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by lcoughey
Thu Nov 05, 2020 5:07 pm
Forum: Technical Support
Topic: PCB BIOS and FLASH swap
Replies: 10
Views: 11267

Re: PCB BIOS and FLASH swap

@lcoughey Thank you for your reply. Where is "Recovery Force" located? $350 is actually a fair price. We are in Canada and our full address is on the website that hosts this forum. 1. I would have done the soldering myself; I have a soldering specialist that would have done it for $30. Th...
by lcoughey
Wed Nov 04, 2020 2:46 pm
Forum: Technical Support
Topic: PCB BIOS and FLASH swap
Replies: 10
Views: 11267

Re: PCB BIOS and FLASH swap

Typically, the symptoms you describe are firmware related, usually caused by bad sectors which are, in turn, caused by one or more weak/failing heads. For most labs, this is a likely a routine recovery where we would likely convert the drive to SATA, fix any firmware issues, image the drive, working...
by lcoughey
Tue Nov 03, 2020 1:08 pm
Forum: Technical Support
Topic: PCB BIOS and FLASH swap
Replies: 10
Views: 11267

Re: PCB BIOS and FLASH swap

I already answered you on your hddguru post, but figured it would be good to have it on record here too. It is not a PCB issue. Swapping to SATA only compounds the issues if you aren't equipped to deal with weak heads, firmware, bad sectors, encryption and possible file system damage. The problem is...
by lcoughey
Thu Oct 29, 2020 7:25 pm
Forum: Seagate Hard Drive Recovery
Topic: ST500LM021 Head Swap
Replies: 1
Views: 3694

ST500LM021 Head Swap

Patient drive arrived clicking and screaming. We were able to get it to ID with the original heads and mirror head 1, but head 0 was completely unresponsive. Patient Model: ST500LM021 PN: 1KJ152-020 FW: 2YXM1 SN: W62 Site: WU DOM: 11DEC2016 Headmap: 0,1 Preamp: B0 Drive Family: YarraX Client Supplie...
by lcoughey
Mon Oct 19, 2020 12:56 pm
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: getdatafornNTFS st3 save how convert or open recover data
Replies: 2
Views: 4900

Re: getdatafornNTFS st3 save how convert or open recover data

Your first step should be to get a full sector-by-sector clone of the drive and make sure nothing further is written back to the original. Then, after you get the clone completed, connect the clone to another system that has the data recovery software you wish to scan the drive with installed. I rec...
by lcoughey
Fri Oct 16, 2020 6:16 pm
Forum: SSD Data Recovery
Topic: ADATA Ultimate SU650
Replies: 1
Views: 3933

ADATA Ultimate SU650

I'm pleased to report that we were the first lab in North America to have successfully recovered data from an SM2258XT controller based SSD using PC3000.

Model: ADATA Ultimate SU650 - ASU650SS-120GT
Controller: SMI N05K93 (SM2258XT)
by lcoughey
Thu Sep 24, 2020 12:30 pm
Forum: Technical Support
Topic: Tips needed practicing unsticking heads!
Replies: 7
Views: 5110

Re: Tips needed practicing unsticking heads!

Another lab option in Europe - PCLab . They are also reputable and affordable.
by lcoughey
Thu Sep 24, 2020 12:11 pm
Forum: Technical Support
Topic: Tips needed practicing unsticking heads!
Replies: 7
Views: 5110

Re: Tips needed practicing unsticking heads!

None of those tools are designed for unsticking heads from platters. If you are in Europe, depending on where you are, there are many reputable and affordable professional labs to choose from. The first to come to mind is PCImage in the UK. If you securely package your hard drive in a box with lots ...
by lcoughey
Wed Sep 23, 2020 2:03 pm
Forum: Data Recovery Hardware Testing
Topic: Cloning a 10TB Seagate Barracuda Pro to Another
Replies: 0
Views: 8734

Cloning a 10TB Seagate Barracuda Pro to Another

Source: ST10000DM0004 Destination: ST10000DM0004 dd - 247MB/s dd.jpg PC3K-Portable (direct) - 238MB/s PC3K-Portable-Direct.jpg MRT - 220MB/s MRT-Ultra.jpg PC3K-Portable (USB) - 190MB/s PC3K-Portable-USB.jpg RapidSpar - 144MB/s RapidSpar.jpg PC3K-Express - 130MB/s PC3K-Express.jpg * Assuming that PC...
by lcoughey
Tue Sep 22, 2020 7:59 pm
Forum: Technical Support
Topic: Tips needed practicing unsticking heads!
Replies: 7
Views: 5110

Re: Tips needed practicing unsticking heads!

For us to help, you really should provide details about what the model of drive you need to have recovered. A few generic thoughts, based on the idea of unsticking heads with DIY. 1. you really should inspect the heads and platters under a microscope after you remove them 2. you should not power the...