This is one very common Seagate F3 hard drive firmware repair and data recovery case study.

Patient HDD Symptom:

In the com terminal, the drive outputs SATA reset and it shows the drive doesn’t have major firmware corruption but the problem is that the patient hdd doesn’t get ready and users need to wait for a long time to be ready.

For this kind of case, users need to be very patient with the patient hdd, users need to enter the main firmware repair software interface, sometimes, users need to manually select hdd family or need to use boot mode to read hard drive ID from the PCB.

After the patient hdd gets ready, users can unlock the firmware area and backup important SYS files or backup important sys files directly.

Next users just need to disable vacant active and turn off the media cache and then power off and on the patient HDD, the patient HDD will be perfectly fixed. If this kind of simple repair can fix the patient HDD failure, users don’t need to regenerate translator.

Any question is welcome to [email protected] or add Dolphin skype ID: dolphin.data.lab

Dolphin Data Lab offers unique main controller IC reballing stencils for Samsung SSDs and the following stencils are available for shipping worldwide.

Samsung SSD S4LR033 Main Controller IC Reballing Stencil 

Samsung SSD S4LR020 Main Controller IC Reballing Stencil


Samsung Double-Layer Data Chip Reballing Stencil


ID number of the double-layer data chip:

KUS040202M-B000
K9DUGY8S0M4000
and
KUS020203M-B000
K90KGY8S0E4000

The double-layer data chip has been seen often within the surface laptops, after users get the lost data from the data chip with Surface Pro Data Drive Recovery Adapter Smart, users can try to repair and solder the data chip back to the surface pro laptops to get the laptop working again. During the data chip repair, it is much easier and more successful to use this Samsung Double-Layer Data Chip Reballing Stencil.

Reballing requires skilled soldering and electronic components repair experience, if users are new to IT field, these stencils are not suggested to buy.

Any question is welcome to [email protected] or add Dolphin Skype ID: dolphin.data.lab

There are many new hard drives using new mini bios chips on the PCB containing the rom modules and hex data. Some PCBs have one mini bios chip and some PCBs have two mini bios chips: rom chip 0 and rom chip 1.

Mini rom chip size: 4mm x 3mm and 3mm x 2mm
HDD Mini ROM Chip Reader Pro. 4-3
HDD Mini ROM Chip Reader Pro. 3-2

If the pcbs have two mini bios chips, users need to read the rom one by one and name them as rom 0.bin and rom 1.bin and when users are going to write rom, users need to write rom0.bin to rom 0 chip and write rom 1.bin to rom chip 1.

These new drives are mainly Seagate new drives, Seagate helium drives, WD hitachi helium drives and also some other new drives too.

To read and write the rom contents, users need to use the latest Mini ROM Chip Reader here.

Any question is welcome to [email protected] or add Dolphin Skype ID: dolphin.data.lab

Dolphin Data Lab has upgraded its CCTV DVR data recovery software again and the latest software version is V3.85.

The following are the new features of Dolphin DVR V3.85:

Hikvision RAID(BT) video data recovery is added;
Boershi DVR video data recovery is added;
HourMin DVR video data recovery is added;
MSFS(India) DVR video data recovery is added.

Dolphin DVR Download Center

Dolphin DVR Features:

01: Dolphin DVR offers Fast Scan, Deep Scan and Raw Scan. Deep scan is to recover lost/deleted CCTV DVR videos, recover format/ dvr device initialized videos; Raw scan is mainly to list the videos for unknown CCTV DVR brands, Raw scan is mainly for test if the videos can be recovered or not from the unknown DVR brands;
02: Dolphin DVR has all-in-one video recovery and repair solutions, it contains not only CCTV DVR NVR HVR data recovery software, it contains also Digital Camera data recovery software, video recorder data recovery software and video repair software;
03: Dolphin DVR supports over 117 international CCTV DVR brands;
04: Support E01, DD Raw, IMG and other types of image files;
05: Recover lost videos from unknown digital cameras;
06: Recover lost videos from unknown video recorders;
07: Support digital forensic data recovery from CCTV DVR with many checksum options:
Real-time checksum options to select:
CRC16
CRC16-CCITT
CRC32
FCS16
FCS32
GHASH32-3
GHASH32-5
GOSTHASH
HAVAL-5-256
MD2
MD4
MD5
SHA1
SHA256
SHA384
SHA512
TIGER
08:Read-only/enable write-blocking as default setting;
09:H.263, H.264 and H.265 video codec support are supported;
10, Partition starting address auto detection is added, this one is very powerful for DVR drives suffering device initialization or format;
11, For any unsupported CCTV, DVR, digital cameras, video recorders, Dolphin engineers can add to support list in a very short time, all users need to do is to provide Dolphin team with one small image file of about 10G around;
etc…

Any question is welcome to [email protected] or add Dolphin Skype ID: dolphin.data.lab

Example models of WD PCB 810082 SMR HDDs:

WD20JDRW-11C7VS0, 810082-000
WD20JDRW-11C7VS1, 810082-000

HDD Family: FBLite2

Please note WD PCB 810082 HDDs are SMR drives with module 190 and users can select the following tools which are helpful for firmware repair and data recovery.

WD PCB 810082 HDD Firmware Repair Tool: DFL WD HDD Firmware Repair Tool
Users can repair WD HDD firmware module damage, reset smart, remove password, edit HDD ID, etc.

WD PCB 810082 HDD Data Recovery Tool: DFL DDP Data Recovery Equipment
Users can repair module 190, auto load T2data, image WD HDDs with weak heads, bad sectors, common firmware failures, can extract lost partitions, folders, files, etc;

WD PCB 810082 SMR HDD Head Replacement Tool

WD 810082 USB-SATA Adapter Smart

G3 WD SMR HDD 810082 USB-SATA Data Recovery Adapter Pro.

 

Chip-on HDD Flash Programmer Smart/HDD ROM Chip Pin Reader
Users don’t need to solder ROM chips off and read rom chip directly, super easy for WD SMR HDD ROM read and write

Example models of WD PCB 810030 810033 810035 810067 SMR HDDs:

WD50NPZZ-00A9JT0, 810030-001
WD50NDZM-11BCXS1, 810033-001
WD40NDZM-11BCXS1, 810033-001
WD40NDZM-59A8KS1, 810033-001
WD40NMZM-59A8XS1, 810033-001
WD50NMZM-59A8XS1, 810033-001

WD50NDZW-11A8JS1, 810035-000
WD50NMZW-59BCBS0, 810035-000
WD40NMZW-59BCBS0, 810035-000
WD40NDZW-11BCVS0, 810035-000
WD40NDZW-11BCVS1, 810035-000
WD50NDZW-11BCSS0, 810035-000
WD40NDZW-11BCSS0, 810035-000
WD40NDZW-11BCSS1, 810035-000
WD50NDZW-11BCSS1, 810035-000

WD40NMZW-11BGRS1, 810067-000
WD50NDZW-11BHVS1, 810067-000
WD50NDZW-11BGSS1, 810067-000
WD50NMZW-11BGRS1, 810067-000
WD40NDZW-11BHVS1, 810067-000

HDD Family: Spyglass III

Please note WD PCB 810030 810033 810035 810067 HDDs are SMR drives with module 190 and users can select the following tools which are helpful for firmware repair and data recovery.

WD HDD Firmware Unlock SATA PCB for PCB 810030 810033 810035 810067 

WD PCB 810030 810033 810035 810067 HDD Firmware Repair Tool: DFL WD HDD Firmware Repair Tool
Users can repair WD HDD firmware module damage, reset smart, remove password, edit HDD ID, etc.

WD PCB 810030 810033 810035 810067 HDD Data Recovery Tool: DFL DDP Data Recovery Equipment
Users can repair module 190, auto load T2data, image WD HDDs with weak heads, bad sectors, common firmware failures, can extract lost partitions, folders, files, etc;

WD PCB 810030 810033 810035 810067 SMR HDD Head Replacement Tool

WD 810033 USB-SATA Adapter Smart

WD 810035 USB-SATA Adapter Smart

WD 810067 USB-SATA Adapter Smart

G3 WD SMR HDD 810033 USB-SATA Data Recovery Adapter Pro.

G3 WD SMR HDD 810035 USB-SATA Data Recovery Adapter Pro.

G3 WD SMR HDD 810067 USB-SATA Data Recovery Adapter Pro.

 

Chip-on HDD Flash Programmer Smart/HDD ROM Chip Pin Reader
Users don’t need to solder ROM chips off and read rom chip directly, super easy for WD SMR HDD ROM read and write

Example models of WD PCB 800077 SMR HDDs:

WD20EFAX-68FB5N0 2060-800077-003 REV P1
WD20EZAZ-00GGJB0 2060-800077-003 REV P1
WD60EDAZ-11BMZB0 2060-800077-003 REV P1
WD60EMAZ-51TKPB0 2060-800077-003 REV P1
WD60EZAZ-00ZGHB0 2060-800077-003 REV P2
WD60EFAX-68SHWN0 2060-800077-003 REV P1

HDD Family: CARMEL

Please note WD PCB 800077 HDDs are SMR drives with module 190 and users can select the following tools which are helpful for firmware repair and data recovery.

WD HDD Compatible Firmware Unlock SATA PCB: 800077
WD 2060-800077 HDD Firmware Unlock PCB

WD PCB 800077 HDD Firmware Repair Tool: DFL WD HDD Firmware Repair Tool
Users can repair WD HDD firmware module damage, reset smart, remove password, edit HDD ID, etc.

WD PCB 800077 HDD Data Recovery Tool: DFL DDP Data Recovery Equipment
Users can repair module 190, auto load T2data, image WD HDDs with weak heads, bad sectors, common firmware failures, can extract lost partitions, folders, files, etc;

WD PCB 800077 SMR HDD Head Replacement Tool

Chip-on HDD Flash Programmer Smart/HDD ROM Chip Pin Reader
Users don’t need to solder ROM chips off and read rom chip directly, super easy for WD SMR HDD ROM read and write

Example models of WD PCB 810011 SMR HDDs:

WD20EZAZ
WD40PURX-64AKYY0
WD40PURZ
WD40EDAZ-11SLVB0
WD40EZAZ-00SF3B0
WD40EFAX-68JH4N1
WD40EMAZ
WD60EDAZ-11U78B0
WD60EMAZ
WD60EFAX-68JH4N1

Example models of WD PCB 810051 SMR HDDs:

WD22PURZ-85B4ZY0
WD22PURU
WD22EJRX
WD42PURZ-85B4YY0
WD42PURU
WD42EJRX
WD63PURZ
WD63PURU
WD63EJRX
WD64PURU

HDD Family: VENICER

Please note WD PCB 810011 HDDs are SMR drives with module 190 and users can select the following tools which are helpful for firmware repair and data recovery.

WD HDD Compatible Firmware Unlock SATA PCB: 810011
WD 2060-810011 HDD Firmware Unlock PCB-3C Version
WD 2060-810011 HDD Firmware Unlock PCB-1C Version

WD PCB 810011 HDD Firmware Repair Tool: DFL WD HDD Firmware Repair Tool
Users can repair WD HDD firmware module damage, reset smart, remove password, edit HDD ID, etc.

WD PCB 810011 HDD Data Recovery Tool: DFL DDP Data Recovery Equipment
Users can repair module 190, auto load T2data, image WD HDDs with weak heads, bad sectors, common firmware failures, can extract lost partitions, folders, files, etc;

WD PCB 810011 SMR HDD Head Replacement Tool

 

Chip-on HDD Flash Programmer Smart/HDD ROM Chip Pin Reader
Users don’t need to solder ROM chips off and read rom chip directly, super easy for WD SMR HDD ROM read and write

Example models of WD PCB 800065 800067 810003 SMR HDDs:

2060-800067-001:

WD20SMZW-11JW8S0
WD20SMZW-11JW8S1
WD20SMZW-11YFCS0
WD20SMZW-34JW8S0
WD20SMZW-34JW8S1
WD20SMZW-59JW8S1
WD20SMZW-59YFCS0
WD20SMZW-59YFCS1
WD20SMRW-59YNDS0
WD20SDZW-11Z3CS0
WD20SDRW-11VUUS0
WD20SDRW-34VUUS0
WD15SMZW-11YFCS0
WD15SMRW-11YNDS0

2060-800065-002:

WD20SPZX-08UA7T0
WD20SPZX-11CRAT0
WD20SPZX-22CRAT0
WD20SPZX-21UA7T0
WD20SPZX-75UA7T1

2060-810003-001:

WD20SDZM-59TM5S1
WD20SMZM-59H3FS1

HDD Family: Charger

Please note WD PCB 800065 800067 810003 HDDs are SMR drives with module 190 and users can select the following tools which are helpful for firmware repair and data recovery.

WD HDD Compatible SATA PCB for USB PCB 800067 and 810003: 800065
Find the Compatible Unlock SATA PCB 800065 here

WD PCB 800065 800067 810003 HDD Firmware Repair Tool: DFL WD HDD Firmware Repair Tool
Users can repair WD HDD firmware module damage, reset smart, remove password, edit HDD ID, etc.

WD PCB 800065 800067 810003 HDD Data Recovery Tool: DFL DDP Data Recovery Equipment
Users can repair module 190, auto load T2data, image WD HDDs with weak heads, bad sectors, common firmware failures, can extract lost partitions, folders, files, etc;

WD PCB 800065 800067 810003 SMR HDD Head Replacement Tool

WD 800067 USB-SATA Adapter Smart

WD 810003 USB-SATA Adapter Smart

G3 WD SMR HDD 800067 USB-SATA Data Recovery Adapter Pro.

G3 WD SMR HDD 810003 USB-SATA Data Recovery Adapter Pro.

Chip-on HDD Flash Programmer Smart/HDD ROM Chip Pin Reader
Users don’t need to solder ROM chips off and read rom chip directly, super easy for WD SMR HDD ROM read and write

Example models of WD PCB 800066 800069 800086 SMR HDDs:

WD10SPZX-24Z10T1 2060-800066-006 P1
WD10SPZX-22Z10T0 2060-800066-004
WD10SPZX-24Z10T0 2060-800066-004
WD10SPZX-60Z10T0 2060-800066-006
WD10SMZW-11Y0TS0 2060-800069-001
WD10SMZW-59Y0TS0 2060-800069-001 REV P1

HTS541010BE610 2060-800066-004 Rev P1
WD5000LMZW-11Y0TS0 2060-800069-001

WD10SMZW-34Y0TS0 800069-001
WD10SDZW-11UMGS0 2060-800069-001
WD10SDZW-59UMGS0 2060-800069-001
WD10SDRW-11A0XS0 2060-800069-001
WD10SDRW-11A0XS1 2060-800069-003
WD10SDRW-34A0XS0 2060-800069-003 REV P1

WD10SMZM-59WKCS0 2060-800086-000 Type C

HDD Family: Palmer

Please note WD PCB 800066 800069 800086 HDDs are SMR drives with module 190 and users can select the following tools which are helpful for firmware repair and data recovery.

WD HDD Compatible SATA PCB for USB PCB 800069 and 800086: 800066
Find the Compatible Unlock SATA PCB 800066 here

WD PCB 800066 800069 800086 HDD Firmware Repair Tool: DFL WD HDD Firmware Repair Tool
Users can repair WD HDD firmware module damage, reset smart, remove password, edit HDD ID, etc.

WD PCB 800066 800069 800086 HDD Data Recovery Tool: DFL DDP Data Recovery Equipment
Users can repair module 190, auto load T2data, image WD HDDs with weak heads, bad sectors, common firmware failures, can extract lost partitions, folders, files, etc;

WD PCB 800066 800069 800086 SMR HDD Head Replacement Tool

WD 800069 USB-SATA Adapter Smart

G3 WD SMR HDD 800086 USB-SATA Data Recovery Adapter Pro.

Chip-on HDD Flash Programmer Smart/HDD ROM Chip Pin Reader
Users don’t need to solder ROM chips off and read rom chip directly, super easy for WD SMR HDD ROM read and write