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WDC WD5000LPVX-80V0TT0 HDD Repair and Data Recovery Steps

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This is one successful Western Digital hard drive firmware repair and data recovery case study for one Dolphin user in Peru.

Patient HDD ID:

WDC WD5000LPVX-80V0TT0
WD-WXQ1E34CLXH4
465 GB(976773168)
SPT: 1437
Family: HUBBLELT

Patient HDD Failure Symptoms:

Inaccessible data area, full disk bad sectors

Required HDD repair tools and data recovery tools to fix the faulty hard drive:

DFL-WD hdd repair tool
DFL-DDP data recovery equipment

Patient HDD repair and data recovery steps:

1, Backup ROM and key firmware modules;
2, Slow fix;
3, Test firmware modules and found the module 32 was corrupted and couldn’t be read;
4, Wrote donor module 32;
5, Right click on module 32 and clear the module;
6, Restart firmware;
7, Open DFL-DDP data recovery equipment and the lost partition and folders and files were all recovered.

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ST1000VX005-2EZ102 HDD Repair and Data Recovery Steps

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This is one nice data recovery case study from one DFL user in India, the patient drive is firmware locked and the data area is not accessed.

Model : ST1000VX005-2EZ102
Serial : Z9CC69D2
Firmware : CV11
Capacity : 1953525168 (931.51GB)
Sector size : 4096
Heads number : 2

Rst 0x40M
2Sync:01 0E

EDAC Value = 00000000FFFFFFF5

EDAC Value = 00000000FFFFFFF5
Retry delay

EDAC Value = 00000000FFFFFFF5

EDAC Value = 00000000FFFFFFF5
Retry delay
LD: Size:00000028 HBlocks:0000 Size:002BD17F HBlocks:0032 Size:00282A49 HBlocks:0032 FlashRestore 00000000 00000028 ECBD
PP: Size:0000B400 HBlocks:0000 FlashRestore
PVTSize: 000150C8 CompSize: 000002B2 DeCompSize: 000150C8 00000000 000002B2 9E03
2Sync:00 04
DSP022B
No HOST FIS-ReadyStatusFlags 0002A1A1
2Sync:01 0C
Boot 0x40M

SpinUp
RECOV Servo Op=0100 Resp=0005
RECOV Servo Op=0055 Resp=0005[LBA=0x00006B6F]N[LBA=0x00006C28]N0[LBA=0x00006D5D]N0[LBA=0x000070A1]N0[LBA=0x000070C2]N0[LBA=0x0000737C]N0[LBA=0x000073EB]N0[LBA=0x000074EE]N0[LBA=0x00007500]N0[LBA=0x0000775C]N0

Trans
Rst 0x40M
2Sync:01 0E
2Sync:01 0E
2Sync:01 0E
2Sync:01 0E
2Sync:01 0E

(P) SATA Reset

LD: Size:00000028 HBlocks:0000 Size:002BD17F HBlocks:0032 Size:00282A49 HBlocks:0032 DiscRestore 00000000 00000028 04ED
PP: Size:0000B400 HBlocks:0000 DiscRestore
PVTSize: 000150C8 CompSize: 000002B2 DeCompSize: 000150C8 00000000 000002B2 9E03
2Sync:00 04
DSP022C^c

ASCII Diag mode

F3 T>^l

Diagnostic Port Locked

To fix above patient drive, the user used DFL Seagate hdd repair tool to backup rom, generate unlock rom, write unlock ROM, power off and on, send unlock key, backup important SYS files, clear g-list, regenerate translator, etc.

After fixing the firmware area, the users tested the data area and found there’re some bad sectors in the front, the middle and ending parts of data areas were accessible.

The user set up head map, edited the LBA range to image the patient hdd by heads within DFL-DDP data recovery equipment and finally most data was recovered, only some system files were missing which are not important at all.

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New Software Upgrade for DFL all-in-one Data Recovery Hardware Tools

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Dolphin Data Lab has released the new DFL all in one data recovery software V20230301 to work with the data recovery hardware tools.

The new V20230301 data recovery software has been uploaded to DFL user-only forum and users can login the forum to upgrade to the latest. It’s strongly recommended for all DFL users to upgrade to latest for the best firmware repair and data recovery success rate.

What’s new in this new software upgrade?

01: ST8000NM0105 G001 G004 Firmware Repair Support Added to DFL Seagate HDD Repair Tool, other firmware versions can be unlocked with old software. There’s now a new mode option-Mode 2 when users are trying to generate the unlock ROM, users need to select mode 2;
02: Seagate SMR hdd format data recovery such as rosewood EB01 format recovery;
03: Seagate weak head repair for new F3 families for data recovery purpose, it is very helpful for some weak head cases which don’t require head swap;
04: DFL-DDP image setting enhancement: enhance success rate for the following drives and cases:
WD SMR drives with all sectors 0000, Seagate drives SEDU, 241A, etc.
05: Full firmware repair and data recovery software codes improvement to get the software working more smoothly and excellently;
…

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ST4000LM024 Seagate HDD Busy Nohost Wrong Data Firmware Repair and Data Recovery Steps

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This is one very interesting Seagate ST4000LM024 firmware repair and data recovery case study because the patient hard drive has multiple firmware failures and finally the lost data was perfectly recovered by DFL SRP All-in-one data recovery equipment.

Patient HDD iD:
Model Number: ST4000LM024-2AN17V
SN: WCK4KDYA

Patient HDD Failure Symptoms:
Busy, Undetected, Nohost, Wrong Data Area

COM Terminal Error Messages:

‘Boot 0x80M
MD45L1
0001
SpinUp
TCC:0015

Trans
Rst 0x80M
MD45L1
0001
[RSO is disabled]

(P) SATA Reset

No HOST FIS-ReadyStatusFlags 0002A1A1
ServoDiscSlip Time = 00000039’

Seagate HDD Firmware Repair and Data Recovery Steps

1, Select correct family ID: M11(A1) and Enter DFL Seagate HDD Firmware Repair and Data Recovery Software(no need to power on);
2, Backup ROM;
3, Generate unlock ROM;
4, Write unlock ROM;
5, Power off and on and send unlock Key;
6, Backup NGlist and other important SYS files;
7, Clear G-list;
8, Regenerate translator;
9, Initialize by ID(COM);
10,Power off and on and send unlock key;
11,Fix the wrong data/data offset issue;
12,Enter DFL-DDP data recovery software and all lost data was available for immediate data recovery.

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WD10EAVS Kermit 771537 Burnt PCB Perfect Data Recovery

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This is one Western Digital dead hard drive data recovery case study for one DFL user in USA. The patient HDD had the original PCB burnt and the hdd didn’t power up at all.

HDD model number: WD10EAVS
PCB number: 771537
Family: Kermit

HDD repair tools and Data Recovery equipment used in this case study: DFL-WD hdd firmware repair tool and DFL-DDP data recovery equipment.

Data Recovery Steps:

1, The DFL user had one donor hdd, he made a backup of firmware, rom;
2, Installed donor PCB to patient HDD, load donor ATA modules, enter DFL-WD program, original hdd firmware modules were found and read successfully;
3, Loading module 01 to load module list, loading module dir to RAM;
4, Writing donor modules to patient HDD and firmware restart;
5, Writing original key firmware modules 03, 31, 32, 36, 40, 49, 4A;
6, Firmware restart and the data area could be accessed normally.

Please note: the donor fw need to be from the same family, similar microcode.

 

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WD20NMVW-11W68S0 2060-771801 WD HDD Repair and Data Recovery

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This is one successful WD hdd firmware repair and data recovery case study for one DFL user from Bangladesh and all lost data was recovered by DFL-PCIe data recovery hardware tool.

HDD Model ID: WD20NMVW-11W68S0
PCB number: 2060-771801

Failure symptoms:

External hdd was not detected by pc
Data was not accessed

The user converted the USB PCB to SATA PCB(771823) and then connected to DFL PCIe data recovery hardware for diagnosis.

DFL-WD hdd firmware repair tool was firstly used to diagnose the firmware corruption issue and the common slow firmware issue was detected and this issue was fixed by one click.

Next DFL-DDP data recovery equipment was used to set up one disk image project and auto decryption function was used to decrypt the data. Finally all lost partitions and files were recovered.

 

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How to Recover Toshiba G4330A MQ04UBD200 MQ04UBF100 Hard Drives

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How to Recover Toshiba G4330A MQ04UBD200 MQ04UBF100 Portable Hard Drives?

It is very common data recovery case to recover lost deleted data from Toshiba USB3.0 portable hard drives. For DFL users, they usually use DFL-URE USB3.0 data recovery hardware tool to connect the USB drives directly for disk image or file extraction.

In some cases, the portable drives cannot be detected in PC and ask for format to continue; In some cases, when users insert the drives to pc, the pc gets stuck, the drives are actually running very slowly with bad sectors in the booting part; In some cases, the portable hdd has weak heads but still detected, users can use DFL-URE data recovery USB version or NVME version to image by heads; In some cases, the Toshiba portable HDDs have clicking noises indicating head damage, users need to use Hard Drive Ramp Toolkit Pro. to swap heads in clean room environment and then use DFL hdd repair tools and data recovery tools for possible firmware repair and data recovery.

When users are trying to repair firmware corruption or image the patient HDDs with bad sectors or weak heads, users are mostly going to convert the USB interface to SATA interface, for Toshiba G4330A MQ04UBD200 MQ04UBF100 USB3.0 portable hard drives, users have two options: get compatible G4330A SATA PCB or get Toshiba G4330A Sata Connector Pro.

Video of Toshiba MQ04UBD200 G0090A USB HDD Data Recovery Steps

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How to Recover Toshiba G003250A MQ01UBD100 MQ01UBD050 Hard Drives

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How to recover Toshiba G003250A MQ01UBD100 MQ01UBD050 USB3.0 portable hard drives?

It is very common data recovery case to recover lost deleted data from Toshiba USB3.0 portable hard drives. For DFL users, they usually use DFL-URE USB3.0 data recovery hardware tool to connect the USB drives directly for disk image or file extraction.

In some cases, the portable drives cannot be detected in PC and ask for format to continue; In some cases, when users insert the drives to pc, the pc gets stuck, the drives are actually running very slowly with bad sectors in the booting part; In some cases, the portable hdd has weak heads but still detected, users can use DFL-URE data recovery USB version or NVME version to image by heads; In some cases, the Toshiba portable HDDs have clicking noises indicating head damage, users need to use Hard Drive Ramp Toolkit Pro. to swap heads in clean room environment and then use DFL hdd repair tools and data recovery tools for possible firmware repair and data recovery.

When users are trying to repair firmware corruption or image the patient HDDs with bad sectors or weak heads, users are mostly going to convert the USB interface to SATA interface, for Toshiba G003250A MQ01UBD100 MQ01UBD050 USB3.0 portable hard drives, users have two options: get compatible G003250A SATA PCB or get Toshiba G003250A Sata Connector Pro.

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Data Recovery from Hard drives with Bad Sectors in SA Firmware Area

Firmware has two parts: one part of firmware is located on the PCB and the other part of firmware is located on the hard drive platters. When hard drive firmware is corrupted, the hard drive is usually not detected, or wrongly detected or 0 capacity detected. To fix the firmware corruption, users need to read, edit and write the firmware modules. However, when the hard drives have bad sectors in the SA firmware area, the firmware modules cannot be read or written, what to do? Read more

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Dolphin New Western Digital Firmware Repair Software Upgrade June 2017

Dolphin team has released the new western digital firmware repair software upgrade with new functions based on Dolphin users’ feedback. These new firmware repair functions help to deal with some difficult faulty drives after head swap or fail to fix with standard repair methods. Read more

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