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PC-3000 DE. Data Extractor RAID Edition. How to find RAID configuration based on user files in Data Extractor RAID Edition

For some complex RAID cases ata Extractor RAID Edition has feature which allows to determine RAID configuration based on user files. Theory and methodology. Let’s look into .zip files. They contain two types of data: – zip metadata (structures which … Continue reading

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PC-3000 DE. Operations with maps in Data Extractor and bad sectors in MFT map

Data Extractor supports following operations with map: – Merge (two) maps; – Intersection (two) maps; – Merge (two) maps without crossing; – Cut (another) map (from current); – Compress map; – Inversion map.

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PC-3000 HDD. Toshiba drives specific diagnostics

In the Basic HDD diagnostics procedure post we looked at the common steps of diagnostics for any HDD. Now we will look at the specific steps of diagnostics of Toshiba drives. In this article we will discuss the typical situations … Continue reading

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PC-3000 for HDD. Seagate F3. 7 known situations when we can’t recover translator automatically

The translator is quite a common failure on Seagate F3. The typical sign is readable sectors at the beginning and unreadable sectors at the end. To be 100% sure that you have a translator problem need to built a headmap in DataExtractor and check the … Continue reading

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PC-3000 for HDD. How to check system heads manually on WD drives.

The procedure is applicable both for WD Marvell and WD Caviar architecture drives. When we recover Service Area modules we need to be sure that system heads are able to write modules in SA without errors. Make sure that you … Continue reading

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TS service feedback

Dear ACELab customers! In case of any inconvenience please contact Head of ACELab Technical Support Department using the following email address: support@acelab.eu.com

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PC-3000 for HDD. How to hide defects on Toshiba HDD. FAQ.

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How to use ACELab Technical Support service?

In this article we are going to describe the first steps of PC-3000 system usage. Where to get new manuals? Where to get Updates? How to activate your PC-3000 Tool? Where you can get Technical Support? All these questions will … Continue reading

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PC-3000 Flash. Methods of Data Correction. Readout

In previous article we spoke about ECC correction – first and the main way of bit error correction. Sometimes this feature might be very effective, but in case if your NAND chip base on TLC architecture, there is a high … Continue reading

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PC-3000. Short notice about PC-3000 scripting

Sometimes advanced users ask us about how to write own code which interacts with PC-3000 and for what it could be useful. Answering.

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