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Seagate Exos Helium Hard Drive Data Recovery

When it comes to recovering data from Seagate Exos hard drives, & ANY drives with helium seals, experience & advanced tools are necessary. At Rossmann Repair Group, our technicians use the latest AceLAB PC3000 setups & years of specialized experience to get data back from your helium hard drive. Our expertise greatly increases the chance of a successful recovery compared to technicians unfamiliar with helium drives

Understanding Seagate Exos Hard Drives

Common Causes of Data Loss in Seagate Exos Drives

  • Mechanical Failures: Issues like head crashes, spindle motor failures, or platter damage can lead to data loss. Drives that have been dropped can have the issue where the heads re-park & seek back and forth which can indicate internal damage.
  • Firmware Corruption: Malfunctions in drive firmware can make data access impossible without special tools.
  • Environmental Factors: Heat, moisture, and physical shocks can damage these drives, with helium-filled models being very sensitive to punctures or seal breaches.

Helium Drive Challenge

Opening a helium-sealed drive can introduce dust & other contaminants, leading to catastrophic platter and head damage. They have more heads, thinner platters, so even a single speck of dust can disrupt things much more than with older drives

You also have the problem of the helium sensor: many helium drives are designed with sensors that keep the heads from unlocking if the helium level is too low. These issues make it much more difficult for a newbie to the craft to have a successful recovery early on.

Why Choose Rossmann Repair Group?

Expertise in Seagate Helium Drives

Our technicians have great in-depth knowledge of Seagate Exos drives.

Above all, we do not pay for advertising or affiliate commissions, allowing us to keep our prices low! Our best advertising are our hundreds of thousands of happy customers who have been spreading the word about us for the past fifteen years. 

  • Local, On-Site Recovery: All recoveries are performed at our Austin lab, ensuring your data never leaves the city.
  • Transparent Pricing: We provide free estimates and transparent pricing, so you know what to expect without any surprises.
  • No Expensive Ad Campaigns: Our company uses 100% grassroots, organic advertising - no pay per click ads, no affiliate programs, meaning we do not have expensive advertising costs we must pass onto you. For the level of expertise we offer, you won't find a lower price.
  • High Success Rates: Leveraging advanced techniques and our state-of-the-art equipment, our success rates are among the best in the industry.
  • Direct Communication: You’ll speak directly with the specialists handling your case, ensuring personal and attentive service.
  • Top rated: We are the best rated repair shop in our class on Google maps. This was the result of 15 years of dedication to our craft & our customers.

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email [email protected] , call 347-552-2258, or walk into our store at 2410 San Antonio St, Austin, TX, 78705 to get started & ask us any questions you have!

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Seagate Exos Hard Drive Families, Series, & Model numbers

Seagate Exos drives are categorized into three main families, & we recover them all:

  • Exos X Series – High-capacity helium-sealed drives for hyperscale applications.
  • Exos E Series – Traditional enterprise-grade HDDs made for data center workloads.
  • Exos AP Series – Hybrid drives integrating compute & storage for specialized use cases.

Each series has several model variations with different capacities, firmware versions, & optimizations.

 Seagate Exos X Series (Helium Drives)

🔹 Common Model Numbers:

  • Exos X10: ST10000NM0016, ST10000NM0086
  • Exos X12: ST12000NM0007, ST12000NM0047
  • Exos X14: ST14000NM0018, ST14000NM0038, ST14000NM0088
  • Exos X16: ST16000NM001G, ST16000NM002G, ST16000NM004G
  • Exos X18: ST18000NM000J, ST18000NM000K, ST18000NM003J
  • Exos X20: ST20000NM007D, ST20000NM000D

We Can Recover Your Data

Data loss isn’t the end of the world, and it doesn’t have to cost a fortune. Whether your drive stopped working, got soaked, or simply refuses to boot, we diagnose the problem honestly and recover what matters—without upsells, scare tactics, or nonsense.

Logical Failures

  • Corrupt firmware or file system
  • Accidentally deleted files
  • Passwords you forgot (happens to the best of us)
  • Partial overwrites
  • Malware infection

Physical Damage

  • Dropped or crushed drives
  • Water or liquid damage
  • Contaminated platters
  • Head crash or actuator failure
  • Manufacturer defects

External Disasters

  • Fire, flood, or hurricane
  • Power surges that fried your hardware
  • Tornadoes (or angry pets knocking over your setup)
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We Can Recovery Data From These Types of Media at Our Lab

Laptop Hard Disk Drives
Liquid damaged iPhones
Physically damaged USB flash drives
SD & microSD cards
WD MyPassport
Desktop Hard Disk Drives
External Hard Disk Drives
USB Hard Drives
RAID configurations
SATA, IDE, SCSI, SAS, SSD Hard Drives

How is Hard Drive Recovery Priced?

Giving a price without seeing the device, assessing its condition is impossible. Everyone feels better having some basic idea of what things may cost, so for a basic idea, see below. Do realize the + means price can go up! Please do note that drives that have been opened before are rarely if ever recoverable by us: mention this prior to sending it in as we rarely work on pre-worked on drives.
hard drives

Hard Drives

$100 for basic data retrieval, $250-$650 for firmware repair, $900-$2000 for heads swap.
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SD cards and micro sd cards

SDcards/microSD cards

$200 for basic data recovery, $900 for breakout board data recovery
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cellphone data recovery

CellPhones

$300-$650 for drop or liquid damage, $1200+ for difficult cases(board swap). $400+ for any damage inflicted by inept repair technicians(long screw) that is above and beyond terrible.
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ssd card data recovery

SSDs

$300-$1500 depending on extent of damage
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Customers Trust Our Hard Drive Data Recovery Services

Hear from our satisfied customers who trust us for their data recovery needs in Austin. We didn't become the top rated repair shop on Google maps by accident - this was a 15 year effort of providing best-in-class service, with no gimmicks. 

5 star ratingMy USB-C MacBook Pro recently stopped charging. The local Apple Store wanted to replace the whole logic board, which was expensive and would have lost all my data. I asked them if it was the charging circuit and they specifically said "no". I mailed my Mac to Rossmann, and they correctly identified the problem as being the charging circuit after all. The repair was cheaper than Apple, was just as fast, and (because it didn't require replacing the logic board) I got to keep all of my data. Overall I couldn't be happier. I used the prepaid shipping box they sell, and the service was smooth and fast.
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Christopher Waltham
12/17/2020
I had an iPhone 8 that was totally dead, wouldn't recognize being plugged into a computer or power outlet. The biggest problem was that it hadn't been backed up in a long time and there 5000+ photos and videos of our kids were potentially lost. I sent it in to RRG and got a call from Kevin (who was the tech who was actually going to be handling my repair). He was great, forthcoming with the plan, and very polite. Bottom line? Got my phone back with all the data still intact (apps, contacts, photos, videos, settings) working 100%, AND got a flash drive with the photos and videos on it. Thanks guys!
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Chris S.
10/14/2019
5 star ratingI just got my Macbook Pro back from RRG. I have to say I was overjoyed and honestly getting my Macbook Pro back was the one time I felt pure joy in a while. I caught Louis on the phone a couple of the times that I called and he is super nice, incredibly nice to customers. I called in to tell him I wanted rush service and he noted that I approved $45 rush service. I called the beginning of the next week to see what the status was because it had been delivered on Thursday. Louis said they were in the middle of replacing the battery now, and then within the hour I got an email saying it was done. They did not charge me the rush service charge, which I didn't realize until after I paid and it shipped, but the was a duplicated repair charge on the invoice that I called and noted to them, which they promptly fixed. This leads me to believe that they waived the rush charge. These guys are awesome and made a daunting experience of being without my Macbook Pro for a week super easy. In contrast-- Geek Squad (Best Buy) said they needed to send it off to Apple for a month, and Microcenter, while I'm very impressed that they were able to do it in store, wanted $500 for the repair, which $300 of that was Apple's charge for the battery, that they're forced to use because they are an AASP. My understanding is they replace the whole backing and not just the battery. But here's the thing-- regardless of both places and even though all my data is backed up on the cloud, I simply did not trust to leave my Macbook Pro with either Microcenter (because they are an AASP only, because they're an awesome store with very capable people) or *shudder* Best Buy. Thank you so much Louis for being awesome, and all the rest of the guys. I don't know who the other guys were I spoke with but everyone was incredibly kind.
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Alexander Rose
12/17/2020
I like his YouTube channel, sent my iPad in for screen repair, and am very happy with his repair service. My only complaint is the USPS delivery who has started leaving boxes at the curb by my driveway. As an Amazon seller I have shifted to UPS, a little more expensive but better delivery drivers. The Stamps.com rate is better than I could get going direct with UPS, but price vs USPS is lower when shipping East Coast, to East Coast, it is a little more on West Coast. Rossmann is 5 star.
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Harry S.
4/27/2022
5 star ratingIf I could give this place 10 stars I would. Long story short my wife's macbook pro wouldn't see hard drive. Upon startup all we saw was a blinking file with a question mark. Called apple and made appointment with "genius" bar. They said that hard drive was dead and to take it to a micro center or similar store to try and get my wife's pics and videos (which she NEVER backed up) off of the dead drive. My wife was in tears now because it wasn't even a definite that she could recover them. Pricing for this according to numerous data recovery shops was 500-1500 and like I said it wasn't definite they could get the data. Well went on yelp and saw Rossman repair group which was a 40 minute drive and had 4.5 stars on yelp. Their pricing was tiered according to what had to be done to get the data and started at around 200 bucks so I figured I'd take a ride into the city with the wifey and hope for the best. Upon walking into this little shop a nice young lady asked to see the computer. She started started it up, saw the blinking file and handed it to a gentleman sitting at a work desk right next to her. The guy says might be a cable issue they're known to go bad in these computers. He then opened the computer, hooked up his hard drive and it still didn't work. Cable is bad and NOT HARD DRIVE!!!! Give us about 20 minutes we have these in stock and it will cost 100 bucks plus tax!!!!! OMG THANK YOU SO MUCH !!! went for a nice little dinner right on next block at this great little pizzeria/restaurant while we waited. Got the wifey a nice glass of wine and picked computer up 45 minutes later. THESE GUYS ARE THE BEST !!!!
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Glen L.
11/25/2019
Absolutely incredible. A USB was corrupted and destroyed important legal files. They were able to recover all of it. Don’t trust anyone else!
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Katherine Beck Avatar
Katherine Beck
12/17/2020
They got our data out of a waterlogged phone after other labs failed.
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Ezra Shapiro
8/17/2022
5 star ratingI've been a fan of Louis Rossman for years. Finally I had a hard drive issue and sent it out to them. They quoted me one price and it ended being less than expected. They repaired the data and recovered it to another drive!!! The customer service was straight forward and no beating around the bush. The helped me get what i need done.
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Wesley F.
7/25/2022
Amazing technician, I believe the best in Apple repair in the country even better than Apple with the tools and facility they can get of course, Apple makes many problems for third party repair shops. I have learned a lot from his videos and from Jessa Jones at iPad Rehab in Rochester NY. I look forward in learning more from them all. Aside from being great technicians they are very honest which is a good relief from anyone that want's to get anything repaired. I look forward to visiting NYC one day and stopping by the shop and thank him in person. They have also fixed my laptop where I am writing this response on and gave me tips on my external hard drive which is now also up and working!
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Tony Trilex
12/17/2021
GO HERE, no scams & good advice (Spoke with Kevin)! Had an issue with my hard drive, went to a place called Mikes Repair Shop in Chelsea, they were trying to charge me way more. Got a second option at Rossmann, come to find out that the issue was as simple as getting a different cord. Saved me $170 which was what Mikes Repair place was trying to charge + 2-3 day process to get it fixed. Anyways recommend coming to Rossmann 100%!
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Georgia S.
10/26/2022
5 star ratingAmazing technician, I believe the best in Apple repair in the country even better than Apple with the tools and facility they can get of course, Apple makes many problems for third party repair shops. I have learned a lot from his videos and from Jessa Jones at iPad Rehab in Rochester NY. I look forward in learning more from them all. Aside from being great technicians they are very honest which is a good relief from anyone that want's to get anything repaired. I look forward to visiting NYC one day and stopping by the shop and thank him in person. They have also fixed my laptop where I am writing this response on and gave me tips on my external hard drive which is now also up and working!
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Tony Trilex
12/17/2021
I had all of our pictures backed up twice, except for 2017 and 2018. As I was uploading originals to the cloud, my drive died. And there went 2 years, four daughters' middle school and high school memories, and my heart was broken. Two separate repair shops looked at our drive....one of which likely also damaged it further....to no avail. Rossman was recommended by our local guy after he said it was not something he could do. Steve came through. It took time, and patience, and I fully expected for him to give up, but he didn't. He finally fixed it, did it at a price that was way too reasonable, and I now have our memories back. I would unequivocally recommend Rossman. They were honest, fair, and hardworking to the end.
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Karen Ferrero
12/17/2020
I teach at a gifted school and am dependent on a sturdy 7-year-old MacBook Pro purchased with a parents association grant. I use it for lecture, lessons, student presentations and all of my grading and internet at school. I had dropped the computer and it would not charge afterward. I called apple and they abandoned me. Their authorized repair people referred me to Louis before they abandoned me too. I showed up late on a Tuesday at his store frantic and worn out because this is my busiest time of the academic year. Frightened I would have to leave the computer there, Louis overheard me explaining I didn’t want the hard drive accidentally wiped and proceeded to start to analyze the problem. Then he gingerly opened up my tired computer and hooked power up from the inside, determined it was fixable and had some jolly guy in the back room hammer out the case for me while I waited. Then he put it all back together better than Humpty Dumpty and sent me on my way. I kept asking to pay him and he kept saying I could leave a tip if I wanted. I left a modest tip and thanked him and his really nice staff a few more times. I have never met anyone like this man. Yes Louis Rossmann is a true genius, unlike the misnomer coveted by apple technicians who are demeaning and often ineffective. Louis is talented, patient, and kind. And he’s a good teacher too. He treated my computer like it was a person and he treated me with dignity for wanting to rescue it. I hope he does well in his business. He seems happy but it bothers me that he says people are not quick to thank him. I wish more people knew the joys of being in the presence of his greatness and leaving so relieved you have your computer back that the rainstorm outside that night doesn’t annoy you. Thank you Louis, and I wish you deep happiness in your life. Keep up the greatness. If you ever need anything let me know.
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Maria Nedwidek
5/21/2019
Owner is knowledgeable and instills good work ethics in his employees. The repair service is kneecapped by manufacturers that don't share their components or even stop 3rd parties from selling replacement parts. But if a board component is unavailable the staff make do with recycled circuit boards (good for the ewaste problem). Unlike at big corporate stores Rossman doesn't have punishing policies like demanding to erase the customer's data even if it's not necessary, or replacing whole circuitboards when just one component needs replacing.
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Robert V.
9/06/2022
Super helpful and friendly team- even tho they could replace my hard drive bracket they inspected the machine and hdd free of charge.
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J M Goodwin
1/21/2018

Our Recent Work

Our highly trained technicians have worked on some of the most complex cases with great success. If your hard drive or SDcard is no longer responsive, we’ll get your information back!
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Have a failed external USB drive? We can by-pass the USB on your drive and go straight for your data!
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Stuck heads? No problem! We have the tools and the clean room to un-stick your heads..
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We can do clean room data recovery on premises when necessary.
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Inspecting a 6 head stack from a donor drive before it goes into the patient.

Bottom Line:

At Rossmann Repair Group, we don’t just recover data; we restore your peace of mind. Contact us today for your hard drive data recovery needs in Austin and experience service that sets the industry standard.

Top Reasons To Have Your Repairs Done By Us

All data recovery done on-site.

Our pricing is fair.

High success rate.

You can meet & speak with the recovery specialist working on your case directly.

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Give us a call or fill out the form below to get a fast price estimate on a fix for your device.  If you are not local, we also offer a very streamlined Mail-In Service which makes it very easy to work with us from anywhere in the country.
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