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Firmware issue is one common failure for different SSDs, to fix the firmware issue in SSD is mainly to fix the translator.

The following are the general SSD firmware repair and data recovery steps:

01: SSD short connection if necessary(undetected/busy)
02: Select the SSD controller manufacturer, controller ID and SSD family;
03: Load loader
04: Regenerate translator
05: Set patient HDD info to enter DFL-DDP for file extraction.

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Patient HDD ID:
geonix (ST33000651NS)
Firmware G009
Heads and Platters: 5 platters and 10 heads
Family: MantaRay

Patient HDD Failure Symptoms:
Patient HDD was dead, no power, pcb had been changed with donor pcb 100611023 REV B, original rom was written to donor PCB
Data area was not accessed after PCB swap, data was encrypted

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As for this Seagate ST33000651NS dead hdd data recovery case, it is not enough to swap PCB simply to patient HDD, it has also encryption key stored in the Main chip, users need to swap the Main chip from the original dead PCB to donor PCB to decrypt the data.

“Hello,

I need confirmation about compatible SATA PCB for recovery purposes.

Here are the details of my drive:

Model: Western Digital My Passport Ultra (Metal Edition)

Product Number: WDBEZW0020BBA-0A
Serial Number: WXC1AC6AS94Z

Internal HDD Model: WD20NMVW-59EDZS7

PCB Number: 2060-771961-001 REV (USB native)

The drive powers on and is detected via USB, but it is extremely slow and has bad sectors. I need to convert it to SATA for imaging and diagnostics.

Questions:

Does your Western Digital USB-to-SATA PCB Package include a compatible SATA board for 2060-771961-001?

After installing the SATA PCB, will I need to transfer the ROM chip to access the data?

Because this is a My Passport Ultra Metal Edition, does the hardware encryption remain active after PCB conversion?

If encryption prevents access, is the DFL-URE USB3.0 required to extract or decrypt the data?

Thank you.”

The compatible SATA PCB for this 2060-771961-001 REV is 2060-771960 and it is included in the Western Digital USB-to-SATA PCB Package. The patient may suffer the common slow firmware issue or weak head issue. If it is firmware related bad sector slow issue, it’s easy to fix by DFL WD firmware repair tool. If it is weak head or physical bad sector issue, users can only set up head map and image good heads and good sectors first and then weak heads and sectors.

DFL-URE is able to extract the data at non-encrypted status but not recommended for one single case.

“hi sales team

I would like to purchase 1 set;

Dolphin Hard Drive Repair & Recovery Tool

DFL PCIe for firmware repair or DFL SRP USB3.0 for firmware repair
DFL PCIe WD Auto Repair Tool
Offline SF Strip
Can you please let me know how to make payment and delivery. is there a wechat i can reach out to complete the transaction. Please reply to this email with your WeChat QRcode.

Thank you”

>To refurbish hard drives, the combination of above tools is a good choice.

Is it possible to recover data from deleted or formatted SSD? This depends mostly on if the Trim command is turned on or off. In order to help to improve the performance of SSD, the TRIM command, GC(garbage collection) and wear leveling technologies are adopted. These technologies will erase all the marked unused/deleted/formatted data blocks and get these blocks to raw available space which means the previous data couldn’t be recovered any more.

Please note: Trim cmd is turned on by default and this one is not friendly for data recovery and if users need to recover the lost data, users need to turn it off.

Besides, pls. don’t write any new data to the patient SSD so the previous data won’t be overwritten.

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SSD common failures and data recovery cases:

01: SSD bad sector data recovery-After a long-term use and repeated data read and write, the SSD can suffer bad sectors and become very slow or gets stuck;
02: Physical connector failure;
03: System file/file system corruption;
04: Motherboard compatibility issue;
05: Firmware corruption/translator issue;
06: Controller corruption/SSD physical failures.

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It’s common SSDs have physical failures causing data loss and users need to fix the physical failures to recover the lost data.

The following are common SSD physical failures:

01: The patient SSD is totally silent/dead caused by the corrupted power connector or main controller IC;
02: The patient SSD may generate popping or buzzing sounds caused by PCB failure or controller failure;
03: The patient SSD may become very hot/overheating or suffer swelling deformation;
04: The patient SSD has physical components burning or suffered a short circuit.

Related SSD Data Recovery Tools:

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As for recovering lost data from different SSDs, the controller health is one important factor to diagnose and repair. The following are the most common controllers:

SMI Controller
Example ID: SM2246XT SM2258XT SM2259XT

PHISON Controller
Example ID: PS3109 PS3110 PS3111

MARVELL Controller
Example ID: 88NV/88SS

SAMSUNG Controller
Example ID: MJX/PHONENIX

Intel Controller
Example ID: PC29AS21AA0

Controllers from China
Example ID: MAP1806 GK2302 JMICRON JMF602

Other controllers…

When users are trying to diagnose and repair the controllers, users need to check the working temperature(very hot if damaged), soldering joints(detached or not), SSD LED lights and if the SSDs are detected or not by the PC.

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Dolphin All-in-one Data Recovery Adapter USB3.0 Version
Apple SSD Data Recovery Adapter Pro.
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Dolphin users are using DFL-WD hdd firmware repair tool to repair and recover more and more different WD SMR hdd data recovery cases other tools cannot fix.

Now Dolphin team have worked out another new and unique WD SMR HDD DWF Invalid Data Quick Repair Data Recovery Solution which will be available within DFL-DDP data recovery software. Users just need simple clicks to fix the failure and get the lost data back.

The following is one sample video of the WD SMR HDD DWF Invalid Data Quick Repair Data Recovery Solution

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Here’s a growing list of DFL-SRP USB3.0 All-in-one Data Recovery Equipment users worldwide and users with this tool are able to offer the following data recovery services:

* Formatted/deleted file recovery;
* Slow hdd/usb flash drive data recovery;
* Bad sector hdd/usb flash drive data recovery;
* Slow/Formatted/deleted SATA and NVME SSD data recovery;
* HDD password removal;
* Weak-head hdd data recovery;
* Firmware corrupted undetected/wrongly detected hdd data recovery;
* PCB/ROM repair;
* Smart reset

If pc or portable drive users have the similar cases above, users can send the cases to Dolphin users worldwide to get the lost data back. Besides DFL-SRP USB3.0 All-in-one Data Recovery Equipment, most Dolphin users have other Dolphin data recovery tools such as hdd head and platter swap tools, CCTV/DVR data recovery tools, advanced data recovery training courses, etc. This means most Dolphin users are able to offer complete and professional data recovery services.