ST3200826A data recovery
Recovering data from the Seagate ST3200826A (200GB), a 3.5-inch IDE (PATA) and SATA drive from the Seagate Barracuda 7200.8 range. Free evaluation in our central London clean-room lab, with courier collection from anywhere in the UK.
About the ST3200826A
| Make | Seagate |
| Family | Seagate Barracuda 7200.8 |
| Model | ST3200826A |
| Capacity | 200GB |
| Size | 3.5-inch |
| Connection | IDE (PATA) and SATA |
| Made | 2004–2006 |
| Used in | Desktop |
What usually goes wrong
A common fault is a drive that spins and clicks after years in an old desktop PC, usually worn read/write heads. We replace the head assembly in the clean room and image the drive with PC-3000.
If your ST3200826A 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 ST3200826A
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 Seagate Barracuda 7200.8 models
- ST3250823A 250GB
- ST3300831A 300GB
- ST3400832A 400GB
- ST3250823AS 250GB SATA
- ST3400832AS 400GB SATA