When it comes to operating and working on hard drives, extreme precision is required, and a series of filters prevent contaminants from entering the drive's enclosure. Opening a hard drive in an unprotected environment introduces contaminants into the system and has the potential to permanently damage the media.
Data recovery engineers can safely repair or replace the physical components of a hard drive in a cleanroom that has been approved by the government. The ISO Class 5 cleanroom classification is the bare minimum for hard drive recovery; in the ISO classification system, lower numbers indicate fewer contaminants per cubic meter of air space. All of our cleanrooms have been certified as being in compliance with ISO Class 5 or Class 4 standards.