Skip to content

A free account lets you download firmware and get an email when the firmware you asked for is added.

Sign up free I have an account: Sign in
Menu

WD5000AVDS-63U7B1 (0078002V)

Firmware set for the WD5000AVDS-63U7B1, a 500GB drive in the WDC Marvell DragFly1 family (Marvell controller), firmware version 0078002V. It comes from a drive with heads 0 and 1. Read from 2 donor drives. The best backup: ROM version 78.2VF, 433 good modules and 0 bad, backup completed.

Download · 10.5 MB ↓

Drive

Model
WD5000AVDS-63U7B1
Serial number
WCAV95YPJ2NS
Firmware version
0078002V
Family
DragFly1
Brand
WDC Marvell
Capacity
500GB
Head count
2
Head map
0 1

Firmware backup

ROM version
78.2VF
ROM F/W version
0078002V
Overlay F/W version
78.2WF
Servo F/W version
06.1A
Modules
433 good · 0 bad
Backup
✓ Completed
Files inside
447 files · View files
Backup file
78-2VF-WDC_WD5000AVDS-63U7B1-01-00A01-WD-WCAV95YPJ2NS.zip
File size
10.5 MB

Backups (2 donor drives)

The same model and firmware, read from different donor drives. The first one has the fewest bad modules; try another if it does not work for you.

  • WCAV95YPJ2NS Best

    78-2VF-WDC_WD5000AVDS-63U7B1-01-00A01-WD-WCAV95YPJ2NS.zip

    Heads
    2 (0,1)
    Modules
    433 good · 0 bad
    Backup
    ✓ Completed
    Size
    10.5 MB
    View files inside
  • WCAV97LURN4K

    78-2VF-WDC_WD5000AVDS-63U7B1-01-00A01-WD-WCAV97LURN4K.zip

    Heads
    2 (0,1)
    Modules
    433 good · 0 bad
    Backup
    ✓ Completed
    Size
    10.4 MB
    View files inside
Before you write anything to a drive: check that its model, firmware version and family match this set exactly, and back up the drive's own modules first. Modules from a different firmware version can leave a drive unreadable.

Tools that can write this set: Atola Insight Forensic, SalvationDATA DRS, PC-3000 Portable PRO, PC-3000 Express, MRT Ultra 3.0, DFL-SRP · What these tools do

Something wrong with this set or this page? Report a bug.

Free tools from DataCare Labs

See the tools

HDD Switch by DataCare Labs Freeware

Spin drives down and up from Windows, without unplugging them.

Works with SATA, USB and SAS disks, shows the model and serial before anything is sent, and warns you when the drive is in use.

Free download More

Folder Snapshot by DataCare Labs Freeware

Send your customer a browsable report of the files you recovered.

One HTML file that opens in any browser, with your own logo and colours and an optional password.

Free download More

Drive Health by DataCare Labs

Check a drive's SMART health before you start a recovery.

HDD and SSD health and temperature for Windows, read straight from the drive. Works offline; nothing is uploaded.

Coming soon

Other firmware versions of WD5000AVDS-63U7B1

All 2 versions of WD5000AVDS-63U7B1 →

More DragFly1 firmware

The DragFly1 family has 5 firmware sets. See them all.

Request a firmware

Tell us the drive model and we will email you when its firmware is added.

We email you when it is added.

Report a bug

Something not working, a wrong detail, or a download that fails? Tell us what happened.

Become a partner

Send us the cases firmware alone cannot fix. Tell us about your lab and we will get in touch.

We reply by email. Read more about the Partner Program.

What's inside this backup

Loading…