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Seagate Data Recovery

Seagate hard drives present unique challenges within the data recovery industry. There are two common problems with newer (2006-2009) hard drives produced by Seagate:

1) Seized Platters
2) Firmware Corruption

Seized Platters In Seagate Hard Drives

The spindle shaft on Seagate drives as well as the motor bearing are extremely fragile. We often see drives come in, especially external hard drives, that have either been dropped or knocked over. Once this occurs it often times will lock up the motor. You may only hear a slight whine or steady buzzing coming from the drive as it tries to spin. We have seen cases where it literally takes only the slightest bump to cause this problem.

When this failure occurs there is really only one option and that is to swap the platters on the drive. We need to move the platters from the damaged drive motor to a new case with a good drive motor. Easier said than done. This process is complicated enough on any drive, and complicating the process even further is the fact that Seagate uses heat spacers between each platter.

When swapping multi-platter drives, it is VITALLY important to maintain both the horizontal and vertical axis alignments. Any deviation of these alignments, even by a few microns, will result in the data most likely being unrecoverable. With the heat spacers in place in these Seagate drives, it is extremely complicated to grab the "pack" of platters together as one unit. It can be done, but it is much more difficult in these drives.

Firmware problems

In late 2008 and into 2009 many Seagate drives have suffered firmware failures, which result in the drive being completely inaccessible. These are known issues with some of the 7200.11 drives and can only be recovered by a professional data recovery firm.

We can recover data on any type of Seagate hard drive including those listed below:

  • Seagate U Series X ST320014A 20GB 5400 RPM IDE Ultra ATA100
  • Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 ST340014A 40GB 7200 RPM IDE Ultra ATA100
  • Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 ST3802110A 80GB 7200 RPM IDE Ultra ATA100
  • Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 ST380011A 80GB 7200 RPM IDE Ultra ATA100
  • Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 ST380817AS 80GB 7200 RPM Serial ATA150
  • Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 ST3808110AS 80GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s
  • Seagate Momentus 5400.2 ST94813A 40GB 5400 RPM Notebook Hard Drive
  • Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 ST3160212A 160GB 7200 RPM IDE Ultra ATA100
  • Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 ST3120814A 120GB 7200 RPM IDE Ultra ATA100
  • Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 ST3160021A 160GB 7200 RPM IDE Ultra ATA100
  • Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 ST3160023A 160GB 7200 RPM IDE Ultra ATA100
  • Seagate ST1 Series 9AF462-550 5GB 3600 RPM External Hard Drive
  • Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 ST3160812A 160GB 7200 RPM IDE Ultra ATA100
  • Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 SATA NCQ ST3120827AS 120GB 7200 RPM Serial ATA150
  • Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 ST3120026A 120GB 7200 RPM IDE Ultra ATA100
  • Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 ST3120813AS 120GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s
  • Seagate Barracuda 7200.8 ST3200826A 200GB 7200 RPM IDE Ultra ATA100
  • Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 ST3200822A 200GB 7200 RPM IDE Ultra ATA100
  • Seagate Barracuda 7200.8 ST3200826AS 200GB 7200 RPM Serial ATA150
  • Seagate Barracuda 7200.8 ST3250823A 250GB 7200 RPM IDE Ultra ATA100
  • Seagate Barracuda 7200.8 ST3250823AS 250GB 7200 RPM Serial ATA150
  • Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 ST3200822A-RK 200GB 7200 RPM IDE Ultra ATA100
  • Seagate ST940801U2-RK 40GB 5400 RPM External Hard Drive
  • Seagate Barracuda 7200.8 ST3300831A 300GB 7200 RPM IDE Ultra ATA100
  • Seagate ST3160026A-RK 160GB 7200 RPM External Hard Drive
  • Seagate Momentus 5400.2 ST9100824A 100GB 5400 RPM Notebook Hard Drive
  • Seagate ST3160024A-RK 160GB 7200 RPM External Hard Drive
  • Seagate ST3200823A-RK 200GB 7200 RPM External Hard Drive
  • Seagate ST3300801CB-RK 300GB 7200 RPM External Hard Drive
  • Seagate Barracuda 7200.8 ST3400832AS 400GB 7200 RPM Serial ATA150 Hard Drive with NCQ
  • Seagate Momentus 5400.2 ST9120821AS 120GB 5400 RPM Notebook Hard Drive
  • Seagate ST3400801CB-RK 400GB 7200 RPM External Hard Drive
  • Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 ST3500641AS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s
  • Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 ST3500641A 500GB 7200 RPM IDE Ultra ATA100
  • Seagate Cheetah 15K.4 ST3146854LW 147GB 15,000 RPM SCSI Ultra320 68pin Hard Drive
  • Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 SATA NCQ 3Gb/s ST3160812AS 160GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s
  • Seagate Barracuda 7200.8 ST3300831AS 300GB 7200 RPM Serial ATA150
  • Seagate Barracuda 7200.8 ST3300831A-RK 300GB 7200 RPM IDE Ultra ATA100
  • Seagate Momentus 5400.2 ST9120821A 120GB 5400 RPM Notebook Hard Drive
  • Seagate Cheetah 15K.4 ST3146854LW 147GB 15,000 RPM SCSI Ultra320 80pin
  • Seagate Cheetah 10K.7 ST3300007LW 300GB 10,000 RPM SCSI Ultra320 68pin
  • Seagate Cheetah 10K.7 ST3300007LC 300GB 10,000 RPM SCSI Ultra320 80pin
  • Seagate Cheetah 15K.4 ST373454LC 74GB 15,000 RPM SCSI Ultra320 80pin
  • Seagate Barracuda ES ST3750640NS 750GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s
  • Seagate ST3500641A-RK 500GB 7200 RPM IDE Ultra ATA100
  • Seagate Barracuda ES ST3500630NS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s
  • Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3500630AS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA

 


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