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PC-3000 SSD. Beyond TRIM: Recovery of deleted data on Apacer m.2 SATA SSD | Part 2

Posted on 04/09/2026 by ACELab team

Hello guys! This is part 2 of the cycle on TRIMed SSD drives.  In this article, we will examine how TRIM works on SSDs during partial data deletion. We will walk through the data recovery process using an M.2 SATA … Continue reading →

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PC-3000 Portable: Recovering Data from Logically Damaged MacBook Pro SSD

Posted on 04/07/2026 by ACELab team

Hey there! Every software update delivers new features and capabilities for PC‑3000 users, but we never stop improving the hardware either, regularly adding new adapters to support emerging technologies. As you know, the PC‑3000 Portable isn’t limited to SATA‑based devices … Continue reading →

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PC-3000 SSD. Beyond TRIM: QUMO SSD SM2259XT| Part 1

Posted on 02/18/2026 by ACELab team

Current article was written using PC-3000 7.7.21 software update Formatted SATA SSD Recovery: Understanding the Challenge Recovering data from a formatted SSD is one of the most complex tasks in data recovery today. This complexity arises not from traditional file deletion methods, … Continue reading →

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PC-3000 SSD Systems. The List of Supported SSDs (regularly updated, ver. 3.8.9)

Posted on 02/12/2026 by ACELab team

Hello friends! The ACE Lab constantly researches drives, which results in a rapid expansion of the Support List for most of the modern SSDs. So with the PC-3000 Systems that support Solid State Drives, you will always be on the … Continue reading →

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PC-3000 SSD. Maxio MAS0902A/DM918 recovery process

Posted on 02/09/2026 by ACELab team

Current article was written using PC-3000 7.8.17 software update Hello everyone! In this article, we’re going to dive deep into the process of recovering data from a SATA SSD equipped with a Maxio MAS0902 controller series, including rebranded versions such as … Continue reading →

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PC-3000 SSD. Apple SM0XXXG AHCI drive Samsung recovery process

Posted on 12/15/2025 by ACELab team

Based on ACE Lab’s extensive experience in SSD research, the most common problem with non-functional SSDs is damage to the firmware, specifically critical parts like the translator or service area system blocks. The surest solution for damaged SSDs is to … Continue reading →

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PC-3000 SSD. Initio INIC-6081 recovery

Posted on 05/20/2025 by ACELab team

Hello, dear PC-3000 Users! Sometimes Data Recovery Labs may receive a very strange SSD that may be based on an unknown controller. Our Technical Support dpt received one of such weird drives. Let’s figure out how to deal with it!

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Intel Optane Memory H10 (H20) Series Data Recovery

Posted on 03/04/2025 by ACELab team

In this article, we will look at the specifics of recovering data from Intel Optane Memory H10 (H20) series. These are NVMe M.2 SSDs often found in laptops and monoblocs with Intel processors. These drives use two types of memory: … Continue reading →

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RAID technology overview: Proper and Improper Rebuild for RAID-5

Posted on 01/16/2025 by ACELab team

Improper rebuild is a mistake customers often make when trying to solve array problems on their own. This issue is complex enough to confuse a data recovery engineer. It is important to understand exactly what is happening to the data … Continue reading →

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PC-3000 Flash – Noname (CBM2099) USB Recovery. Importance of Translator assembling

Posted on 12/04/2024 by ACELab team

Hello guys! Sometimes, Data Recovery Lab may get a USB Flash drive with a no name controller inside in the COB (chip-on-board) package. Usually such controllers are extremely cheap, and you can find them inside “10 bucks” drives from Amazon … Continue reading →

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