PC-3000 HDD

PC-3000 Data Extractor. Practical advices and Settings Menu Dive In

Posted on 10/12/2018 by ACELab team

Hello Friends! Data Extractor utility is a very powerful and flexible tool for data recovery. It has a lot of cool settings that make the imaging process easy and customizable. In this article, we would like to talk about every option … Continue reading →

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PC-3000 HDD. Seagate F3. How to Deal With SenseCode = 87270000 Error.

Posted on 05/18/2018 by ACELab team

Hello Friends! Seagate drives are very popular, but they also have a lot of issues in their FW. In this article we will show you how to resolve one such issue: a strange SenseCode = 87270000 error, and get a … Continue reading →

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PC-3000 for HDD. Western Digital. How to Block the Service Area Access Without Jumpers or Isolation to Get the Data Access.

Posted on 05/04/2018 by ACELab team

Hello Friends! What do you normally do when your Western Digital Marvell drive falls into a Busy state as soon as you start Marvell utility and try to read HDD ID? Most likely you isolate head contacts for a 2.5″ … Continue reading →

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PC-3000 Shared Database

Posted on 04/27/2018 by ACELab team

We are often asked: how to use only one database for multiple computers? Today we present you our how-to on configuring a shared database.

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PC-3000 for HDD. Hitachi IBM ARM. How to get a full User Area access if the translator is bad

Posted on 03/29/2018 by ACELab team

Hello Friends! Today we have a rather unusual case to guide you through. It is about Hitachi IBM ARM HTS725050A9A364 without a full User Area access.

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PC-3000 for HDD. How to Deal With the MFT Table.

Posted on 03/21/2018 by ACELab team

Hello friends! Previously, we have discussed how to expand the NTFS partition manually if the first MFT record is available (can be read). But what should you do if the first MFT record is damaged and you can’t expand the … Continue reading →

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PC-3000 for HDD. Seagate F3. How to Recover Data from “Fake” Maxtor Drives. Spindle Isolation to Solve the LED CC Issue

Posted on 03/13/2018 by ACELab team

Hello Friends! A great variety of hard drive manufacturers exist nowadays. Each vendor has several architectures and families of drives with their unique features. Before starting the data recovery process, you should define the family and architecture of the HDD … Continue reading →

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PC-3000 for HDD. Samsung. How to solve LED 1A04 error and get fast data access if heads are weak.

Posted on 03/01/2018 by ACELab team

Hello Friends! Today we would like to briefly review how to solve the LED 1A04 error that comes up frequently during the data recovery process from Samsung drives. In the beginning, it looks like that the FW is readable, but … Continue reading →

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PC-3000 for HDD. Western Digital. How to solve a password issue if the password has never been set.

Posted on 02/08/2018 by ACELab team

Hello Friends! Recently we have faced a very interesting and unusual issue with Western Digital drives. It has appeared like the device was ATA password protected, but none of the Western Digital utility options couldn’t bypass this protection. In this … Continue reading →

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PC-3000 for HDD. Seagate F3. How to determine the Heads Preamp version

Posted on 01/26/2018 by ACELab team

During Seagate F3 drives data recovery process, engineers are often in need of donor heads. So how to find out the one compatible the most? There are different parameters that help to choose the correct donor head for a Head … Continue reading →

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