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This is one Seagate ST500LX005 Dead SSHD Firmware Repair and Data Recovery case study for one DFL user in USA.

Get lost data back from one Seagate Laptop Thin SSHD – 500GB Hybrid Hard Drive – ST500LX005!

ST500LX005-Family: Kahuna_5400
SSHD
Failure: motor not spinning

Similar models with similar not spinning failures:

ST500LM000
ST1000LM014

Similar case studies here:

ST500LM000 DEAD SSHD DATA RECOVERY STEPS
SEAGATE ST1000LM014 DEAD SSHD DATA RECOVERY STEPS

HDD Firmware Repair Tools and Data Recovery Tools Required:

DFL-Seagate HDD Firmware Repair Tool
DFL-DDP Data Recovery Equipment

ST500LM000, ST1000LM014, ST500LX005 Dead SSHD Non-spinning HDD Repair and Data Recovery Steps:

01: Backup original Rom;
02: Generate adaptive rom(500G/1T);
Menu path: Common Functions>Common Repair>SSHD>Kahuna_5400
03: Write adaptive rom to patient HDD;
04; Access to data area normally.

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

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