With over 25 years of experience in professional data recovery services, Coventry Data Recovery is the trusted name for recovering lost data from all models of Samsung hard drives — both SSD and HDD. Whether it’s a desktop, laptop, NAS, RAID array or external enclosure, our engineering team has the forensic knowledge and technical tools to restore data from failed, corrupt, or damaged Samsung storage devices.
Supported Samsung Drive Models (Top 20 SSD & HDD in the UK)
We recover from the most widely used Samsung models, including:
Samsung SSDs:
- Samsung 870 EVO
- Samsung 860 EVO
- Samsung 980 PRO
- Samsung 970 EVO Plus
- Samsung 990 PRO
- Samsung 960 EVO
- Samsung 960 PRO
- Samsung 850 PRO
- Samsung T7 Portable SSD
- Samsung T5 Portable SSD
Samsung HDDs:
- SpinPoint M9T 2TB
- SpinPoint F3 HD103SJ
- SpinPoint M8 1TB
- SpinPoint F4 2TB
- ST1000LM024 (1TB)
- ST2000LM003 (2TB)
- ST16000NM001G (16TB)
- ST8000AS0002 (8TB)
- ST500LM012 (500GB)
- Samsung EcoGreen F2 (1.5TB)
Supported Interfaces
Our lab has tools to recover data from all Samsung hard disk interface types, including:
- SATA / SATA III
- PATA / IDE
- NVMe
- SCSI
- SAS
- PCIe
- M.2
- U.2
- eSATA
- USB-C / USB 3.0 / USB 2.0 (for external SSD/HDDs)
Top 30 Samsung Hard Drive Faults & How We Recover Data
Below is a technical overview of the most common faults in Samsung SSD and HDD devices and our step-by-step recovery approach:
1. Firmware Corruption
Symptoms: Drive not detected, freezes during access.
Recovery Process: Using manufacturer-specific tools, we rewrite or emulate firmware modules in a safe mode to restore drive function for imaging.
2. Bad Sectors
Symptoms: Slow performance, freezing, I/O errors.
Recovery Process: We create a head map and bypass bad sectors using controlled imaging techniques (e.g., DDI) with sector remapping.
3. Mechanical Failure (HDDs)
Symptoms: Clicking, grinding, no spin-up.
Recovery Process: Cleanroom component transplant (heads/spindle motor) followed by sector-by-sector recovery via hardware imagers.
4. SSD Controller Failure
Symptoms: SSD not recognised, 0MB capacity shown.
Recovery Process: Controller replacement or chip-off NAND recovery followed by reconstruction of the logical structure.
5. NAND Wear / Degradation
Symptoms: Bit rot, missing files, slow reads.
Recovery Process: NAND chip readout, error correction algorithms, and logical reassembly of lost file systems.
6. Power Surge / Electrical Damage
Symptoms: Drive won’t power on, visible PCB burn marks.
Recovery Process: Replace or bypass damaged components on the PCB, patch ROM, and initiate controlled power cycling for recovery.
7. File System Corruption
Symptoms: Drive shows as RAW or unformatted.
Recovery Process: Binary-level analysis of volume headers and MFTs or inode tables, followed by metadata reconstruction.
8. Partition Table Corruption
Symptoms: No volumes showing in Disk Management.
Recovery Process: Partition scanning and repair using forensic tools; logical rebuild of table entries and reallocation.
9. Logical Deletion
Symptoms: Deleted files, formatted volumes.
Recovery Process: Deep scan using file signatures and journal parsing to recover non-overwritten data.
10. Overwritten Data
Symptoms: Files accidentally saved over.
Recovery Process: Pattern analysis, data carving, and slack space recovery to retrieve residual file fragments.
Additional Samsung Recovery Faults Handled (11–30)
- Read/Write head failure
- Firmware bugs (e.g., Samsung 840 series bug)
- NVMe drive lockout
- SMART failure triggering shutdown
- SSD TRIM-related loss
- Drive freezes during boot
- Encrypted drive failure (BitLocker/FileVault/Samsung software)
- Drive initialised in unsupported OS
- Drive not showing full capacity
- PCB ROM mismatch
- Vibration-induced platter misalignment
- Damaged connector or SATA port
- Controller reset loop
- Sudden power loss during write
- SSD stuck in read-only mode
- MBR/GPT table deletion
- MacOS APFS corruption
- Drive shows but no files inside
- BIOS not detecting NVMe
- Secure Erase or format command executed
Why Choose Coventry Data Recovery for Samsung Drives?
- 25+ Years of Proven Success
- Cleanroom Facilities for mechanical recovery
- Proprietary Tools for Samsung firmware and SSD controller access
- Support for All OS: Windows, macOS, Linux, Unix, and others
- Safe, Forensic-Grade Processes
- Free Diagnostics
Supported Operating Systems
We recover Samsung drive data from:
- Windows 11 / 10 / 8 / 7
- macOS Ventura / Monterey / Big Sur / Catalina / Mojave
- Linux (ext3/ext4/XFS/Btrfs)
- UNIX
- VMware (VMDK) and Virtual Disk Images (VHD/VHDX)
Contact Coventry Data Recovery Today
If your Samsung SSD or HDD is not responding, showing signs of failure, or has suffered data loss — contact us now for a free diagnostic. With 25 years of specialist data recovery experience, we are your trusted local experts for professional Samsung data recovery services.