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WD SMR 2060-810035 Spyglass II HDD Repair and Data Recovery Steps

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WD SMR 2060-810035 Spyglass II HDDs have both MCU lock and SED lock. To repair firmware corruption and recover lost data, users need to fix the MCU lock first: swap with special 2060-810035 firmware unlock PCB or writing unlock rom to bypass the MCU lock by DFL-WD hdd repair tool.

Please note: not all 810035 PCBs support MCU lock bypass by unlock ROM.

Most common HDD failures for WD SMR 2060-810035 Spyglass II HDDs:

The data area is not accessed;
The data area is full of 0000;
The drive is undetected due to 190 corruption;
Physical head damage.

Most common functions and solutions used in repairing and recovering WD SMR hard drives:

Read/write ROM by HDD ROM Chip Pin Reader;
Generate unlock ROM by DFL WD hdd repair tool;
Sort nodes within module 190 by LBA/tree;
Scan missing nodes;
Delete overlapped nodes/wrong nodes;
Repair wrong nodes, etc.

Users can save all the modification to one new module 190 and then users can write the new module 190 or load the module 190 or T2data to RAM by DFL-DDP data recovery equipment for immediate data recovery.

WD SMR 2060-810035 Spyglass II HDD Common PCB number and Models:

PCB number: 2060-810035-000 REV P0

WD40NDZW-11BCSS0 USB 3.0
WD40NDZW-11A8JS0
WD40NDZW-11A8JS1
WD40NMZW-59A8NS1
WD40NMZW-59BCBS1
WD50NDZW-11A8JS1
WD50NMZW-59BCBS0
WD50NMZW-11BCBS0
WD50NMZW-59A8NS1
WD50NDZW-11BCSS0

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WD SMR HDD Data Recovery Success Rate is Higher Again with DFL Data Recovery Tools

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Dolphin team has released new DFL-WD hdd repair software and new DFL-ST HDD repair software and users can download these new software from Dolphin user-only forum. With the new DFL-WD hdd repair software, users can further enhance the WD SMR HDD data recovery success rate.

With the new software, users can unlock more WD SMR HDDs by the original PCB without using special firmware unlock PCB, 800041, 800066, 800077, 800069, 810011, 810035, etc.

With the new software, users can fix more WD SMR hdd format cases, more all-sector-0000 cases, inaccessible data area cases, etc.

Users can download the latest WD hdd repair software from the forum.

More WD SMR HDD repair and recovery cases and tips below:

WD SMR HDD WD20EZAZ 810011 DATA RECOVERY CASE BY DFL USER IN SRI LANKA;
WD SMR 800077 CARMEL HDD REPAIR AND DATA RECOVERY STEPS
WD SMR 800065 800067 810003 CHARGER HDD REPAIR AND DATA RECOVERY SOLUTIONS
WD 800069 800066 SMR PALMER HDD REPAIR AND DATA RECOVERY SOLUTIONS
WD SMR SPYGLASS SPYGLASS2 800041 HDD REPAIR AND DATA RECOVERY STEPS

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SQL Server Database Repair and Database Test Steps

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With Dolphin DR Assistant Pro., it’s easy to repair corrupted SQL server databases at high success rate if the database corruption is caused by bad sectors or incomplete disk image from faulty drives with damaged heads or surfaces.

SQL Server Database Repair and Test Tips:

01: Users need to install the Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio;
02: Users cannot edit the database name, otherwise cannot repair the database;
03: Users need to have the database log file to attach and test the database;
04: Users need to learn about the database check command ‘DBCC CHECKDB(‘database name’)’.

SQL Server Database Repair Steps:

01: Open Dolphin DR Assistant Pro software;
02: Click ‘Repair DB’ module;
03: Select corrupted database path;
04: Select repaired database path, please note: the repaired database name need to be the same with the original database name, users can save the repaired database to a different path;
05: Add old database backup file;
06: Click ‘Ok’ and the software will repair the database automatically.

How to Repair and Test SQL Server Corrupted Databases

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ST4000DM004-2CV104 Seagate HDD Repair and Data Recovery Steps

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With DFL Seagate HDD firmware repair tool, users can easily fix the Seagate firmware corruption and get lost data from Seagate undetected or wrongly detected hard drives. The following is one successful data recovery case study from one DFL user in Indonesia.

The patient HDD was detected with capacity 0 and it’s not possible to access the data area.

Model : ST4000DM004-2CV104
Serial : ZFN1DWGH
Firmware : 0001
Capacity : 7814037168 (3726.02GB)
Sector size : 4096
Heads number : 4

FW info : Obtained
FW version : V0A84C279.DPC7.AF0055.0001
FW package P/N :
FW ID : 00352241
FW creation date : 2017/09/20
FW creation time : 02:50:11
CFW version : V0A84C279.DPC7.AF0055.01326721.0
SFW1 version : 0352241.0001

Modules list : Obtained
Modules number : 57

F3 T>^l
V11 CheopsLiteA SATA 2.0 RAP30.6.2 SMR 2MB Flash 250 zn zonedse
Product FamilyId: 9B, MemberId: 01
HDA SN: ZFN1DWGH, RPM: 5426, Wedges: 240, Heads: 4, OrigHeads: 4, ActiveHdMap: 000F, Lbas: 00003ADABD42, PreampType: 82 10
Bits/Symbol: C, Symbols/UserSector: CB6, Symbols/SystemSector: CB5
PCBA SN: 0000M8367P7K, Controller: CHEOPSLITE_1_0_SATA(1410), Channel: Unknown, PowerAsic: Unknown Rev 00, BufferBytes: 10000000
SF ID: EF 60, SF Part Size: 800, Flash Used: 800
Package Version: V0A84C279.DPC7.AF0055.0001 , Package P/N: ———, Package Global ID: 00352241,
Package Build Date: 09/20/2017, Package Build Time: 02:50:11, Package CFW Version: V0A84C279.DPC7.AF0055.01326721.00352241.0001 ,
Package SFW1 Version: 7924, Package SFW2 Version: —-, Package SFW3 Version: —-, Package SFW4 Version: —-
Controller FW Rev: 09200250, CustomerRel: 0001, Changelist: 01326721, ProdType: V0A84C2.DPC7QC, Date: 09/20/2017, Time: 025011, UserId: 00352241
Servo FW Rev: 7924
TCG IV Version: 30.05
Package BPN: 6300
RAP FW Implementation Key: 1E, Format Rev: 0206, Contents Rev: 1F 80 02 00
Active BFW Container: 0
4K Sys Area: 1
Features:
– IOEDC enabled
– IOECC enabled
– DERP enabled v. 6.0.00.0000000000000001
– LTTC-UDR2 disabled
– SuperParity 4.1 enabled
– Humidity Sensor disabled
– Media Cache Partition enabled
– Media Cache enabled
– Low Current Spin Up Normal
– Ready Sequence Optimization enabled
– Torn Write Protection enabled
– SubRelease:0
– Critical Event Log v. 1
– FAFH 40.11 disabled
– EWP:0
– DRAM Mirror:0

The Dolphin engineer helped to access the F3 T> and then backup the important SYS files/firmware modules.

Next the engineer cleared g-list, smart and regenerated translator. The engineer has checked the NGlist entries before and after the translator regeneration to make sure the translator regeneration generates positive result.

Next the engineer fixed the media cache issue.

Next the engineer opened the DFL-DDP data recovery equipment and set up one file extraction project, all lost data was perfectly recovered.

 

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WD82EJRX-89AD9Y0 8TB WFS DVR Format Video Data Recovery

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This is one very interesting CCTV DVR format video data recovery case study for one DFL user from India. This case was given to other data recovery companies with other CCTV DVR data recovery software but failed.

With any other CCTV DVR data recovery software tools, the users can only get videos of only 2MB or the videos are in a mess with different cameras in one video, so no effective videos at all.

This kind of failure is usually caused by the original dvr device format and about 500mb data in the beginning of the dvr drive is lost and therefore, users cannot find any effective/valid videos.

When this case was given to Dolphin user with Dolphin DVR Pro, the user applied for one remote support by Dolphin remote data recovery system. Dolphin engineer helped the user to find the starting address of the data area by Dolphin DVR Pro. and then started the video analysis in fast analysis mode and finally all cameras and videos were found and listed properly.

Users can select the cameras and videos to save. and in the coming new Dolphin CCTV DVR data recovery software, Dolphin DVR Pro. can search the data address automatically when it is lost and then it is more convenient.

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HDD platter cleaning workstation Pro. Uses lower torque for platter cleaning purpose

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HDD Platter Cleaning Workstation Pro. is one hardware-only equipment for data recovery purpose, it is specially designed to clean both 2.5 and 3.5-inch hard drive platters.

About the Torque Used by HDD Platter Cleaning Workstation Pro.

Compared with the HDD motor torque, HDD platter cleaning workstation Pro. Uses lower torque for platter cleaning purpose.

HDD motor can use higher torque because there’s flying height between heads and platters and it’s safe to spin the motor and get the heads to read and write properly. But for platter cleaning, it is totally different story:

When the platter surfaces are contaminated with dust, finger prints or other contamination, users must use lower torque cleaning toolkit and users cannot push hard to clean or never give too much pressure to the platter surface, any exceeded pressure on the surface contamination(dust or other particles) may cause scratches or permanent data loss. Dolphin engineers have tested a lot of motor torque options and then fixed one best working torque to spin the platter for platter cleaning purpose.

During the video instructions, users can see how our engineers are cleaning the platters properly with smart slight pressure by the cotton swab with or without absolute alcohol for the two types of cleaning cases.

HDD Platter Cleaning Workstation Pro. contains the following components:

1, Cleaning hardware workstation;
2, Platter fix nut for 2.5″ platter;
3, Platter fix nut for 3.5″ platter;
4, Power Supply AC Adapter.

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WD SMR HDD WD20EZAZ 810011 Data Recovery Case by DFL User in Sri Lanka

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This data recovery case study is shared by one of our experienced, smart, friendly and kind users from Sri Lanka, his name is Dananjaya who offers very professional data recovery services in Sri Lanka.

HDD ID Information:
Patient drive: WD20EZAZ
PCB: 2060-810011

Reported symptoms
According to the drive owner, when he was copying wedding pictures to HDD, windows OS popup error massage called “not enough space”

HDD Repair and Recovery steps:

1.Once our user received the HDD, he checked. He found that when power on HDD, it spin up, but then two times’ clicking and power down. Like platter damage;
2.He tried to unlock, but same scenario. No modules showed, only power up, two clicks, power down;
3.So he guess it can be module damaged. But couldn’t power up. He used only pcb and disable module 02, module 411 and kernel mode. But same clicking;
4.He found a donor PCB with same microcode HDD. Then used patient PCB to donor for test, donor drive can be detected as normal;
5.He put donor to PAITENT HDD. Luckily the patient drive can be detected. But after 10 seconds, gave one click and went to busy status. Not responding;
6.He managed to power on and off till enter the inside of FW program;
7.He disabled module 02. After doing that HDD shows module and no clicking. But once enabling module 02, start clicking again. He had to disable again to get all modules;
8.He edited module 02 manually and write it SA. Fortunately no clicking, smoothly worked with HEX 00;
9.DFL repaired the corrupted module 190, he then wrote it to SA and load to RAM. “missing node function ” and “repair nodes function” which built in version 2.31 were used for this case;
10. Two partitions are displayed properly, the image speed is quite good, up to 150M per second.

HDD Repair and Data Recovery Equipment used in this data recovery case study:

DFL WD HDD Repair Equipment
DFL-DDP Data Recovery Equipment

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WD SMR 800077 CARMEL HDD Repair and Data Recovery Steps

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How to recover lost data from WD SMR 800077 Carmel patient hard drives?
2060-800077-003 HDD Family: CARMEL

WD CARMEL HDD Failure Types:

SED lock and MCU lock;
Weak heads
Slow issue by firmware corruption;
All sectors 0;
Inaccessible data area;

Common Functions to be used to repair and recover lost data from WD SMR Carmel HDDs

HDD ROM chip pin reader to read/write ROM content;
MCU unlock ROM generation;
Disable 411;
Sector response time modification;
T2Data backup;
SMRzone backup;
190 backup, repair(Scan missing nodes, repair wrong nodes, delete overlapped nodes, etc ), write, ram loading(T2 auto loading);
Head map set up;
etc

WD CARMEL HDD Models:

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

WD20EZAZ-00GGJB0 2060-800077-003 REV P1

To repair and recover lost data from WD SMR Carmel hard drives, users need to have the following hdd repair tool and data recovery equipment:

HDD ROM Chip Pin Reader
DFL-WD HDD Repair Tool
DFL-DDP Data Recovery Equipment

WD SMR Carmel HDD Repair and Data Recovery Steps:
DFL-URE AND HDD ROM CHIP PIN READER HELP WITH EASIER WD SMR HDD FIRMWARE UNLOCK

Helpful links:

WD 2060-800077 WD20EZAZ HDD Firmware Unlock PCB

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WD SMR 800065 800067 810003 Charger HDD Repair and Data Recovery Tools

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How to recover lost data from WD SMR 800065 800067 810003 Charger patient hard drives?

The WD SMR hard drives with PCB numbers 2060-800065, 2060-800067 and 2060-810003 belong to WD Charger family. Slow firmware issue, all sectors zero issue, HDD ID undetected issue, etc are the common hdd failures of the Charger family HDDs, the Charger family HDDs have both SED lock and MCU lock and the common models for these Charger families are as below:

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

To repair and recover lost data from WD SMR Charger hard drives, users need to have the following hdd repair tool and data recovery equipment:

HDD ROM Chip Pin Reader
DFL-WD HDD Repair Tool
DFL-DDP Data Recovery Equipment

WD Charger 800065 800067 810003 HDD Head Replacement Tool

WD SMR Charger HDD Repair and Data Recovery Steps:
DFL-URE AND HDD ROM CHIP PIN READER HELP WITH EASIER WD SMR HDD FIRMWARE UNLOCK

 

Helpful links:
2060-800067 Data Unlock SATA Connector
WD 2060-800065 HDD Firmware Unlock SATA PCB for WD USB PCB 2060-800067 and 810003
2060-810003 Data Unlock SATA Connector

 

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WD 800069 800066 SMR Palmer HDD Repair and Data Recovery Tools

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How to fix undetected WD SMR palmer hard drives? How to repair WD SMR palmer hdds with all sectors 0? How to get lost data from WD palmer 800066 800069 hard drives with slow firmware issue? How to unlock WD 2060-800066 and 2060-800069 SMR hard drive firmware area without special firmware unlock PCBs(MCU unlock easily on original PCB)?

The following are common models of WD SMR Palmer HDD models:

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

To repair and recover lost data from WD SMR palmer hard drives, users need to have the following hdd repair tool and data recovery equipment:

HDD ROM Chip Pin Reader
DFL-WD HDD Repair Tool
DFL-DDP Data Recovery Equipment

WD SMR Palmer HDD Repair and Data Recovery Steps:
DFL-URE AND HDD ROM CHIP PIN READER HELP WITH EASIER WD SMR HDD FIRMWARE UNLOCK

Helpful links:
2060-800069 Data Unlock SATA Connector

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