Samsung PM981 SSD Data Recovery

At Zero Alpha Data Recovery, we offer professional data recovery for Samsung PM981 SSDs. This high-performance OEM NVMe drive is commonly used in laptops from Dell, HP, Lenovo, and ASUS. Despite its speed, the PM981 is known to suffer from sudden failures, firmware bugs, and controller issues that can make data inaccessible. If your PM981 is no longer recognised or has crashed, we can help. We also accept mail-in jobs Australia-wide, so you can send your drive to us from anywhere.

Samsung PM981 SSD Common Problems

• SSD not detected in BIOS or Windows

• Drive shows 0MB or incorrect capacity

• Sudden data loss or corrupted partitions

• Freezing or extremely slow performance

• Controller or firmware failure (Phoenix-based)

• Partition becomes RAW or missing

• Drive stuck in read-only mode

• Power-related damage or surge failure

• BSOD or crash when accessing the drive

• NVMe not recognised after BIOS update or sleep mode

Samsung MZ-VLB5120 M.2 SSD Data Recovery Caselog

14 Feb 23: Doesn't Detect. Damaged Microchip. Removed fuse out of circuit. VDD main shorted to ground. Originally suspected RB990 WSON10 On-Resistance Load Switch but found capacitor with obvious discolouration to anode to be issue. Fuse put back in circuit and data recovered.