Western Digital RE, RE4 & Se (enterprise): specifications & data recovery

Model numbers, technical details and data recovery for Western Digital RE, RE4 & Se (enterprise) hard drives sold 2008–2016. Fixed quote and a list of recoverable files before you pay.

Western Digital RE, RE4 & Se (enterprise): specifications & data recovery

About the RE, RE4 & Se (enterprise)

RAID Edition drives built for servers and business NAS units, later replaced by WD Gold. They typically arrive as members of failed RAID arrays.

Not sure which model you have? The model or part number is printed on the drive’s top label, for example ST2000DM008 or WD40EFRX.

Model numbers in this family

These are the most common model and part numbers in the RE, RE4 & Se (enterprise) family. Other capacities and variants are covered too.

  • WD2002FYPS
  • WD2003FYYS
  • WD1003FBYX
  • WD2000FYYZ
  • WD4000FYYZ
  • WD4000F9YZ

How we recover RE, RE4 & Se (enterprise) data

Mechanical faults are repaired with matched donor parts in a clean-air environment; firmware faults are corrected at service-area level. Every recovery works from an image, never the original.

See also Internal Hard Drives data recovery and other Western Digital hard drives.

Common questions

Can you recover data from a failed Western Digital RE, RE4 & Se (enterprise)?

In most cases, yes. We image the drive with hardware that copes with weak heads and bad sectors, replacing heads or motors in clean-room conditions when needed, then rebuild the file system from the copy.

Where do I find my hard drive model number?

The model or part number is printed on the drive’s top label, for example ST2000DM008 or WD40EFRX.

Will I know what can be recovered before I pay?

Yes. You get a list of recoverable files before the recovery itself is charged.

Get a price from a technician

Tell us the make, the model and what has gone wrong. A technician replies with a price and the quickest way to sort it – normally the same working day.

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