Western Digital drives have a propensity to suffer damage to the firmware zone creating an obstruction to the data stored inside and requiring expert attention for a safe recovery. Typically, when the system is booting up, it will hang for a few seconds while the BIOS tries to find the volume. Even though the hard disk may or may not be recognized correctly (if at all) the drive’s performance will slow down dramatically before it fails completely. Some Western Digital drives suffer from weak assembly – especially the AB and EB series. Western Digital data recovery is just one of our fortes, and if you have a Western Digital hard drive that is giving you problems, don’t hesitate to call us.