The machine is used both for advanced data recovery and quality assurance of data erasure.

There are several steps in the actual recovery process:
The first step is to customise our equipment to the individual hard disk. Based on information from the manufacturer and comprehensive analysis, we are ready to resolve very difficult problems.

The next step is to physically retrieve data from the damaged disk. We disassemble it in one of our clean rooms, clean and mark the platters. The platters are then fitted onto the special machine, which scans every single surface and picks up analogue signals from the disk. Finally these signals are digitised and converted into readable data stored on a new medium. The quality of the copy depends on how severely damaged the original disk was.

The last step is to analyse the copy in order to determine the logical structure of partitions, file systems and files. When the analysis is finished, the file system is rebuilt and data is accessible to the user again.

Ibas continuously upgrades its hardware in order to handle new disk technology. The equipment is independent of hard disk type and model.