Toshiba MQ01UBD100 Data Recovery

Zero Alpha offers professional data recovery for the MQ01UBD100 hard drive. This model is a 2.5-inch HDD commonly found in laptops and external USB enclosures, typically available in capacities such as 1TB. Users often experience issues such as clicking noises, slow detection, corrupt partitions, or accidental damage. We handle all of these problems safely and accept mail in jobs from Australia and worldwide.

Toshiba MQ01UBD100 Common Problems

• Drive not detected or intermittently detected via USB.
• Clicking or beeping caused by internal mechanical failure.
• Corrupted file system after sudden power loss or disconnection.
• Bad sectors causing slow performance or read errors.
• PCB damage from drops, liquid exposure, or electrical surge.
• Firmware issues preventing proper spin-up or access.

Toshiba MQ01UBD100 Data Recovery Caselog

09DEC25: The customer took this hard drive to the computer shop in Toombul. The pcb is missing one screw, it was not clipped in properly and a screw is damaged on the pcb. The hard drive has been there for 2 weeks with no outcome. Customer also reported that this hard drive was knocked around during travel. It is freezing and not detecting,spinning ok. PCB: G3448A. We could not read the rom chip: MXIC L154080-13GOD MX25V4006EZNI using our pogo adapter so we hard swapped it to a sata pcb. We were able to recover all the data.

Toshiba 1TB Canvio Connect II Data Recovery Case Log

18JAN24: A customer brought in this Toshiba 1TB Canvio external hard drive that was freezing their computer system. Inside this hard drive enclosure is a Toshiba MQ01UBD100 with PCB number G3448A. The customer was looking for photos stored for many years inside of the hard drive. After being analysed by the specialists at Zero Alpha Data Recovery, they were able to identify the hardware errors inside the hard drive and form a procedure to recover the data inside. Hard drive freezing system. No clicking and still spinning.