IC35L180AVV207 data recovery
Recovering data from the Hitachi IC35L180AVV207 (180GB 180GXP), a 3.5-inch IDE and SATA drive from the IBM / Hitachi Deskstar 120GXP, 180GXP and 7K250 range. Free evaluation in our central London clean-room lab, with courier collection from anywhere in the UK.
About the IC35L180AVV207
| Make | Hitachi / HGST / IBM |
| Family | IBM / Hitachi Deskstar 120GXP, 180GXP and 7K250 |
| Model | IC35L180AVV207 |
| Capacity | 180GB 180GXP |
| Size | 3.5-inch |
| Connection | IDE and SATA |
| Made | 2002–2005 |
| Used in | Desktop |
What usually goes wrong
Common faults are worn heads and firmware faults that make the drive spin but not show up. Hitachi firmware is well supported by PC-3000.
If your IC35L180AVV207 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 IC35L180AVV207
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 IBM / Hitachi Deskstar 120GXP, 180GXP and 7K250 models
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- IC35L120AVVA07 120GB 120GXP
- HDS722516VLAT80 160GB 7K250
- HDS722525VLAT80 250GB 7K250
- HDS722525VLSA80 250GB 7K250 SATA