WD5000AAKS data recovery
Recovering data from the Western Digital WD5000AAKS (500GB), a 3.5-inch SATA drive from the WD Caviar SE and SE16 (SATA) range. Free evaluation in our central London clean-room lab, with courier collection from anywhere in the UK.
About the WD5000AAKS
| Make | Western Digital |
| Family | WD Caviar SE and SE16 (SATA) |
| Model | WD5000AAKS |
| Capacity | 500GB |
| Size | 3.5-inch |
| Connection | SATA |
| Made | 2004–2009 |
| Used in | Desktop |
What usually goes wrong
Common faults include "slow" drives that hang the computer, usually weak heads or bad sectors, and firmware faults that stop the drive being recognised.
If your WD5000AAKS 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 WD5000AAKS
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 WD Caviar SE and SE16 (SATA) models
- WD2500JS 250GB
- WD2500KS 250GB
- WD3200AAKS 320GB
- WD6400AAKS 640GB