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We will know when helium is out when the we sound like Mickey ahahhahaha

HI If you have clicking heads, you can't read fw. You must test them.

I must agree with Larry on this one too. Although their tools are not perfect, the team listens and always try to help. They always try to improve the tools to be the best they can do. Maybe (I don't know) DFL got some guys from SD, but they don't have the same ideas of just selling and leaving...

Working fine here.

So, data is wiped already. No one can access it. Charge 100$ and that's it :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

Ah already posted it eheheh On DFL, it's very easy. You just left click on the module you want to move, and tell him to which track available to move. Press OK and it's done.

Hi Yesterday I needed to do a similar operation and I found it hard to do on PC3K. So I used DFL tool, which is alot easier (I think). But if you can share how to do it on PC3K, it would be great. Thanks

Hi Got this drive that was not being detected. After swapped PCB to SATA and write ROM, I also couldn't get the drive ID. So, I changed DIR address and I can already see SA and get the modules. All heads test OK. I see that I have the following bad modules: 012D 022D 002D 002E 32 - Relo List...

Yes, it's spins and it beeps. Sounds like an old telephone calling ehehehhe

:twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted:

These are the sounds the HDD makes. When it's NOT shorted and when I try to short. When it finishes, it goes RDY.

Hi again Tried to CTRL+Z without stopping from start, and could never saw the T>... Read the ROM and wrote it on another PCB (PCB is dead now, I think....) I used DFL to read and write.... PC3K is at my lab... Shorting, not successful until now. Damn HP FW....

If it's waiting for spin, maybe bad PCB. Some power faillure from the PCB...

On some topics, I can see that there are pictures attached, but I can't see or open them... Let's wait for a update.

Thanks HDDGuy. I will try that.

That's the closest I have...

Hi Got this drive today, that is only recognized as 3,86GB. I can't get into terminal (should be locked by HP, right?) I have tried to short the read channel but can't get it to go to terminal. The PCB is a 100475720. I have one doubt on this: when shorting, I must keep the short continuously...

Here's one I found. May it can help.. Can't upload here, because no space... https://www.dropbox.com/s/63bqg55b8v9uk ... 6.rar?dl=0

Hi A doubt I have: If we write a ROM from the same family from a donor into a pacient, the drive should continue to spin and doesn't spin down, right? Or is it normal, because it's not the right ROM? Thanks

What matters is that we're back ahahahha

I only get a black square here... No Videos.. PS: forget it. My FF was asking for a reboot. Working now.

Thanks

Hi Jol Back fresh again eehhehe thanks About the drive: The client brought it saying that it doesn't work. He already had the drive removed from the USB enclosure. I saw that the PCB have a sticker in chinese and another saying: Donor PCB. The client claims that the PCB is the original one...

Hi Back from a few days on vacations ehhehe About this ROM: is it the original or not? What do you say? Thanks

Tha laptop model is: gt780dxr-403pt

Yeah, I saw that too... Alot of Symwave stuff....

Yes, boot ROM mode and only PCB. Not connected to HDA.

read it from PCB using terminal cable.

Damn, I need vacations :mrgreen: By the way, they start tomorrow ahahahahah

Here's the ROM and label. Thanks

I have a USB WD5000BMVW-11AMCS0, by the way that I suspect the PCB is not original. I have read ROM, and I can't find nothing from the label into the ROM. No model and I don't have WWN number on the label... What should I find then?

Hey Jol I have found them there too and yeah, really expensive. I was trying to get something a little cheaper.

Hi Jerovsek Thanks for the reply. That's why I as more to our friends from USA. I think it's a more common brand there.

Ah yes... Never really looked at it..

I only have the card model here right now: it's a MS-1W051 V:1.0. It's a Nvidia GTX570m. Thanks

Hi I'm trying to find a VGA card for a MSI laptop. Here in my country or even Europe I can't find it. Does MSI have good representation on USA? Maybe it's easier to find this VGA card... Can someone try to find it for me? Thanks

Please "translate" WWN. I try to find serial or model on ROM to check.... :oops:

If the client tried to power on several times the hdd, and the heads were as bad as you said, maybe already media damage...

Maybe heads not fully compatible....

Great Job. But can you also share the difficulties/problems of head swap?

Welcome Dumeldata.

Just one?? They are improving ahahhaha

No. Of course not. Check this: anyone-tried-these-headcombs-t906.html But I have to admit that the kits from HDDsurgery are damn good. I have 2 kits from them.

Nothing yet :(

How much for the ER tools? They have them all sold out...

Ok, so today I opened the box ehehehe I tested this head comb: http://www.hddheadtools.com/product/sea ... d-7200-12/ Took a while to check how to "plug it in". I just had 3 drives here to play and only one was supported... But, on the one that fit, it was pretty good. One thing is missing: a...

I haven't recovered any Raids yet, so no big experience on this area, but this I'm sure it's a great help.

Today I also got a 160GB Hitachi with some bad sectors. Imaged all just fine. Off topic: I'm a post-a-holic now :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

I hope it brings more cases ahahaha I have being advising my clients to wait a few more days and see how the automatic update goes and let others be the guinea pigs.

You are getting easy jobs ahahahahah

Seems to be working now. Let's test it and see. Thanks

No problem here. Firefox on Kubuntu system.

Great Work.

The image files are "dead". Need to repair them.

Hi What do you guys use to repair a corrupted SQL database? Does it usually work OK? Thanks

Hey It's the 64bit version. I want to check USB connected drives, like badblocks does. Thanks

Second, Linux may not allow it to run as a program and will actually produce the same error. I usually fix that by right clicking on the executable and check the box in the properties tab to allow running as a program. I actually don't know if you can change that property from the command line...

Tried it today, but couldn't make it work... nuno@nuno-System-Product-Name:~/Transferências/hddsupertool-1.1-1.0$ sudo hddsupertool -t /dev/sdf -f ata_scan_device.txt sudo: hddsupertool: command not found The command is right, yes?

Great. Thanks

Great post until now. I hope Maximus can develop a great tool. @ maximus: as you might know, in the DR area, sometimes a price that you think it's high it's really not. There are tools costing some hundreds of dollars.. We just want a tool that's works, for the best price as possible.

Great!

This one I have, but still in the box... No reviews yet.

No, don't know them...

I have to test it. How does it manage the imaging?

1TB drive? ahahahahha

Finished the campaign. 5€ to reach about 12500 people. Let's see if it did some result or no. :D

Welcome Protech

:shock: The platters will spin in spiral too?!?! HAHAHAH

Acording to FB statistics, the post I promoted already reached 7200 people, while before the medium was about 300. This with only spending 2.64€. Let's see if it brings returns.

Hey Today I created my first Facebook campaign. 5€ hehehehe Let's see what's the results of that.

The serial number I get after CTRL+L is the same as the label.

I also have deleted several attempts from different accounts....

Hey The client confirmed the value and it's a go. The pacient has a a date code of 13212 and the donor i'm trying to get have a date code 13225. All the rest match. It's a good donor right? Do you usually also "play" with adaptives on these modules or is it a normal swap? Thanks

Thanks again. :D

Excelent. Post more heheheh

Thanks HDDGuy.

Hi Got this drive today, already opened by the client. I have checked heads and platters and they seem fine though.. The drive clicks a bit, but doesn't spin down. Here's the log output. What do you think? Heads? Rst 0x10M No HOST FIS-ReadyStatusFlags 2002B001 ASCII Diag mode F3 T>/7 F3 7>X...

So it will worth a shot, right?

Hey Guys Just got one of these with bad heads (11 clicks and spin down and Servo Fail on terminal LOG), I haven't opened yet to see the platters, but are these also the damn DM drives hard to do head swaps?? Thanks

It says: The Ransomware Removal Kit includes abilities of the following ransomware removal tools: CoinVault: CoinVault ransomware removal tools CryptoLocker: CryptoLocker removal tools and Threat Mitigation CryptoLockerDecrypt: FireEye Tool to decrypt files encrypted by the...

Hi Larry Actually I have a donor (from where I took the PCB). But to do all this to make 50$, is it worth it??

Swapped PCB, and can't read nothing either.... :? Case closed...

Hey Today I got another Cryptowall victim... This is getting a big pain lately.... Do you guys also have this very often??

Not even paying I don't change from Google.

The virus that encrypts data here in my country, comes as a message from the post office, claiming that you have a package to pick up.....

eheheh Yeah, nothing new to post yesterday....

Dead for now...

Hey Thanks for the input... I haven't tested with another PCB, as the drive can ID well... With a bad PCB can I get such a faillure?? :oops: Bad/weak heads.... Not an option on this client. He doesn't want to spend allot....

Hi I have this drive which is well detected, but I can't read not even 1 sector... Only on PIO withouth CRC... The modules are OK, NVRAM test OK, tried to regen translator, reset smart and nothing works. Also tried to create a virtual translator on DE, but nothing as well. What do you suggest...

The guy still thought there was a chance?!!? :shock:

Got a case of a WD 3,5" with a bad USB card and encryption chip. The client took it to a PC store and they couldn't see any data eheheheh Got another card and voilá heheheheh

Ah OK. Can you share the command?

HI Jared Thanks for the input. But plscsi works as terminal? You can send commands? Thanks

Sorry, my bad. It's Raid 0. I wish it was Raid 1.... The Drive is a Cheetah ST3146855SS. Thanks

Hi Today I got a Seagate SAS part from a RAID 1, that failled. I don't have any tools to check it, besides the SCSI card. Can I work with it by terminal? The HDD just stopped being detected. No bad noises, or power faillure. I will post the full model here later. Thanks

Hey This is from a Portuguese website and of course it's in Portuguese. You can translate it eheheh It might help. http://pplware.sapo.pt/tutoriais/5-dica ... niciantes/

More pain to work with.... :(

Nice one!!!

That's the problem of using templates... Someone can use it too.

Exchanged some mails with Pavel about capabilities of the tools. It says it can manage bad sectors for now. So may it worth the value for imaging drives in not so bad shape....

How will it work on imaging bad drives??? Must check better.

Client refused the value only to check what's wrong with it...

Didn't know any of those heheheeh And what's your final result: which one you recommend?

Welcome!

I never done it on an Ipod, but the software that work on Iphones should work, no?

Hey guys I have a strange log on this Seagate. I have swapped heads on it. The donor is very similar and I think it went OK (at least it doesn't click heehehe) I have this log: T>Head Mask 0003 - Switch to full int. Ready...

Great Idea eheheh

I hope so....

Hey Today I got a relic to recover: a Seagate ST320413A 20GB :mrgreen: and amazingly I have a donor in stock The guy already removed the top foil tough.... Hope everything is OK....

Hey Guys So, I followed your advices and got a UST drive. Heads swapped, some work on FW and data is getting out. Thanks

AHAHAHA Nice. Maybe it could be good for me too

DMDE had already solved me a case that some other software couldn't manage... Can't remember what, but it did. I need to buy the "pro" version to do it tough...

Welcome!

Hi Jol Do you have any idea of a model PCB to search? Searching for the chip I can't seem to find a PCB, only the chip... Thanks

The donor broke down?? ****...

yes ehehehe

Holy crap. Need to solder 28 wires?!?

Hi Jol It's: JM20335

Sometimes the brain stops.... :mrgreen: Here's the PCB photos. Thanks

From the PCB?

Hey guys Got this USB Samsung HS25YJZ that takes a while to be detected, but after a few minutes it finally does ID, but no full LBA as you can see on the picture. Do you guys know the points to change to SATA? The PCB is a BF41-00289A. Or is it necessary a SATA PCB? Thanks

Done. Thanks

OK, thanks. Usually I use the Toshiba adapter for the other models.

Hi This one is new to me: I have a WD20NMVW-11AV3S3 with USB PCB. Have you already connected it to ACE by COM cable to backup FW? The drive Is working good, I just want to save it. Which connector have you used? Thanks

A few days ago I read something about this: http://pplware.sapo.pt/informacao/disco ... m-energia/ It's in Portuguese, but use Google Translator ehehhhe So, maybe they are not still so mature...

Excelent. Thanks

Also, if you need FW to another tool, you cannot take it from ACE DB. Better to use profiles.

What kind of info do you need to get? Maybe other platters are OK...

I have all those modules...

Hi Check this out: http://www.jedec.org/sites/default/file ... e%5D_0.pdf

With Jared's FW I could already access tracks and split them to modules. but I can't regen a ROM from the modules. I have tried to rename module 109 and write into PCB, but didn't solved... Is there a way to regen a ROM on this family? Thanks

He had tried to send one file to https://www.decryptcryptolocker.com/, but it says it's not a valid file or something like that. So it must be another version. He doesn't have the shadow copies activated, so he's willing to pay. But another question comes up: he needs to pay by Bitcoin. What...

Hey Just got another call from a client that got his files encrypted... Still no solution, right?? Thanks

That's make 2 of us already ahahahha

I guess that a good website, facebook topics, mouth-to-mouth talk, calling some other PC stores is the way to go. At least at the beginning, because if you start to get many drives and you can't work on all of them, it's also no good.

I have searched there... Didn't found them.... Gonna search again.

I'm always ON ahahaha

I have to try...

I once got a 640GB that just swapped PCB and that's was it too.

The ROM can't be regenerated if I read tracks and split to modules?

Oh sorry, just now I saw the answers ehehehe The client tried to swap PCB and ROM and damaged the ROM chip. I'm trying to access SA so I can rebuild it.

Hi Does anyone have the ROM for this HDD? Already got one, but didn't worked. I want to try another. Thanks

Damn.. I was going to upload it ehehehe Well, I leave it here for other guy that might need it.

Can't do the headmap... Drive always busy, or it can't read data to do headmap... I have to get a donor for hotswap...

Thanks Guys.

I was trying to match the 11UST0 too. I have a XXUST0 in stock. i will try it. Thanks

Here at my lab I don't have.. I will check on my home PC.

I don't remember to test it, but I thin that's right.... I will check it later.

Yeah, head 3 is dead. The situation is that when it's enabled I can't ID the drive....

Hi Jared Actually I haven't, or at least I don't remember eheheh I will try. Thanks

Hi Got a Kermit WD. It's a WD7500AAVS-00D7B1. Technology mode key : ..........................: OK RAM: Read HDD Info : ................................: OK Heads number : .................................: 4 Head map : .....................................: F0 SA Cyl Count ...

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

IRS

Welcome!!

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...

Forget it... Found my own answer. :oops: I can access it using DE. :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

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

Nice. At least it worth it. ehehehe What project was that, that make you work all night?

Hmmmm What if the "trick" is the same for 3 or 4 users?

Thanks Larry I'll check it.

Hey So the DB I needed seems to be corrupted... It's a FDB database. Is there any way to check the integrity of it or a repair utility? Thanks

Thanks Larry!

This kind of thing happens not only on DR business unfortunately...

Hi I will share experience with a similar case, with a WD800 which was detected as 5.xx GB. I tried to do a RAM headmap and head 1 was OK. I could read FW and Tracks. So, I got a similar drive (same model), wrote tracks from pacient into it. Then I powered it with the pacient PCB, which got...

Great suggestion. Altough, I'm like Larry and vrocco and others: not much to share yet hehehe

Damn.....

Welcome!

Yes, SSL here.

I don't have a donor....

I have to check. Only monday now. eheheh

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...

Hi Jared I have checked tracks from Head 0 and Head 1 and both have valid data, they match.... So heads are OK, right??

Hi I don't have a fully match of the HDD model.... It has to be the same, right?

The modules pass on SA test, but not on hardware test (only module 35). I can read tracks from head 0 and 1 though... About headswap, aren't these drives tricky with the alignment?

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...

55k?? pennies eheheheheh

For what I have read, you should make so many big topics, and almost always a picture/photo to grab attention. Do regular posts too.

And the price is?!?!?

Mine is also getting a facelift. I hope it will be on, the next few days and also built into wordpress.

Thanks. I will try.

Hi Does anyone have this fw? Thanks

Welcome!

Nothing here for now. I have to check at my lab tomorrow.

Nice eheheh

My beloved XP... You could reinstall it over the old system and solve it... What is the exact message??

Hi I must tell how this ended.... After almost 1 week, I got it solved. Remember that the client wanted windows to boot and work on the 4TB drive and theres no other HDD. For start, you know MBR just accept 2TB, and to format on GPT you need a UEFI bios. After a new board, CPU and RAM (the...

Great. Keep it up.

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

Yeah, swapping to a SATA PCB, you will get more "power" to work with the drive. Give it a shot.

The client decided to buy a new motherboard and CPU and upgrade the PC ehehehhe

Hi Today I got a strange thing: I was working on a toshiba MK5076GSK, to try to refurbish it. It was detected fine and I could read all CP's. I cleared Smart and G-list. Then I power it off and on, and now it's always busy... Even with just the PCB connected... Any way to get it back to work...

Oh, one thing that makes all difference, I think: I want to install windows 7 on it and boot from it. If it's for data storage I have no problem with it.

Damn.. This pc isn't able to do it... I have to check better...

Hi Guys I mean the opposite: my board doesn't have UEFI bios. For what I have found, only a UEFI bios can format the drive to GPT.

Hi Jerovsek Yes he uses Icloud, but it's full and didn't backed up everything...

Yeah, I know about the limitations of MBR and GPT. The problem is that you can only format with GPT if you have a UEFI bios, which is not the case....

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

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...

Hi Luke Yeah, that's what I thought too. Thanks

Thanks Jared.

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

First of all: welcome!!

Fine here...

When I was searching for a "comercial" solution I didn't find none. The solution was to make my own on Access. It works pretty well actually, not a very good GUI, but it works. The hardest part is to enter all the details of the drives.....

Check ACE forum as well.

What's the drive model? Any sounds/clicks?

You will need huge PC with huge amount of RAM to load all of it...

Could be, I will not affirm that, but this info is out here on several forums long time ago...

Yes, Toshiba brand ehehheh The topic is on the Toshiba section :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

:mrgreen: :mrgreen: So it seems. Maybe still not possible...

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

Well, my story is not so very different from others... Once, I saw a topic on a forum where I was a moderator of IT section, of a guy willing to repair the SMART of a drive. Because I didn't know how to solve it, I decided to investigate. And I found SD ( :oops: :oops: ) After checking with...

Has Jared said, most probably heads. You need to check the interior.

My first advice is that you read the case studies on the forum, check other people problems and solutions. Try to read the more that you can. Unfortunately don't expect anyone to spoonfeed on this, Or maybe you can get someone that can explain you the works, but paying.

Hi Luke Actually I told her that, without being to much of an expert ahhahahha Well, it seems she wants to get her husband by something. Unfortunately I will no be able to help.... Thanks Guys,

No, they aren't the original. She got them from an email.

Nothing. Doesn't work. I get the date of the save time...

Hi No, I just have tried Winhex. I will try that. Thanks

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...

WTF :shock: :shock:

That means bad heads... You have to try to swap.

I have all day and night these foruns open on my pc's (home and office) eheheheheh And always pressing F5 to see the news.

A 450€ + tax and the client denied... :cry: :cry:

I use this: www.idrive.com They started to give 10GB for free, now it's only 5GB tough.

I will talk with my client. Thanks Jared.

Do you think media is damage? I don't see any top platter scratch and the filter is OK... :oops: :oops:

That's what I'm afraid of.. It seems that this family is a pain... Here's a picture of the heads.

But was it long enough to get the data?

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

Thanks Simon.

Yeah, for now they are WD. I haven't tried that yet, because of the time it takes... But eventually I will try.

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

Why don't you ask someone with experience of soldering to swap the chip?

Enabling the Raw recovery. For now, that I remember, it's my main dificulty.

Well, maybe I didn't spent so many time searching for the options, because R-Studio is a little better on that. I have to check again. Thanks

This week, I got a guy who wanted an old HP XE3 back to work with win98. Now, it's this guy. Holly crap...

Hi It's great to have someone here from UFS. About the software: I actually find it quite hard to do a RAW scan with it. I don't think it's very "user friendly"..

I don't know if it's the same HDD, but we here in Portugal have a "kids" laptop http://www.guiadastecnologias.com/index ... haes-2.jpg with a 1.8" Samsung ZIF drive. I have a USB adapter which works very good with them.

Yes, that's it.

I need to get one to improve speed on a Toshiba Qosmio laptop with 10 years, that the client wants to get to work fast. I think I'll buy one.

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

Hi Luca What I mean is: in case of a bad ROM or burned PCB, is there a way to regen ROM to another put into PCB?

Yes, I also know someone that claims that can be done. Once I asked for a price, and he gave me 2000€ to do that. :shock:

Hmmmm Really? The tool can handle this directly? But why is not "advertised" by them. As far as I know, no tool can/could handle this...

My country is clean hahahahha

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

I don't follow so many foruns on my mobile. I rather use the PC, but if it's installed and if someone needs to use, it's a good improvement.

Great news. I will test it for sure. Thanks

Damn.. In my city still almost nothing this year. I love snow heheheh

Got one too. Outsourced..

OK, a ROM of 256 can be written on 512 ehehehe I can get the drive ready now, but with the loader I can't access SA....

I will try to find one. Thanks PS Question: Can I write a 256Kb ROM on a 512Kb ROM and does it work?

Thanks Luca

Hi Luca I inly have the PCB. Didn't get it from a HDD ehehehe, so I don't know the spinde model.

Hi Jared I think I have tried that and didn't worked. Don't remember hehehehe But I can try tomorrow again.

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...

Holy crap Luca... I didn't read all the way, but I will ehehehhe - Too much info at one time :D:D Thanks

Thanks for sharing Luca. I must confess it's not the most appealing GUI I ever sean, but as long as it works. About the utilities, I don't see too much options for repairing problems, Like the clear translator, G-List, etc etc About the option to mount a Virtual HDD, I think that ACE DE does...

The pain sometimes with a PC repair, is that when we get a bad HDD from a client, and we replace it for a new and he wants the data back. Sometimes, I do it free of charge....

Can I ask for me too?!?! :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

Yes Jared. That is very true. Also happens here. If we charge high prices, it's because we are good ahahhahah

HI I have started to work on PC repair for about 18 years. Back in the days, I used to format and install software on 2 or 3 machines everyday. No one knew how to do it and I (the company I worked for) earned allot of money, besides all the rest of repairs. Now, I format 1 or 2 per week (a 12...

Never tested it...

I started to erase a 2,5TB drive this morning. Left it to work during the night because it didn't finished during the afternoon...

Nice work!

For what I know (at least my DDI3 can't), DRE can only select the files/folders to image and then get the drive back to me imaged. Can't work with R-Studio if you don't have the network add-on.

In these cases, I advise the client of the problem, and if he wants me to continue and no success, he have to pay the parts.

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

I think that if it's not ilegal, let it go....

What you mean XXX files? Porn?

I never tested it.... ehhehehe

Hi You also have a GUI version for DDRescue. I believe that many guys don't use it because of terminal commands, etc. So here it is the way to install the GUI. http://www.ubuntugeek.com/ddrescue-gui- ... escue.html

Not yet...

Nice one.

Hi I think it would be very helpfull to see some videos of the tool, how it works, etc etc As you know, your tools is not very known yet, and you have to make credibility. Even getting some labs to test and review the tool, so the word start spreading.

New technology of writing data: deeper into the platter eheheh

Hello Luca Welcome.

Holy crap eheheheh Not easy at all.... But if we got a tool with a good database and that is updated by them, the job will be easier. Right?

Hmmm never tested it. Seems good. Any trial key they can provide for the users of the forum?

Ah crap. I just saw the chart ehehe Didn't read the article. Well, in here I get allot of WD and ST, but they are the ones that sell the most ehhehehe

Hi Arvika Can you share a precise case you have where you get problems, and need Math?! eheheh When do this happens? What type of problems?

I don't think this is very true. I see this the same as laptops for instance. I see much more HP or Toshiba, than Dell or Sony. Why? Because HP or Toshiba sells allot more than the others, so the ratio of malfuntions is higher, If you buy 300 Seagate, 300 WD and 20 Hitachi, you will probably see...

What's the main problem of getting data from a flash? The tools don't identify the chip automaticaly?

Some that I know of: m0,2,1,,,,,22 ( To rebuilt slip list, V1 ) m0,2,2,,,,,22 ( To rebuilt G list, V2 ) m0,2,3,,,,,22 ( To rebuilt P list, V3 ) m0,5,1,10,3,,,22 ( To zero fill with slip list ) m0,5,2,10,3,,,22 ( To zero fill with G list ) m0,5,3,10,3,,,22 ( To zero fill with P list )...

As soon as I saw this, I remembered Isobuster. Solved a couple of problems to me. But that's some media that's doesn't appear very often....

That's what I'm afraid of. Not enough profit to pay it....

This week-end I had a drive from a guy who own a PC3K flash tool, He said it was a bad business, because he can't get enough money from it and he's willing to sell it, even borrow it to me to test heheheh We didn't talk money.... What do you guys think?

I could already get about 90MB/s

Strange thing happened... After 18h to image 6%, I stopped the drive to tweak it... The drive went BSY again, so I performed a Translator regen and now all the sectors are OK. Imaging at 60Mb/s eheheheh

HI Check this: http://antoniofreitasfreeware.blogspot. ... oedit.html

I don't have DE from ACE... About the capacity, I can see it full.

Hi Luke. No. DE can't expand the partition...

All FW is backed up without errors. No problem with that. I'm trying to image the drive with the Utility option (using MRT DE). Let's see how it goes.

Hi again I'm trying to image using the read utility. This way, is slow, but I can read the data. But another doubt: will the data be fine? or will it be corrupted? Any experiences on this? Thanks

Hi Jared But it is usual to get so many sequentially bad sectors?

Just to see what they could say, I sent them an email asking for prices, specs, etc. Nothing until now.

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...

Updated ehheheh Thanks Larry Another thing: how can you get statistics from the page? Like, who searched, from where, etc, if possible of course... Thanks

Stupid of me.. I had made my G+ account a few time ago. Here it is: https://plus.google.com/+PCLabAssistenc ... arda/about

I got one also with head stuck. I will have to open it and see if it can be freed too. I hope so heheeh

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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Yeah, this was a great development from ACE.

Actually I don't have a G+ page, only Facebook. I have to create one....

I would like to test one to check the potentialities.... :mrgreen:

I have banned 2 more today....

Hi Nice to see who gives Jared some slaps when he's sleeping at work aahahahahhaha Welcome to this "forum for men". Hope you feel at home. PS: By the way: who approved your account? I smell some kind of personal benefit ahhahaha PS2: For vacations, come to Portugal. You will love it I'm sure.

Are they really fine?? I have some from HddSurgery...

I have done to 1 also this morning...

Holy crap. They invent everything...

I have to "invest" more. Thanks for the replies.

Looks nice and clean. Actually, I have to start to spread more of my work. What do you guys think it's the best way of doing that? Google add-words for instance?

Welcome!

Me either...

Yeah. Connect the wires directly to the drive.

Hi I have recovered one bricked PCB with this utility. Worked great. This is the adapter. https://imageshack.com/f/ey8nrWG3j

ehehehehe If you throw it thru the window

I will make a silly comparison, but for me is like this: PC3K is like the cockpit of a Jumbo 747. MRT is like a Cessna. They both can fly, but PC3K has allot of things that takes along time to master. At least to me....

Welcome!

They disappeared from the destination drive??

By the way: I like the way Fzabkar posted on his forum ahahhahaha

Also facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DITplanet

They have announced new features in 2 or 3 weeks.

On that, it works pretty well actually. I'm not disappointed.

I have configured the BitSync, but I'm not sharing nothing yet.... Lack of time. I will try this week :(

Hi I also have booth MRT and PC3K. MRT lacks maturity. There are functions that I don't even know on PC3K that aren't on MRT ehehheheh It still have a long way to go. I bought it mainly for the DE, that's does what it's made for. Not so bad. And because of the possibility of paying monthly .

Well, the money doesn't stretch too hehehehehe I will eventually get one, but not now.

Hi Amarbir Yeah, but how many cards/flash drives do you have to recover to pay the time and the tool?? For me, it's still not a option.

Ace is working on that, for what I know...

Yeah, yesterday there was an idiot here posting crap... How did he passed the registration??

I had a few too last days/weeks. I haven't invested on a Flash tool yet, because the problem is that very very few clients are willing to pay more that 30/40€ to recover a flash drive. If that doesn't pay the time, how will it pay the tool? For now, it's not on my plans...

Could these be some of the drive with encrypted SA?? What's the full model?

Hello I'm from Portugal, has you might already know :mrgreen: I'm in DR area for about 4 years and still allot to learn, so the idea of getting another forum is always good. Here we can share ideas, experiences, etc. I have PC3K, MRT, DDI and still some SD tools :mrgreen: :mrgreen: If you...

Hi Thanks for having me ehehhehe