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  1. pclab

    Looking for a WD

    Hi I'm searching for a WD2500BEVS-11UST0 09 jan 2009 DCM: FACT2BBB - Thailand PCB: 2061-701499-600 Thanks
  2. pclab

    Maxtor DiamondMax 10 6V080E0 no ID

    Hi This pacient can get ready, but can't ID. I have a similar donor and I have tried to use it to do hot swap. I could image about 4 700 000 sectors, but now it fails... Head map is hard to create, too damn slow... Can this be heads, or firmware? I can read P-list, but not Glist for...
  3. pclab

    Newbie question

    Hi One question please: If I got a drive with only one bad head (from a total of 4), I can read FW, Tracks, from head 1, isn't it possible to load the drive ID and read the other 3 platters? Or do I always need a donor to smart swap? Thanks
  4. pclab

    Momentus Thin ST500LT012

    Hi I have this drive which had heads stuck on platters and got destroyed. I order a donor and swapped heads. All went smooth. Plug it to UDMA and got this terminal: Rst 0x10M SPINUP FAILED ExecuteSpinRequest op=0100 resp=0007 op=0100 resp=0007 LED:000000BC FAddr:00007A43 LED:000000BC...
  5. pclab

    WD800 Sabre58

    Hi I have this drive that clicks when power on. After it goes ready, I can edit headmap in RAM and work with head 1 (head 0 seems dead). I can read FW and tracks, but can't get it to ID well. Even after I load 11.rpm. This is the log: RAM: Read HDD Info : ................................: OK...
  6. pclab

    FW for HGST541010A9E680

    Hi Does anyone have this fw? Thanks
  7. pclab

    HDD lots

    Hi Do you guys use to buy on Ebay for instance, of bad HDD's in lots? I found many in the US, the problem is the shipping costs ehehehe
  8. pclab

    4TB hdd on windows 7

    Hi Did anyone ever managed to get a 4TB hdd working on a windows 7 64bits, but without UEFI bios? I don't mind of having 2+2tb partitions, but I can't create the second one.... Any utility out there? Thanks
  9. pclab

    Stupid people!?!??!

    Hi Last few days, one guy on a national IT forum, posted a topic where is HDD died (clicks, etc). I sent him a PM, as I usually do, to help or try to get the deal to me. He said it is a external HDD and it was already opened once and repaired. I asked him it if was the enclosure that was...
  10. pclab

    Recover data from Iphone 6

    Hi I have a client with a broken touch of a Iphone 6 (with only 4 months....) and can't unlock the screen. He have insurance, so the phone will be replaced for another, but he wants to save the data. Is there any way to do it? Thanks
  11. pclab

    Format with P-List

    Hey Do you know any tool that can format the drive with P-list? Thanks
  12. pclab

    "Forensic" check of a photo

    Hi Need some help here. Today I had a client with 2 photos that she brought to me into a flash drive. She, at least, wants to know the date of when the pictures were taken. I have checked with Winhex and can't see nothing, besides the day of when the picture was saved into the flash drive...
  13. pclab

    Seagate Head compatibility

    Hi Guys I have a ST2000DM001 with bad heads here. It's the first one of this model I get and I have heard very bad about them. So my question is, based on your experience, what's necessary to get a compatible donor for these drives? The usual? Serial, model, FW, date? Thanks
  14. pclab

    Hide Bad Sectors

    Hi I have a few drives with very few bad sectors, that I want to hide. I have done scans, add defects to P-List, format with P-list. After a Scan they continue to appear. Shouldn't they hide doing this steps? What's wrong?? Thanks
  15. pclab

    2,5" SSD HDD with IDE interface

    Hi Guys Do you know any 2,5" SSD HDD with IDE interface? I have found some on Ebay. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2-5-IDE-PATA- ... 3a9a720e54 Do you know how well they work? Thanks
  16. pclab

    Seagate ROM regen

    Hey guys Do you know/hear something on how to regen ROM on F3? Still a trade secret?
  17. pclab

    Problem with a WD10TMVW-11ZSMS0

    Hi guys Give me a hint on this: I have this drive which is not recognized or even spin with the original USB PCB. The PCB model is a 2060-771737. I have tested anothed USB PCB and it spins OK, no clicks. I have tried a SATA PCB 2060-771692-005 which have a 512Kb ROM. I wrote a ROM from a...
  18. pclab

    Full erase method

    Hey Guys One question: what do you guys use to full erase a drive? I use HDD Low Level format, but it takes several hours to erase a 2TB drive.... Any faster solution? Thanks
  19. pclab

    Partial Access on Seagate

    Hi I got a Seagate 7200.12 ST3250318AS with a HostFis problem. Drive was always bsy and no ID, but full access on terminal. I executed a translator regen and a Smart reset too. The drive was then ready and ID well, but now I got the partial access problem. I can't read after 160000 sectors. I...
  20. pclab

    HDD's under warranty

    Hi Do you usually send drives under warranty to the manufacturer so they can swap them? Or do you keep them and repair them?
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