Seagate ST3000DM001 Data Recovery

If your Seagate ST3000DM001 hard drive has failed, Zero Alpha Data Recovery can help. We specialise in recovering data from these problematic drives, whether they’ve started clicking, stopped spinning, or are no longer detected. We offer Australia-wide service with a secure mail-in option for fast and professional recovery.

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Common Problems with Seagate ST3000DM001

  • Clicking sounds caused by failed read/write heads

  • Firmware corruption (frequent in this model)

  • Drive not detected by BIOS or OS

  • Slow responding or freezing when accessing data

  • PCB (circuit board) failure

  • Sudden power loss causing internal damage

  • Bad sectors developing rapidly

  • Media damage from degraded internal components

  • Multiple head failure due to weak head assembly design

  • G-List or translator issues preventing access to user data


ST3000DM001-1ER166 with bad sectors Data Recovery Caselog

Seagate ST3000DM001-1ER166 with over 11000 bad sectors came in for data recovery. This was a lot and a difficult case but we were able to recover all the files back.

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Seagate ST3000DM001-1ER166 data recovery error log of smart table including bad sectors


Seagate ST3000DM001-1ER166 Clicking hard drive Data Recovery Caselog

27OCT23: Drive clicks and spins down, comes ready in Kernel Mode. IDs as 4GB.

Model : ST3000DM001
Serial : Z500LE9D
Firmware : CC25
Capacity : 4 GB (8 089 950)

Terminal Output:

 Boot 0x40M
 Spin Up
 FAIL  Servo Op=0100 Resp=0007
 0100 0000 0000 0001 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000
 ResponseFrame 17C0 0047 04B7 5180 0008 0000 0000 0000 0A96 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 875C BAA1 FFFF 2000 2133 0002 0000 44D0 0000 44D0 0000 2247 0000 0020 0015 0007 0000
 FAIL  Servo Op=0100 Resp=0003
 0100 0000 0000 0001 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000
 ResponseFrame 1FC0 0049 04B7 5140 0008 0000 0000 0000 0AA4 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 875C BAA1 FFFF 2000 2133 0002 0000 44D0 0000 44D0 0000 007F 0004 0000 0015 0004 0000

seagate ST3000DM001-1ER166 solution to slow responding due to weak head hdd id settings

Drive was reading slowly due to poor and weak H1 out of 6


Seagate ST3000DM001 Data Recovery Caselog

22Aug24: Clicking Problem. Preamp B7.This 1ER166-044 HDD was removed from an apple mac and has a black sticker. Apple firmware is AQ03. This drive needed new heads and we could get all the files back.

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 PCB 100724095 REV A