WD3000HLFS data recovery
Recovering data from the Western Digital WD3000HLFS (300GB), a 2.5 in 3.5 frame-inch SATA drive from the WD VelociRaptor range. Free evaluation in our central London clean-room lab, with courier collection from anywhere in the UK.
About the WD3000HLFS
| Make | Western Digital |
| Family | WD VelociRaptor |
| Model | WD3000HLFS |
| Capacity | 300GB |
| Size | 2.5 in 3.5 frame-inch |
| Connection | SATA |
| Made | 2008–2014 |
| Used in | 10,000 rpm workstation |
What usually goes wrong
A 2.5-inch, 10,000 rpm drive inside a 3.5-inch heatsink frame. The high speed makes head crashes more damaging, so power it off at the first sign of noise.
If your WD3000HLFS is clicking, beeping or not spinning, switch it off. Every restart can damage the platters further. Don’t open it and don’t run recovery software on it.
How we recover the WD3000HLFS
We use PC-3000 systems from ACE Lab, the professional standard for data recovery labs. PC-3000 lets us repair a drive’s firmware through its service area, read damaged drives one head at a time, and copy weak drives slowly and safely without stressing them. Physical repairs such as replacing read/write heads are done in our clean room in central London, so the drive never leaves our lab.
We always work on a copy of the drive, never the original, and you get a list of recovered files to check before you pay for the recovery.
Prices
| Evaluation | Free |
| Clean-room diagnostic | £79 |
| Deleted files, working drive | £99 |
| Logical recovery, 1TB–4TB | £150–£250 |
| Physical recovery, single driveplus donor drive if needed | £450 |
All prices + VAT. Full price list
Other WD VelociRaptor models
- WD1500HLFS 150GB
- WD6000HLHX 600GB
- WD1000DHTZ 1TB