HN-M101MBB data recovery
Recovering data from the Samsung HN-M101MBB (1TB M8), 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 HN-M101MBB
| Make | Samsung |
| Family | Samsung SpinPoint M (laptop) |
| Model | HN-M101MBB |
| Capacity | 1TB M8 |
| 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 HN-M101MBB 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 HN-M101MBB
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