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Hard drive and forensics expert Scott Moulton gets down and dirty into the technology of hard drives, the art of data recovery, and the science of forensics.

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    My Hard Drive Died #31 – SSD in a Server

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2016


    Hard Drives, Data Recovery, Forensics & More Hosted by: Jeff Halash from TechNutPC.com Scott Moulton from MyHardDriveDied.com To send a voicemail, call 1-888-697-0162 Email: MHDD@podnutz.com   Show Sponsors: ReclaiMe Pro-The All-in-one highly configurable Data Recovery Software. For a Free 14 day trial go to ReclaiMe-Pro.com Use the offer code PODNUTZ for a 50% Discount   Links: 5-day Data […]

    My Hard Drive Died #30 – Don’t Update Everything

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2015


    Hard Drives, Data Recovery, Forensics & More Hosted by: Jeff Halash from TechNutPC.com Scott Moulton from MyHardDriveDied.com To send a voicemail, call 1-888-697-0162 Email: MHDD@podnutz.com   Links: 5-day Data Recovery Expert Certification Class Now is the time to learn Data Recovery & Forensics. Check out this class where you will get hands on with Scott Moulton himself […]

    My Hard Drive Died #29 – Everyone Needs a Hex Editor

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2015


    Hard Drives, Data Recovery, Forensics & More Hosted by: Jeff Halash from TechNutPC.com Scott Moulton from MyHardDriveDied.com To send a voicemail, call 1-888-697-0162 Email: MHDD@podnutz.com   5-day Data Recovery Expert Certification Class Nov 9th-13th 2015 in Atlanta Georgia Now is the time to learn Data Recovery & Forensics. Check out this class where you will get hands […]

    My Hard Drive Died #28 – Encrypting Hard Drives

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2015


    Hard Drives, Data Recovery, Forensics & More Hosted by: Jeff Halash from TechNutPC.com Scott Moulton from MyHardDriveDied.com To send a voicemail, call 1-888-697-0162 Email: MHDD@podnutz.com   Links: PC-3000 Hddunlock.com 010 Editor

    My Hard Drive Died #27 – How Reliable is Your Hard Drive?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2015


    Hard Drives, Data Recovery, Forensics & More Hosted by: Jeff Halash from TechNutPC.com Scott Moulton from MyHardDriveDied.com To send a voicemail, call 1-888-697-0162 Email: MHDD@podnutz.com   Links: T862++ Infrared Rework Station Raid 6 SAS Racetrack Memory Cyber Conference Victoria Hard Drive Tool X-ways Forensics Imager ViceVersa Pro SelfImage MHDD HDDGURU DBAN

    My Hard Drive Died #26 – What is Valuable in Forensics?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2015


    Hard Drives, Data Recovery, Forensics & More Hosted by: Jeff Halash from TechNutPC.com Scott Moulton from MyHardDriveDied.com To send a voicemail, call 1-888-697-0162 Email: MHDD@podnutz.com  

    My Hard Drive Died #25 – Is the NSA Spying on You?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2015


    Hard Drives, Data Recovery, Forensics & More Hosted by: Jeff Halash from TechNutPC.com Scott Moulton from MyHardDriveDied.com To send a voicemail, call 1-888-697-0162 Email: MHDD@podnutz.com   Show Sponsors: Try ReclaiMe Pro Today for Free/Use the offer code PODNUTZ for a 50% Discount when you decide to buy.

    My Hard Drive Died #24 – Don’t Grind on a Drive

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2015


    Hard Drives, Data Recovery, Forensics & More Hosted by: Jeff Halash from TechNutPC.com Scott Moulton from MyHardDriveDied.com To send a voicemail, call 1-888-697-0162 Email: MHDD@podnutz.com   Links: AHCI Driver after Windows Install- Article 922976 R-Studio Write Blocker inline hardware Ultimate Boot CD-MHDD

    My Hard Drive Died #23 – Mac File Recovery

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2014


    Hard Drives, Data Recovery, Forensics & More Hosted by: Jeff Halash from TechNutPC.com Scott Moulton from MyHardDriveDied.com To send a voicemail, call 1-888-697-0162 Email: MHDD@podnutz.com   Links: Adroit Photo Recovery Adroit Photo Forensics Recovery Stellar Phoenix-Mac Data Recovery R-Studio Pandora Recovery CGSecurity.org-TestDisk-PhotoRec ProSoftEng.com-Datarescue+ for Mac run on a Mac Runtime.org- GetDataBack NTFS Classic or Simple MaQuisition from […]

    My Hard Drive Died #22 – To Raid or Not to Raid?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2014


    Hard Drives, Data Recovery, Forensics & More Hosted by: Jeff Halash from TechNutPC.com Scott Moulton from MyHardDriveDied.com To send a voicemail, call 1-888-697-0162 Email: MHDD@podnutz.com   Links: FTK Imager 3 ware SAS Controller Dd Rescue ReclaiMe- Free Raid Recovery R-Studio_Hard Drive Recovery ViceVersa pro  

    My Hard Drive Died #21 – Scott is Back

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2014


    Hard Drives, Data Recovery, Forensics & More Hosted by: Jeff Halash from TechNutPC.com Scott Moulton from MyHardDriveDied.com To send a voicemail, call 1-888-697-0162 Email: MHDD@podnutz.com

    My Hard Drive Died #20 – SkyDogCon and Mobile Info

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2013


    Hosted by DoorToDoorGeek aka Stephen McLaughlin and Scott Moulton of MyHardDriveDied.com. List of defunct hard disk manufacturers – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_defunct_hard_disk_manufacturers BlackBerry Agrees to Sell Itself for a Measly $5 Billion – http://www.wired.com/business/2013/09/blackberry-sold/ Delta Airlines’ Windows Phone rollout may show Microsoft’s fortunes improving – http://www.cnmeonline.com/insight/delta-airlines-windows-phone-rollout-may-show-microsofts-fortunes-improving/ iPhone 5S fingerprint sensor hacked by Germany’s Chaos Computer Club – http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/sep/22/apple-iphone-fingerprint-scanner-hacked   […]

    My Hard Drive Died #19 – Classes, New Hardware and yeah NSA

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2013


    Hosted by DoorToDoorGeek aka Stephen McLaughlin and Scott Moulton of MyHardDriveDied.com. Episode #19 We talk about Demetri mhdd32 4.6 atola Scott has a bunch of upcoming classes 5-Day Bootcamp Expert Certification Class Santa Cruz, CA August 19th 2013 – August 23rd 2013   5-Day Bootcamp Expert Certification Class Atlanta Georgia September 16th 2013 – September […]

    My Hard Drive Died #18 – SSD's, Servers and Toshiba Drives

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2013


    Hosted by DoorToDoorGeek and Scott Moulton of MyHardDriveDied.com. Email: I have a customer that uses a customized Red Hat server for inventory and point of sale operations.  They recently hired me to review all of their hardware and software needs.  I noticed that this Red Hat server is 8 years old (Pentium 4 with an […]

    My Hard Drive Died #17 – Catching Up With Scott Pt. 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2013


    Hosted by DoorToDoorGeek and Scott Moulton of MyHardDriveDied.com. Scott Moulton Educates Us! http://www.myharddrivedied.com/ DOD Conference Mia – Jan (Private) Smucon Conference xfat – Feb http://www.shmoocon.org/speakers#exfat Outerzone Conference – Mar http://www.outerz0ne.org/OZ8/ exFat? – http://podnutz.com/mhdd016 exFat – Wikipedia- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ExFAT Tuxera exFAT Embedded – http://www.tuxera.com/products/tuxera-exfat-embedded/ Hybrid Drive – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hybrid_drive Mac Fusion Drive – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fusion_Drive Introducing Fusion Drive. http://www.apple.com/mac-mini/features.html Mac mini also offers a breakthrough storage option, called Fusion Drive, […]

    My Hard Drive Died #16 – Catching Up With Scott

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2012


    Hosted by Steve Cherubino and Scott Moulton of MyHardDriveDied.com.  

    My Hard Drive Died #15 – More On Solid State Drives

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2011


    Scott and I talk extensively on SSD this episode. TOPICS DISCUSSED: Upcoming Conferences Outerz0ne (Mar 19, 2011 – Atlanta, GA) New Website Check out our new website at MyHardDriveDied.com. Check our Presentations & Resources Data Recovery Flowchart A sample of my thought process on diagnostics for hard drives. Download Here: < Diagnostic Flowchart > The […]

    My Hard Drive Died #14 – DIY Hard Drive Repair

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2011


    Hosted by Steve Cherubino and Scott Moulton of MyHardDriveDied.com. TOPICS DISCUSSED: Backup Solutions DropBox Carbonite Mozzy LogMeIn Backup iDrive Windows Live SkyDrive CrashPlan Racetrack Memory Computer memory that’s 100,000 times faster. We may soon have computers that boot up instantly, use less energy, and run much, much faster. Solid State Drives (SSD) Data recovery requires […]

    My Hard Drive Died #13 – Online Backups

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2010


    Hosted by Steve Cherubino and Scott Moulton of MyHardDriveDied.com.  

    My Hard Drive Died #12 – Seagate HAMR, Flash Memory, File Systems

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2010


    Hosted by Steve Cherubino and Scott Moulton of MyHardDriveDied.com. TOPICS DISCUSSED Scott on an international traveling schedule (Spain, France, United Kingdom, Scotland). Visiting Spain, testifying in a forensic case. International laws are extremely different compared to US laws. Spain is under a Napoleonic code, if you lie you simply go to jail. Not being able […]

    My Hard Drive Died #11 – More Questions Answered

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2010


    Hosted by Steve Cherubino and Scott Moulton of MyHardDriveDied.com. Email question from Jerry: Q: A remapping function in MHDD won’t kill your drive; you may lose your data but it won’t kill your drive. True or false?  A: Remapping is not supposed to lose your data, it reads the data from the drive and it […]

    My Hard Drive Died #10 – Listener Questions

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2010


    Hosted by Steve Cherubino and Scott Moulton of MyHardDriveDied.com. TOPICS DISCUSSED: Now available for the very first time on Scott’s training labs DeepSpar Data Recovery Systems (Product: DeepSpar Disk Imager) Scott Moulton at Tekzilla MyHardDriveDied.com’s Scott Moulton talks hard drive recovery tools (Thursday, April 29th, 2010) Email question from Stevo: Q: Can you go into […]

    My Hard Drive Died #9 – Brand New Method Of Data Recovery!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2010


    Hosted by Steve Cherubino and Scott Moulton of MyHardDriveDied.com. My Hard Drive Died #9 Scott Moulton Computer Forensic and Data Recovery Services www.MyHardDriveDied.com Topics discussed: Question from Steve: Q: How did you get started in the Data Recovery industry? A: I started repairing hard drives when I was a member of the IT staff at […]

    My Hard Drive Died #8 – Hard Drive Underwater?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2010


    Hosted by Steve Cherubino and Scott Moulton of MyHardDriveDied.com. Topics discussed: Upcoming Conferences Feb/6  Washington, DC ShmooCon 2010 Security conference & Data Recovery Link to PDF presentation 20MB Feb/9–13 Atlanta, GA Hardware and Software data recovery, how to start your own company, etc  Average Forensic / Data Recovery Job Civil Cases / Private Investigators $2,500 to […]

    My Hard Drive Died #7 – Data Recovery Diagnostics: Where to Start and Stop – Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2009


    Hosted by: Scott Moulton of MyHardDriveDied.com and Steve Cherubino of Podnutz Topics discussed: New Seagate SSD (Solid State Drive) Large drive, looks like a blade server, about 200GB in size Handles 30,000 Read operations per second and 25,000 Write operations per second SSD Intel-X25M handles 5,000 Read operations per second, priced around 1TB for $2,500, […]

    My Hard Drive Died #6 – Data Recovery Diagnostics: Where to Start and Stop

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2009


    Hosted by Steve Cherubino and Scott Moulton of MyHardDriveDied.com. Topics discussed: Phreaknic Second longest computer conference (13th year, approximately 250 participants) October 30th-31st, 2009 (Nashville, TN) DIY Hard Drive Diagnostics: Understanding a Broken Drive < Link to the Speech Slides > PDF: Big – 39 Megs How to know what’s wrong with your hard drive […]

    My Hard Drive Died #5 – Overwritten Hard Drives

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2009


    Hosted by Steve Cherubino and Scott Moulton of MyHardDriveDied.com. In this show we cover: Story about the Keynote at The Computer Forensic Show – www.techfusion.com Discussion about overwritten hard drives and how and why people think there is some magic machine that can recover data REDIRECTION of bad blocks leaving data on the hard drive […]

    My Hard Drive Died #4 – Don't Open A Western Digital Drive!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2009


    Hosted by Steve Cherubino and Scott Moulton of MyHardDriveDied.com. This episode covers many topics such as: Why you shouldn’t open western digital drives before sending them in to Scott Ractrack memory, what is it? Deepspar Disk Imager SSD and large drives in laptops Setting up your own NAS box Topics discussed: Steve: Q: Scott, when […]

    My Hard Drive Died #3 – DEFCON and Hard Drive Diagnostic Tools

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2009


    Hosted by: Scott Moulton of MyHardDriveDied.com and Steve Cherubino of Podnutz Topics discussed: DEFCON 17 DEFCON is the world’s largest annual hacker convention, held every year in Las Vegas, Nevada. The first DEFCON took place in June 1993, and in 2008, over 8500 people attended DEFCON 16. Many of the attendees at DEF CON include computer […]

    My Hard Drive Died #2 – Solid State Drives VS. Hard Drive

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2009


    Hosted by: Scott Moulton of MyHardDriveDied.com and Steve Cherubino of Podnutz Topics discussed: Solid State Drives (SSD) A solid-state drive is a data storage device that uses solid-state memory to store persistent data. It emulates a hard drive interface; it is basically a hard drive with no moving parts SSD drives has a built-in processor, keeps […]

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