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  1. pclab

    Platter swap tool/technics

    Hi Guys What do you use for platter swap? I have the old "SD tools", 2,5" and 3,5", but they seem shaky.. What do you use/recommend? The tape solution? Thanks
  2. pclab

    ST9500325AS heads...

    Hi Guys I have this Seagate here that was already checked by another lab, and they told that SA was damage and can't be recovered. HDD have the "supposed" new heads inside. I have replaced heads once again, without any luck either, but 2 things come to mind: 1º: donor heads came out clean from...
  3. pclab

    USB PCB 771949 terminal

    Hi Guys Does anyone know how to connect terminal cable on this PCB to read ROM? Thanks
  4. pclab

    ACE new update

    Hi Guys For those who didn't noticed, ACE released a new update: http://www.acelaboratory.com/news/
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    Strange FBlite

    Hi Guys I got a strange FBlite here that came with slow problem faillure. After swaping PCB to SATA and solving the slow error, all started to work. I could already imaged 3 or the 4 heads. The strange is: on head test, head 3 reads without any problem: ROM Modules: ROM...
  6. pclab

    Toshiba ROM chip purchase

    Hi Guys Does anyone ever bought new ROM chips for Toshibas? Thanks
  7. pclab

    Change location of Profile folder

    Hi Guys I need to change the path of the Profile folder. Where do I change that on the software? Can't seem to find it.... Is it possible? Thanks
  8. pclab

    WD My Book

    Hi Guys I have here this WD My book that have 2x3TB drives inside. The WD enclosure failed (got corrupted, and even WD can't help, said that there's no solution for it...). So the only thing is doing a software recovery. My client first told me that the system was on Raid 1 (Mirror), so I...
  9. pclab

    MQ01UBD100 problem

    Hi Guys Got a case here: I changed PCB on this one (USB to SATA) and could get it to ID and I also saved FW (no noises, nothing). Opened Data Extractor to start to image, and when I pressed the Headmap button, it started clicking like hell. After power off, it never worked again... Spins up...
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    MyBook Live Duo

    Hi Guys Got a case here with this enclosure, that have 2x3TB HDD's inside. Client said that they are in Mirror. Client claimed it stopped working, can't access data. When I try to connect to the WEB UI, I get gibberish and can't login. If I use the WD Smartware tool, I can see the volume, but...
  11. pclab

    ST2000VM003 headmap

    Hi Guys I have a ST2000VM003 here with a big ring on the top platter. I'm trying to do a headmap like ACE explains here: http://blog.acelaboratory.com/pc-3000-f ... maged.html but after ROM write and power off/on, the motor doesn't even spin up. Is there any trick on this family? This is the...
  12. pclab

    16MP Microscope

    Hi Guys Does anyone have a "review" about these kind of microscopes: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/16MP-1080P-60 ... Ciid%253A1 What do you think? Thanks
  13. pclab

    Windows 10 "loses" files/folders

    Hi Guys This is happened to me 2 or 3 times, but I didn’t give it big importance. But yesterday a friend of mine questioned me for the same situation. Picture this: We have a HDD with Windows 10 working on a PC or Laptop. We take the drive out, connect to another PC and copy a folder to it...
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    PCLAB -ACELAB Partner

    Hi Guys Today it was a great day: just became ACELAB partner http://www.acelaboratory.com/resellers.php Anything you need, probably I may help. :mrgreen:
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    PC to run R-Studio

    Hi Guys Usually I ran Studio on quad-core Q6600 with 3 or 4gb of RAM. With the latest 8.3 version, it crashes... I have tested also on a i5 3.2ghz, with 20gb of ram and also crashes (in one case already copying files to the new HDD, and on another crashes when opening the results). I have...
  16. pclab

    Puma Cloner

    Hi Guys Anyone knows these ones? http://pumacloner.com/
  17. pclab

    Online storage

    Hi Guys I have a client that wants an online backup system of at least 4TB, to backup his NAS. What do you guys suggest/use? I was already using the Amazon drive with unlimited space (still under the trial period), but now Amazon cancelled that plan. So, I need an alternative at good prices...
  18. pclab

    ST1000DX001

    Hi Guys I have this drive here, already messed up by the client as you can see in the photos. After swaping PCB, reading ROM and writing into donor PCB, the only thing I get is this: No Spins, only busy. LOG: Bridge PLL Enable Failed Bridge PLL Enable Failed Bridge PLL Enable Failed...
  19. pclab

    ST1000DX001

    Hi Guys I have this drive here, already messed up by the client as you can see in the photos. After swaping PCB, reading ROM and writing into donor PCB, the only thing I get is this: No Spins, only busy. LOG: Bridge PLL Enable Failed Bridge PLL Enable Failed Bridge PLL Enable Failed...
  20. pclab

    PM of Jol and Amarbir cases

    Hi team To answer to Jol's PM, I must say this: I don't like Amarbir. Period. The guy is always laying on the shadow to see what he can pick. For him, all tools are bad (several posts here and HDDguru), but then he buys them all. He picks "fights" everywhere with other users. Never brings...
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