June 02, 2022 |
A new software version of the PC-3000 Ver. 7.1.6, Data Extractor / Data Extractor RAID Edition Ver. 6.1.6, PC-3000 SSD Ver. 3.0.4 has been released |
Great news for the data recovery community: with the new PC-3000 Software Update, you can unlock the Techno Mode for WD SED drives of all SMR 2.5" and 3.5” families without any custom PCB. It’s the easiest and most convenient way how to do this!
This release has also brought the support of LVM2 thin pools and PS5016 PCIe 4.0 NVME drives as well as loaders for PS3111 and SM2259XT controllers. These features and many more are already available in the latest version of the English, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean software:
- PC-3000 Portable II-III/Express/UDMA-E software Ver. 7.1.6
- PC-3000 SAS software Ver. 7.1.6
- Data Extractor / Data Extractor RAID Edition software Ver. 6.1.6
- PC-3000 SSD/SSD Extended software Ver. 3.0.4
At the moment, we continue to release the 32-bit software update. The _x64 and _x86 distributions are available for downloading and installation. We recommend installing the _x64 version on Windows 10 OS.
All authorized technical support users will get the latest software version.
Contact us to learn more on how to become an authorized technical support user and receive the recent PC-3000 Software Updates:
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A SHORT LIST OF THE MAIN ENHANCEMENTS
PC-3000 Portable, Express, UDMA
WD Marvell HDD
ADDED | Unlock techno mode for WD SMR SED drives NEW!
Сustom PCB is not required anymore! |
Seagate F3 HDD
ADDED | support for Cimarron (B5) family |
ADDED | Load translator to HDD RAM, Load MCMT to HDD RAM options in the test menu for working with the translator |
Data Extractor
ADDED | the support for LVM2 thin pools |
ENHANCED | UTF8 to UNICODE conversion procedure for the XFS, EXT, UFS, RFS file systems |
ReFS File system
ADDED | option for building a sectors map based on the used/unused space and metadata for ReFS |
PC-3000 SSD Extended (for PC-3000 Portable III)
Phison
ADDED | support for the PS5016 controller (Apacer AS2280Q4, AORUS ASM2NE6) |
ADDED | new loaders for PS3111 and SM2259XT controllers |
A DETAILED LIST OF ENHANCEMENTS
PC-3000 Portable, Express, UDMA
WD Marvell HDD
ADDED | Unlock SED HDD mode to unlock the WD SED HDD TechnoMode of the following families: NEW!
Сustom PCB is not required anymore! |
ADDED | Unlock mode for WD SED drives with 512 KB and 1 MB ROM |
ADDED | support for 3.5" CarmelR and Tresul families |
ENHANCED | reading module 190 for Carmel family (reading only the sectors being in use) |
ENHANCED | T2 Reading and Analyze mode
Added:
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ENHANCED | mode for resizing and moving SA modules. Now you can move multiple modules |
Seagate F3 HDD
ADDED | support for Cimarron (B5) family |
ADDED | Load translator to HDD RAM, Load MCMT to HDD RAM options in the test menu for working with the translator |
ADDED | Upload Write Protect to RAM and Exclude TRIM Records from MCMT RAM Image option in the test menu and in the actions of the utility for DE |
ADDED | an auto-initialization wizard to Clear Device Fault state for the following families: See all
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ADDED | the ability to switch the drive to the command mode and stop the engine at the end of the process in Work with the Flash ROM image file and HDD autoinitialization in the Load adaptives into HDD RAM mode |
ENHANCED | MCMT \ Edit plugin for a more complete analysis of the integrity and obtaining the information necessary when restoring a damaged MCMT |
ADDED | the ability to stop the spindle for the duration of the operation (TechSpinDown) during the head map building in DE |
ADDED | TLER / ERC / RTL control to ID editing |
ADDED | the ability to work with the keys of the T>F command to editing the ID via the terminal |
ADDED | the modes of working with the ID have been switched to a dialogue with the ability to choose which parameters can be edited and which ones can remain as they are |
CHANGED | redesigned ROM parameter editor
Added:
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ADDED | SAP Control Flags editing (in RAM) utility action - editing ROM parameters in RAM - SAP. Flags, RRO Mode, Seek Flags (Slow Seek, Stop calibration at OD) |
ADDED | a method to bypass the sgm0 code memory write lock (used in disabling advanced loader load control) |
CHANGED | the algorithm for selecting Sysfiles that are skipped by default, triggered by the button to skip non-critical ones |
ENHANCED | ROM reader module for the Rosewood AF family. |
ENHANCED | ROM reading algorithm (accelerated) |
Samsung HDD
ENHANCED | the algorithm for ID editing (VANGO family) |
Toshiba HDD
ADDED | support for 2-byte CP (Config Pages) for the following families: See all
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ADDED | plugin to extract the CP list from ROM |
HGST-IBM-ARM
ENHANCED | the procedure for auto-detection of families. Now the factory names of families are displayed |
HGST-IBM-M28
ADDED | the ability to describe the position of the head map in the NV-RAM image for the Custom Family |
PC-3000 Kernel
ADDED | additional script compatibility control when loading for cases when the script requires a running utility |
ADDED | compatibility mode for the PC-3000 Portable III which allows to run the tool on USB2.0 ports (previously USB 3.0 was critically required) |
PC-3000 Toolkit
ADDED | support of national characters for profile names and directories |
ENHANCED | utility interface: closing tabs with Ctrl+W, added a switch button to the DE task, switching to the utilities menu when closing the utility |
Data Extractor
ADDED | the support for LVM2 thin pools
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ADDED | automatic method for map building using the data of a virtual FS (any analysis result) and the RAW scan result of the original partition (or a part of it). Available in the context menu of virtual FS
Can be used for building a virtual machine which has missed/lost information about its location or for building a dynamic virtual machine which has missed/lost information related to internal translation |
ENHANCED | Export report in the csv format option. Added SHA256 hash-sum calculation |
ENHANCED | UTF8 to UNICODE conversion procedure for the XFS, EXT, UFS, RFS file systems |
ReFS File system
ADDED | option for building a sectors map based on the used/unused space and metadata |
PC-3000 SSD Extended (for PC-3000 Portable III)
Phison
ADDED | support for the PS5016 controller (Apacer AS2280Q4, AORUS ASM2NE6) |
ADDED | new SSD models:
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ADDED | universal support for other PS5016-based models
If you get an SSD based on PS5016 which is not listed, please contact ACE Lab TS |
PS5013 controller
ENHANCED | translator building algorithm |
PC-3000 SSD (for PC-3000 Portable/Express/UDMA)
Phison
ENHANCED | loaders selection algorithm for all Phison-based controllers |
ENHANCED | SSD profile work algorithm. Now, when you create and select an SSD profile in the LDR mode, the identification data is taken from CP 8002. This allows you to create profiles with unique names |
ENHANCED | SSD profile work algorithm |
PS3111 controller
ADDED | new loaders |
ENHANCED | translator building algorithm for drives with SBFMBA.x firmware |
SM2259XT controller
ADDED | new loaders |
PC-3000 SAS
HGST SAS
ADDED | support for HUH7210xALx20x (AriesHC10) family |
Seagate SAS
ENHANCED | working with the Flash ROM image:
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