Toshiba hard drive recovery in Temecula
Toshiba is the third of the three remaining hard drive makers. Its 2.5-inch drives were fitted to an enormous number of laptops and portable enclosures, and its desktop and NAS drives are common in home and office systems. RMLD recovers all of them.
Toshiba's own laptop business became Dynabook in 2019, and its flash memory division became Kioxia. For those, see Toshiba and Dynabook laptop recovery and SSD recovery. For Canvio drives see Toshiba external recovery.
Toshiba drives we recover
- P300 and X300
- Desktop and performance drives.
- N300 and N300 Pro
- NAS drives, helium-filled at higher capacities.
- S300 and S300 Pro
- Surveillance drives.
- L200 and MQ series
- 2.5-inch laptop drives. MQ01 is conventional, MQ04 is shingled.
- MG series
- Enterprise drives, helium-filled, above 20TB in current generations.
- DT01 and older MK series
- Desktop drives built on the former Hitachi design, and earlier Toshiba and Fujitsu-derived laptop drives.
Faults typical of Toshiba drives
- Stuck or failed heads on 2.5-inch drives
- The most common Toshiba fault we see. After a drop the heads stick to the platter surface or are damaged, and the drive beeps, buzzes or clicks.
- USB-native boards
- Canvio drives have the USB port on the drive's circuit board. Recovery needs a matching SATA board and transfer of the original ROM data.
- Firmware faults
- Drive detected with the wrong capacity or not at all.
- Bad sectors and degraded heads
- A drive that slows, freezes the computer or throws read errors.
- Electronic damage
- Burned components after a surge.
Toshiba models we recover, 2013 to 2026
Examples of the model numbers we see most often, grouped by the years each range was sold. On a Toshiba drive the model number is printed in large type at the top of the label, for example DT01ACA100, MQ01ABD100 or HDWD110, above the serial number.
| Years | Range | Model numbers |
|---|---|---|
| 2012–2018 | DT01ACA desktop, 3.5-inch 7200rpmBased on the Hitachi Deskstar design | DT01ACA050, DT01ACA100, DT01ACA200, DT01ACA300 |
| 2012–2018 | MQ01ABD / MQ01ABF / MQ03ABB laptop, 2.5-inchUSB-native versions are used in Canvio portable drives | MQ01ABD050, MQ01ABD075, MQ01ABD100, MQ01ABF032, MQ01ABF050, MQ03ABB300 |
| 2013–2018 | MG03 / MG04 / MG05 enterprise capacity | MG03ACA400, MG04ACA400E, MG04ACA600E, MG05ACA800E |
| 2015–2026 | P300 desktop, 7200rpm (CMR) | HDWD105, HDWD110, HDWD120, HDWD130 |
| 2015–2026 | X300 performance desktop12TB and larger are helium-filled | HDWE140, HDWE160, HDWF180, HDWR11A, HDWR21C, HDWR31G |
| 2016–2026 | L200 laptop, 2.5-inchHDWL110 and HDWL120 are shingled (SMR) | HDWJ105, HDWJ110, HDWK105, HDWL110, HDWL120 |
| 2017–2022 | MG06 / MG07 / MG08 enterprise capacityMG07 and MG08ACA models are helium-filled | MG06ACA800E, MG06ACA10TE, MG07ACA12TE, MG07ACA14TE, MG08ACA16TE, MG08ADA800E |
| 2017–2026 | N300 NAS | HDWQ140, HDWN180, HDWG21C, HDWG480, HDWG71A, HDWG780 |
| 2018–2026 | MQ04 laptop, 2.5-inchShingled (SMR) | MQ04ABF100, MQ04ABD200 |
| 2018–2026 | S300 surveillance | HDWT140, HDWT720, HDWT840, HDWT860, HDWT31A |
| 2019–2026 | P300 5400rpm and DT02ABA desktop (SMR)Shingled (SMR) | HDWD220, HDWD240, HDWD260, DT02ABA200, DT02ABA400, DT02ABA600 |
| 2021–2026 | MG09 / MG10 / MG11 enterprise capacityHelium-filled, 18TB to 24TB | MG09ACA18TE, MG10ACA20TE, MG10AFA22TE, MG11ACA22TE, MG11ACA24TE |
Not listed? These are examples, not limits. If your model is missing we almost certainly still recover it. Give us the number when you start a case.
How we approach a Toshiba recovery
We start with a diagnosis that does not put the drive at further risk. Logical faults are resolved from an image of the drive. Firmware faults are repaired in the drive's service area. Physical faults go to the clean room, where failed heads or other parts are replaced with matched donors from our stock, and the drive is imaged with equipment that can work around weak areas.
Call RMLD on (951) 595-8065 to discuss your Toshiba drive, or start a case online.