The laptop’s power cord was forcefully pulled, snapping the internal power socket. Despite a professional replacement of the socket, the laptop remained unresponsive.

Symptoms Included:

LED indicators on power, HDD, and keyboard lighting up
No boot or display activity
No access to the operating system or internal storage

🔍 Diagnostic Findings

Upon receiving the device, our engineers performed a full diagnostic assessment. Although the motherboard and power circuitry had suffered minor damage, the root cause of the data inaccessibility was within the laptop’s internal hard drive.

Identified Hard Drive Faults:

Mechanical failure of the read/write heads
Minor platter surface damage
Drive not spinning consistently or responding to BIOS commands

🛠️ Step-by-Step Data Recovery Process

Here’s how we successfully recovered the client’s data:

Device Disassembly and Drive Extraction
Safely removed the hard drive from the Sony VAIO chassis under anti-static and clean handling conditions.
Cleanroom Inspection
Performed internal analysis in our cleanroom to confirm head damage and check platter surface integrity.
Head Assembly Replacement
Used precision microtools to replace the faulty head stack with a matching donor set.
Platter Stabilisation and Calibration
Realigned the spindle and platters to prevent further damage and ensure safe imaging.
Drive Imaging
Cloned the entire drive using high-end imaging equipment capable of reading failing sectors.
File System Repair and Data Reconstruction
Repaired corrupted file structures, recovered damaged sectors, and rebuilt the original folder hierarchy.
Verification and Secure Transfer
Verified the integrity of recovered files and returned the data on an encrypted external device.

💡 Why Clients Trust Aberdeen Data Recovery

🧠 25 Years of Expertise in Mechanical, Logical & Firmware Failures
🧪 Cleanroom Facilities for Damaged and Delicate Drives
🔄 Support for Laptop, Desktop, NAS, and RAID Systems
🛡️ Free Diagnostic Service | No Data, No Fee
🔐 Strict Confidentiality Protocols & Secure Handling

🖧 Need RAID or Virtual Server Data Recovery?

In addition to laptop data recovery, we also specialise in complex RAID arrays and virtual environments. If your Sony VAIO or business server was part of a RAID array, our team can recover from:

RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, and Hybrid Arrays
Failed rebuilds and multi-disk failures
Systems hosting multiple virtual machines (VMware, Hyper-V, etc.)

🏆 We believe we are the only data recovery company in the UK capable of recovering from failed RAID systems running multiple virtual servers simultaneously.

📞 Contact Us for a Free Diagnostic

If your Sony VAIO or any laptop has failed—and you need your files back—don’t delay. Contact Aberdeen Data Recovery today for a free diagnostic evaluation.

Aberdeen Data Recovery – Trusted for over 25 years to recover what others can’t.

Sony VAIO Laptop Data Recovery