4R160L0 data recovery
Recovering data from the Maxtor 4R160L0 (160GB DM16), a 3.5-inch IDE and SATA drive from the Maxtor DiamondMax 16 and 17 range. Free evaluation in our central London clean-room lab, with courier collection from anywhere in the UK.
About the 4R160L0
| Make | Maxtor |
| Family | Maxtor DiamondMax 16 and 17 |
| Model | 4R160L0 |
| Capacity | 160GB DM16 |
| Size | 3.5-inch |
| Connection | IDE and SATA |
| Made | 2004–2006 |
| Used in | Desktop |
What usually goes wrong
Lower-cost desktop drives fitted in many home PCs. Faults are usually worn heads and bad sectors.
If your 4R160L0 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 4R160L0
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