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This is one Western Digital SMR patient HDD-WD40EZAX with DWF error and this case study is to explain how to fix the DWF error and get the lost data back.
When this patient drive was received, it’s not possible to access the data area, whenever trying to access the data area, the user got the DWF error.
The following steps are very important and basic to do before firmware repair:
01: Backup rom with pin reader；
02: Generate unlock rom by DFL-WD firmware repair tool;
03: Write unlock rom by pin reader
Next by DFL-WD, users can:
04: Disable 411
05: Backup module 190 and 02 and other important firmware modules;
06: Test firmware modules and find out which modules are damaged
Next users can
07: Repair damaged 02 and 190;
08: Write new 02 and 190;
09: Enable 411 and restart firmware;
10: Open DFL-DDP data recovery tool and all lost partitions, folders and files are recovered.
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This is one detected Western Digital patient hard drive. When the user tried to scan the data area, it was full of purple sectors which meant no data was accessible.
Next the user entered the COM terminal and got the following error messages:
Vio Mode=0,Voltage=1.8v,DFL
Boot 0x40M
SpinUp
FAIL Servo Op=0100 Resp=0003
0100 0000 0000 0001 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000
ResponseFrame 19C0 004E 04B0 3D00 0008 0000 0000 0000 0E98 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 38EA 7164 AF37 D066 296A 4F98 4C5F BB86 FFFF 0000 0004 891D FFAA 007F 001D 0004 0000 Loop=007F
FAIL Servo Op=0100 Resp=0003
0100 0000 0000 0001 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000
ResponseFrame 1DC0 004F 04B0 3D00 0008 0000 0000 0000 0E98 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 38EA 7164 AF37 D066 296A 4F98 4C5F BB86 FFFF 0000 0004 891D FFAC 007F 001D 0004 0000 Loop=007F^z
The user couldn’t enter F3 T> at all.
The user was then suggested to swap heads to continue the hdd repair. After head swap, the patient drive was detected and the data area was accessible. The user set up one disk image project, set up head map and finally imaged all heads by DFL-DDP data recovery software.
This is one successful Western Digital hard drive data recovery case study from one DFL user in Canada.
The patient HDD ID:
Model number: WD10EZRX-00A3KB0
Family：Trailxlb
Capacity: 1TB
Failure Symptom:
Undetected hdd;
Spin up and down
Hdd repair tool and data recovery tools used in this case study:
DFL-WD hdd repair tool
DFL-DDP data recovery equipment
hdd repair and data recovery steps:
01: Short to enter DFL-WD hdd repair software;
02: Backup rom and disable 02;
03: Firmware restart and re-enter the software;
04: Backup important firmware modules;
05: Fix slow issue;
06: Fix spin up and down issue;
07: Enable 02;
08: Firmware restart;
09: Enter DFL-DDP data recovery software and all the lost partitions and folders were recovered.
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This is one successful Seagate hdd data recovery case study.The patient HDD was detected but the data area was not accessible.
ST500LT012 1SDM1 Data Encryption Data Recovery Steps Youtube Video
Patient HDD ID:
Model number-ST500LT012-1DG142
Family: Yarra_5400(75)
Capacity: 500GB
Firmware: 0001SDM1
With DFL Seagate hdd firmware repair tool, users can easily access to the firmware area, backup the rom and important firmware modules.
When trying to access the data area, all sectors were colored as purple and this meant the data area was encrypted.
The user tried some traditional methods and steps to repair the encryption issue but failed.
Next Dolphin engineer tried one unique firmware repair solution within DFL Seagate hdd repair tool-Remove Password 2(different from the standard password removal function).
Next the engineer powered off and on the patient drive, the data area was fully accessible.
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This is one successful data recovery case study of Seagate ST10000NM0016 patient hard drive for one Dolphin user in Austria.
Drive Identification
Model: ST10000NM0016
Family: Tatsu (97)
Firmware: SND0
Capacity: 10TB
To fix the firmware corruption, users need to do the following:
01: Connect patient hdd to DFL Seagate hdd repair hardware and connect COM cable correctly;
02: Backup original rom;
03: Generate unlock rom by mode 2;
04: Write unlock rom, power off and on and send unlock key;
05: Backup nglist, SYS1B, 28, 93, 346, etc;
06: view V40 to find out the returned entries, clear glist and then regenerate translator.
For some data encryption cases, users need to use some other functions within DFL Seagate hdd repair tool.
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This is one Seagate ST2000LM009 hard drive capacity 0 firmware repair and data recovery case study.
This patient drive was not properly detected and the capacity was 0 and no data is accessible and there’re no typical com terminal messages of head damage.
To fix the capacity 0 firmware issue, users need to fix the translator corruption.
Before translator repair, users need to backup the rom, generate unlock rom, write unlock rom, power off and on, send unlock key to unlock the firmware area and next users need to back up the most important nglist.
Next users need to clear glist and regenerate translator. If com terminal repair doesn’t work, users can regenerate translator in ATA mode.
Next users need to fix the data encryption issue by DFL-Seagate hdd repair tool.
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Seagate hard drive translator regeneration is one very important firmware repair function within all Seagate firmware repair tool.
There’re two modes for Seagate hdd translator regeneration:
01: Translator regeneration in ATA mode;
02: Translator regeneration in COM mode.
Within COM terminal, users need to enter F3 T> to use m0,6,3,,,,,22 command to regenerate translator. But please note: users need to think carefully before using the command. Users need to clear g-list, need to reset smart, need to check the HDD failure symptoms, need to backup important firmware modules, etc.
In some cases, translator regeneration may cause partial sector access issue or data shifting issue and in many cases, users don’t need translator regeneration to fix the cases and recover the lost data. So don’t always use the translator regeneration command.
In some heads read-only cases, users need to use translator regeneration in ATA mode and access to the data area.
Within DFL Seagate hdd firmware repair tool, users can easily use the ATA translator regeneration under defects management and this one is very helpful.
Video instruction to use translator regeneration in ATA mode:
Seagate LM Rosewood Heads Read only Firmware Repair and Data Recovery
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Section 1: Repair Modes
DFL Samsung firmware repair tool can do both hdd repair and hdd refurbishing, hdd repair is to fix firmware failures without affecting data but hdd refurbishing will remove bad sectors and destroy data.
Section 2: Number of HDD Supported by the DFL Samsung Hardware
Users can connect 3 drives to DFL-SRP Samsung Portable hdd repair tool and 4 drives to DFL-PCIe Samsung hdd repair tool.
Section 3: Operating System to Install the software
Win 7, Win 8, Win 10, any of them is ok. DFL tools have unique driverless technology. No need to install device drivers.
Section 4: Biggest Advantages over Competitors
Easy to use and install on any pc, powerful with best technique support and data recovery resources. Free data recovery training videos: http://www.youtube.com/user/datarecoverytools
Section 5: What Kind of Samsung HDD Failures DFL Samsung can Fix
01: Samsung HDDs with many bad sectors;
02: Samsung HDDs with ATA locked;
04: Wrongly detected Samsung hard drives;
05: 0 capacity detected Samsung hard drives;
06: Non-detected/Busy Samsung hard drives;
07: Dead Samsung hard drives, to fix this kind of dead Samsung drives, users need to have flash programmer, donor PCB and firmware sources or physical head and platter swap tools to work with DFL Samsung firmware repair tool.
Section 6: Common Samsung HDD Firmware Failures-Quick Fix
01: Fix LED Error
02: Clear A-list
Section 7: ROM Operations-Firmware on PCB
01: Read ROM;
02: Write ROM;
03: Write Burn Resources;
04: Get ROM Info.
Section 8: Service Area Operations-Firmware on Platters
01: Soft Reset;
02: Hard Reset;
03: Zero Fill;
04: Auto HDD family detection;
05: Read/write modules and module testing;
06: Edit HDD ID and password removal;
07: Read/write tracks.
Section 9: Defects Operations
01: View G/P list;
02: Clear A-list;
03: View/Reset Smart;
04, Enable/Disable Smart;
05: Format.
Section 1: Work Modes
Toshiba drives work in both ATA and COM modes, Fujitsu drives work mainly on ATA mode, for password removal, need to work in COM mode.
Section 2: Repair Modes
DFL Toshiba/Fujitsu firmware repair tool can do both hdd repair and hdd refurbishing, hdd repair is to fix firmware failures without affecting data but hdd refurbishing will remove bad sectors and destroy data.
Section 3: Number of HDD Supported by the DFL Toshiba/Fujitsu Hardware
Users can connect 3 drives to DFL-SRP Toshiba/Fujitsu Portable HDD Repair Tool and 4 drives to DFL-PCIe Toshiba/Fujitsu HDD Repair Tool.
Section 4: Operating System to Install the software
Win 7, Win 8, Win 10, any of them is ok. DFL tools have unique driverless technology, no need to install drivers.
Section 5: Biggest Advantages over Competitors
Easy to use and install on any pc, powerful with best technique support and data recovery resources.
Section 6: What Kind of WD HDD Failures DFL WD can Fix
01: Toshiba/Fujitsu HDDs with many bad sectors;
02: Toshiba/Fujitsu HDDs with ATA locked;
03: Wrongly detected Toshiba/Fujitsu hard drives;
04: 0 capacity detected Toshiba/Fujitsu hard drives;
05: Non-detected/Busy Toshiba/Fujitsu hard drives;
06: Dead Toshiba/Fujitsu hard drives, to fix this kind of dead Toshiba/Fujitsu drives, users need to have flash programmer, donor PCB sources or physical head and platter swap tools to work with DFL Toshiba/Fujitsu firmware repair tool;
Section 7: Common Toshiba/Fujitsu HDD Firmware Failures-Quick Fix
01: Clear G-list;
02: Virtual translator;
Section 8: ROM and SA Operations
01: Read ROM;
02: Read/write firmware modules;
03: Read/write tracks;
04: Edit ID;
05: Password removal;
06: Heads read write test;
07: Techno on/off;
08: Smart on/off;
09: ECC error on/off;
10: Flash permanent cache on/off;
11: Cut zones;
12: Cut heads
13: Start/Stop Motor.
Section 9: Defects Operations
01: View/Clear G-list, P-list;
02: G to P;
03: View/Reset Smart;
04, Virtual translator;
05: Scan defects and add to G/P-list.
Section 10: Fujitsu HDD FW operations
01: Read/Write ROM;
02: Sector Edit;
03: Edit SN;
04: Remove Password;
05: Read/write modules;
06: View/Reset Smart;
07: Format;
08: Scan and add defects to defect list;
09: Clear T-list/P-list.
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