ST2000DL003 data recovery
Recovering data from the Seagate ST2000DL003 (2TB), a 3.5-inch SATA drive from the Seagate Barracuda LP and Barracuda Green range. Free evaluation in our central London clean-room lab, with courier collection from anywhere in the UK.
About the ST2000DL003
| Make | Seagate |
| Family | Seagate Barracuda LP and Barracuda Green |
| Model | ST2000DL003 |
| Capacity | 2TB |
| Size | 3.5-inch |
| Connection | SATA |
| Made | 2009–2012 |
| Used in | Low-power desktop |
What usually goes wrong
These slower, low-power drives were popular in early NAS boxes and external drives. We see firmware faults and read/write head failures most often.
If your ST2000DL003 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 ST2000DL003
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 LP and Barracuda Green models
- ST31000520AS 1TB
- ST31500541AS 1.5TB
- ST32000542AS 2TB
- ST1500DL003 1.5TB