HM160HI data recovery
Recovering data from the Samsung HM160HI (160GB), a 2.5-inch IDE and SATA drive from the Samsung SpinPoint M (laptop) range. Free evaluation in our central London clean-room lab, with courier collection from anywhere in the UK.
About the HM160HI
| Make | Samsung |
| Family | Samsung SpinPoint M (laptop) |
| Model | HM160HI |
| Capacity | 160GB |
| Size | 2.5-inch |
| Connection | IDE and SATA |
| Made | 2005–2011 |
| Used in | Laptop |
What usually goes wrong
The M8 drives continued under the Seagate name as ST500LM012 and ST1000LM024. Head damage from drops is the most common fault.
If your HM160HI 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 HM160HI
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 Samsung SpinPoint M (laptop) models
- HM250HI 250GB
- HM320JI 320GB
- HM500JI 500GB
- HM641JI 640GB
- HN-M500MBB 500GB M8
- HN-M101MBB 1TB M8