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PC-3000 for HDD. Western Digital. How to solve the Slow Responding issue if heads can not write.

Posted on 09/20/2017 by ACELab team

Hello Friends! As you may know, when heads cannot pass the test during the initialization process, Western Digital Marvell drive does not allow an access to the service and user areas. If one of the system heads is in good … Continue reading →

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Essential tools for your data recovery lab

Posted on 08/18/2017 by ACELab team

We continue our articles on how to select the right equipment to better organize your data recovery facility. We have already discussed the best PC configuration for your business. Now 4 more articles about important tools are coming: Essential tools … Continue reading →

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PC-3000 for HDD. The password removing procedure for Seagate F3 drives

Posted on 08/04/2017 by ACELab team

Dear Friends, In this article, we would like to describe the procedure of password removing for Seagate F3 drive. We have tested this method for the Sapta15 family of Seagate F3 Architecture. However, this approach works for other families of Seagate … Continue reading →

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PC-3000 for HDD. Toshiba. How to bypass the NAND problem in SSHD drives.

Posted on 08/03/2017 by ACELab team

Hello Friends! SSHD drives usually work faster and more efficient than the common HDD drives due to a special NAND part, where the recent data cached, that’s why people choose them in order to improve the PC perfomance. But what … Continue reading →

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PC-3000 for HDD. The password removing procedure for old Seagate drives

Posted on 07/28/2017 by ACELab team

Dear Friends, In this article we would like to describe the procedure of password removing for old Seagate drive. We have tested this method for Night Hawk Plus family of Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 series. However, this approach works for other … Continue reading →

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PC-3000 for HDD. Seagate F3. Unlocking the Rosewood Drives.

Posted on 07/19/2017 by ACELab team

Hello, Friends! Today we are proud to present you the long-awaited solution to the very disturbing issue of recovering data from locked Seagate F3 Rosewood HDDs. The latest PC-3000 v.6.3.12 update brings you the ability to repair damaged Rosewood hard … Continue reading →

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PC-3000 Data Extractor. A practical example for FileVault decryption

Posted on 06/26/2017 by ACELab team

In this article, we will demonstrate using Data Extractor to identify encryption key location in the Macintosh system encrypted with FileVault. We will also share some tips and techniques for using Data Extractor for maximum effectiveness. For a basic introduction to … Continue reading →

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PC-3000 for HDD. Western Digital. Module 31 (translator) restoration if SA is full of BADs.

Posted on 06/15/2017 by ACELab team

Hello Friends! All of us facing the problem during the work with Western Digital drives, when some of the important modules are damaged, and system heads can write, but the Service Area is full of bad sectors and it’s impossible … Continue reading →

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PC-3000 for HDD. Hitachi ELSIL HCC drives unlocking

Posted on 05/31/2017 by ACELab team

Hello friends, Many of you have encountered Hitachi HCCxxxx locked drives which were previously used in DVR. Those HDDs have different label with Elsil logo which is pasted above original Hitachi. If you connect such drive to PC it won’t be recognised … Continue reading →

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PC-3000 Flash Spider Board adapter. How to use it?

Posted on 05/29/2017 by ACELab team

During the Prague monolith meetup in March 2017 ACE Lab announced a new Spider Board adapter for convenient monolith reading. In this article we are going to describe the main features of this adapter and show example of MicroSD reading. PC-3000 … Continue reading →

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