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    This card was sent to us by another data recovery shop for the extraction of content. The card did not display any activity from the translator. After initializing this card, every sector just showed empty sectors. Usually, this type of behavior is related to a broken connection with the NAND, but this card was sealed. In the past, we had seen cards with damaged traces caused by saltwater damage at the interface, but not way deep into the mask. After testing continuity between opposing poles of traces, we found 16 traces that were not conducting. It goes without saying, that this was a highly technical and precise procedure that really did challenge our skills.
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 392

  • @shadowwolf225
    @shadowwolf225 11 місяців тому +6

    I'm no stranger to board surgery including jumping traces that look ok but don't ring. Watching this from my level of competence was extremely enjoyable. This is the culmination of having all the right kit and having a technician that is an absolute master at his craft. Well done man! It may have taken only 22 minutes to watch but I wouldn't doubt this being a 22 hour project. You do make it look easy. Sign of a true master.

    • @hddrecoveryservices
      @hddrecoveryservices  11 місяців тому +1

      Thank you! I am glad you think this. This truly means a lot. It was a long battle and a struggle with this card, but I have to say that this is my absolute favorite card repair to date. I even epoxied the card after and it's on my keychain now LOL (seriously)

    • @catharperfect7036
      @catharperfect7036 5 місяців тому

      JBC Nano?

    • @B3T4F15HM4N
      @B3T4F15HM4N 15 днів тому

      ​@@hddrecoveryservices can i know how do i send a card to you for recovery, cause i have a bent micro sd card and told be that the memory chip coulb be broken, can you help. The files are really important to me.

  • @TradieTrev
    @TradieTrev 3 роки тому +107

    The hands of a surgeon! Lovely done!

    • @ZED-PV
      @ZED-PV 3 роки тому +6

      Even a surgeon doesn't need those hands 😂😂

    • @hddrecoveryservices
      @hddrecoveryservices  3 роки тому +1

      Thanks guys!

    • @theroyalaustralian
      @theroyalaustralian 3 роки тому

      @@hddrecoveryservices do you fix fake micro sd cards forced to read past sector y or x or whatever it is?

    • @hddrecoveryservices
      @hddrecoveryservices  3 роки тому

      @@theroyalaustralian they overwrite SA by exceeding the physical limit and become unrecoverable. SA contains markers for block sequence

    • @theroyalaustralian
      @theroyalaustralian 3 роки тому

      @@hddrecoveryservices are you able to fix this is what I asked

  • @Jdbye
    @Jdbye 3 роки тому +6

    And here I thought Louis Rossmann's job was hard. This is a new level of microsoldering. Nice work.

  • @MilanGajicBuva
    @MilanGajicBuva 3 роки тому +25

    Patience of a saint man. Watching you work with those tiny wires rickels my anxiety nerve. Awesome!

  • @TheSudsy
    @TheSudsy 3 роки тому +26

    Me: Can't tin a 2mm copper cable
    HDD R S: Tins a microscopic trace

    • @hddrecoveryservices
      @hddrecoveryservices  3 роки тому +4

      Hahaha 😂

    • @charackthe
      @charackthe 3 роки тому +2

      I can't even solder cables to an led strip :D tip is too big I guess :)

  • @pjhb_microsoldering_portugal
    @pjhb_microsoldering_portugal 3 роки тому +18

    Amazing soldering skils, thanks for your videos 👍🇵🇹

  • @ToPanPawel
    @ToPanPawel 3 роки тому +9

    Master at its work! Magnificent job! Congratulations!

  • @richards7909
    @richards7909 3 роки тому +5

    Amazing. Hand soldering anything that small is a miracle. Fixing that many issues is mind blowing.
    As for the apologising for the mess of the fixes and the flux, the fact you managed to get some data off it intact is fantastic and I hope the customer appreciates it,
    Finally, you should get a nice high res picture of it taken and blown up (with a little inset of the card at actual size for scale) to show customers what can do :)

  • @EmcBraz
    @EmcBraz 2 роки тому +1

    I loved the idea of taking a picture and then identify the traces by different colours. I will use this to repair a damaged keyboard membrane.
    Thanks!!!

  • @paultomlinson528
    @paultomlinson528 3 роки тому +11

    Well done mate, that's a huge amount of work well done!

  • @tompeters4234
    @tompeters4234 3 роки тому +4

    This was a crazy ride. Excellent editing showing the parts. It's easy to forget the amount of effort to beautiful sensible videos. I am still amazed at the effort put in on this one little card. The taste of success is always great.

  • @polestar696
    @polestar696 3 роки тому +2

    I got to say you are a very talented man. Can't believe you managed to repair that card. Love the long format of you videos. All the best from UK.

  • @patrickbetts5504
    @patrickbetts5504 3 роки тому +1

    Wow. This is precision soldering! Patience does pay out.

  • @mdwdirect
    @mdwdirect 3 роки тому +14

    Brilliant and thorough analysis and repair.

  • @johncunningham5435
    @johncunningham5435 3 роки тому +1

    This is a lot of work; "I like the full content", gives greater appreciation in how the operation is performed, (excellent).

  • @Bobbias
    @Bobbias 3 роки тому +2

    Never seen anything like this before. It's incredible to see what's goes into this kind of work. I had no idea it was even possible for a microSD to sustain that sort of damage.

  • @iainstingemore4048
    @iainstingemore4048 3 роки тому +2

    Great work and you still didn't give up on the card, can't see anyone persevering as much as you do.

    • @hddrecoveryservices
      @hddrecoveryservices  3 роки тому +2

      There was a few times where I thought it's cooked. Until the last signal was traced to ground, I even had a dead end outro filmed :)

    • @iainstingemore4048
      @iainstingemore4048 3 роки тому

      Brilliant different endings I've only seen one you couldn't do because of the physical damage on the discs of an HDD because of you I shall never throw a drive away I will try controllers arms etc. Great job mate.

  • @BradBo1140
    @BradBo1140 3 роки тому +1

    That was absolutely FASCINATING. I know there are ways to get data off a damaged harddrive if the surface isn’t destroyed. But I never realized it was possible to rebuild contacts at this level. After awhile I noticed your probes had a micro tip. They looked too big initially.

    • @hddrecoveryservices
      @hddrecoveryservices  3 роки тому +2

      thanks Brad, yeah the tips are genuine fluke micro series, but they are huge for this job. I need to get or make some finer ones for sure.

  • @joesalgadSF415
    @joesalgadSF415 3 роки тому +1

    Bro you’re a master at this and please I don’t mind the long videos. Thanks

  • @playmangostingiu2217
    @playmangostingiu2217 3 роки тому

    Thumbs up this time is mandatory. That's incredible how you managed this situation and made that electronic micro surgery job . Tools can help but a good head go beyond and is a guarantee for best results

  • @fixitman2174
    @fixitman2174 Рік тому

    Every PNY flash device I've ever owned has failed. Seeing those traces confirmed my suspicion: their products are poorly made. Thanks for the video, and good job recovering what you could from that piece of garbage.

  • @gwhiz1397
    @gwhiz1397 2 роки тому

    Remarkable patience. Bravo!

  • @stephenperez3134
    @stephenperez3134 2 роки тому

    Wowza! Incredible patience and work.

  • @jacobandtanya
    @jacobandtanya 3 роки тому +4

    Great work. This is why I chose to send a sd card to you for repair recently.

  • @androidhacksandtricks641
    @androidhacksandtricks641 2 роки тому +1

    You have a lot of patience.
    Nice Job 👍.
    Keep it up.
    For sure, None other repairer can do such a hard work on these rotten devices like you did.

  • @roseelectronics4582
    @roseelectronics4582 3 роки тому +14

    The GOAT is back in business!

  • @smokingone
    @smokingone Рік тому

    amazing that you were able to get it to read!

  • @dtiydr
    @dtiydr 3 роки тому +1

    I used to do similar and even smaller solderings without a microscope since I'm nearsighted but its really getting a toll on you so you need to rest time to time.

    • @hddrecoveryservices
      @hddrecoveryservices  3 роки тому +1

      Smaller :) without the scope... That's not possible 🤣🤣

  • @justacardshort
    @justacardshort 3 роки тому +1

    I'm not sure why UA-cam decided to wait two days to send me a notification for this episode but better late than never!
    Glad I was able to catch this one.
    That card would have beat most anyone, especially without a donor! A big round of applause on this one bro.

  • @jmikronis7376
    @jmikronis7376 Рік тому

    Good detective work! You and I can do this type fixes all day long.

  • @GetGood5
    @GetGood5 3 роки тому +1

    This was awesome :) I love these kinds of impossible repairs!

  • @john.84
    @john.84 3 роки тому +1

    Hi
    I love this video, Your micro soldering is excellent, You did a great job.
    Please keep going and make videos like this
    GOD bless you

  • @JKnight89
    @JKnight89 3 роки тому

    Ok, this stuff is amazing! I've NEVER thought this stuff was possible!

  • @rmirov
    @rmirov Рік тому

    I had a uSD card that may have spent a few years in brackish water. Initially it looked like the traces to the card-edge fingers were the only opens, but fixing those didn't work. After learning from you about "scratch pens" I took off the rest of the epoxy and found quite a few opens right in the middle of the card. It turns out that the "Made in China" laser-marked text on the card backside caused the epoxy covering to thin so much that the underlying traces could corrode. I could almost read the text in the copper corrosion pattern. Adding nine jumper wires allowed the drive to be recognized and a directory structure to be pulled off for recovery.

    • @hddrecoveryservices
      @hddrecoveryservices  Рік тому

      That's amazing my dude!

    • @rmirov
      @rmirov Рік тому

      @@hddrecoveryservices I've not been able to play the recovered mp4 file yet ("moov atom not found" error). But clearly fixing all the opens due to the corrosion worked. I don't have the recovery tools to fix the file. Ping me and I can send you some images of the corrosion pattern.

  • @wizdude
    @wizdude 3 роки тому +1

    Such dedication and such delicate work. This was a great recovery video. Well done and keep up the amazing work that you do :-)

  • @IC9020
    @IC9020 3 роки тому

    Extraordinary work.. I think this soldering job takes much time. Perfect 🤩

  • @numbr6
    @numbr6 2 роки тому

    I've seen chip reballing templates. If a solder trace template could be made for each uSD card you might just use solder paste, heat it up, and possibly that would re-connect all of the degraded traces. Brain surgeon scale work for sure! Well done.

    • @hddrecoveryservices
      @hddrecoveryservices  2 роки тому

      Force of tension will not let traces link. Each end will pull solder to the center

  • @varmint243davev7
    @varmint243davev7 3 роки тому +5

    Another unbelievably amazing recovery - there is no way you could have made money on a job like that - your pride won't let you be beaten by a chip :-)

  • @zomaardan
    @zomaardan 3 роки тому

    Im 52 and homeless and i want to learn this but i dont know how to go about.
    You're my new hero sir.
    I quess you must feel pride, i would.

    • @hightttech
      @hightttech 3 роки тому

      What is your current trade or skillset?

  • @chrisvanalstine8136
    @chrisvanalstine8136 2 роки тому

    The new and improved Jumper Drive! A whole new meaning to the term Jump Drive. (I know it's a micro SD card)

  • @colliecandle
    @colliecandle 3 роки тому

    Your channel is certainly the best form of advertising there is for the type of work you do. i will be sending you a SState drive soon, which will be a 'breeze' after this hellish fiddly job on this video.

  • @rdp8545
    @rdp8545 3 роки тому

    Amazing work buddy!..... I'm learning a lot from you!! You are truly an expert at this sort of work.

  • @technovatives
    @technovatives 3 роки тому +23

    Sir, you have any online course on data recovery. I really want to learn this

    • @johnflynn6140
      @johnflynn6140 3 роки тому +1

      right and this guy knows his stuff boy.

    • @aonoloki
      @aonoloki 3 роки тому +3

      In my mind, his channel could be use for teaching stuff, every video contain some cool stuff/knowledge

  • @burritoboyee
    @burritoboyee 3 роки тому

    Well compiled video, really did achieve what you set out, straight linear account of what happened and how you figured it out, definitely didn't look as damaged as it clearly was 😬

  • @bkrich
    @bkrich 3 роки тому +1

    Awesome job, you sir are a master of your craft 👍🏼

  • @wojciechtechtips1602
    @wojciechtechtips1602 3 роки тому

    This is why backups are important

  • @sysghost
    @sysghost 3 роки тому +4

    I've tried to recover data from micro sd cards myself once, and I know how tiny these traces are. Amazing to see how efficiently you rewired them.
    I kept getting shorts to ground all the time as I kept getting solder-bridges all over. But eventually, I managed to get it right.
    The hardest part for me was to expose the copper layer. I just didn't have the tools for it. There I wonder... what tool did you use there to expose the copper layer like that?

  • @HBPowerwall
    @HBPowerwall 3 роки тому +1

    Nicely Done!

  • @tavros314
    @tavros314 3 роки тому +1

    The skills of this guy! amazing

  • @TheSinasteria
    @TheSinasteria 3 роки тому +2

    wow that was insane and nice to learn from wana try that myself ,was really inspiring to watch that through and clean with precision work

  • @mariorossi1633
    @mariorossi1633 3 роки тому

    I'm always amazed by Your ability but this is astonishing, I've never seen anything like this before

  • @levitated-pit
    @levitated-pit 3 роки тому

    woah .... excellent skills with a steady hand

  • @arunsharmadatarecoveryexpe8525
    @arunsharmadatarecoveryexpe8525 3 роки тому

    Great Efforts, Hats off

  • @AmatorElektronik
    @AmatorElektronik 3 роки тому

    Very nice job. Best from Poland.

  • @dinkc64
    @dinkc64 3 роки тому +1

    awesome episode, keep up the good work :) The editing is perfect

    • @hddrecoveryservices
      @hddrecoveryservices  3 роки тому

      Thank you so much. Really means a lot to hear feedback like this

  • @leeheggie7043
    @leeheggie7043 3 роки тому

    Top repair again so dedicated to your work.

  • @rajnish747
    @rajnish747 3 роки тому +2

    Wow wow buddy, you're a data hero!
    Nice video! I'll subscribe! 👍

  • @Jason-yb8bi
    @Jason-yb8bi 3 роки тому +1

    It's very, very professional.

  • @techazepro6105
    @techazepro6105 3 роки тому

    Guys with important data in a broken SD card would be happy if they lived close by this guy

  • @Bartyron
    @Bartyron 3 роки тому

    This is an amazing job. I subscribed to your channel. Very interesting. Thanks for showing!

  • @kilrahvp
    @kilrahvp 3 роки тому

    That guy's data must have been REALLY valuable...

  • @dennisseuferling815
    @dennisseuferling815 3 роки тому

    I have seen this before on a USB stick. It is likely the traces delaminated (heat?) and broke off. Copper work hardens so it wouldnt take much movement to break them.

    • @hddrecoveryservices
      @hddrecoveryservices  3 роки тому

      I test each card or monolith not specifically for that reason. One trace can go bad and card stops responding 😃

  • @chandlerbing3605
    @chandlerbing3605 3 роки тому +1

    You are brilliant

  • @Nitrodr1
    @Nitrodr1 2 роки тому

    Just Awesome work!

  • @kazimierzwoynski7575
    @kazimierzwoynski7575 3 роки тому +2

    Each another wire like another card in house of cards :o
    Did you send this frankenstein sdcard to the customer or do you keep it in a honored place :p?
    P.S. I think longer videos from time to time are nice and fit 100% right to "the character" of Your channel :)

  • @sweetpeaz61
    @sweetpeaz61 3 роки тому

    Oh man...thats amazing work, well done :)

  • @sergejpopov1646
    @sergejpopov1646 3 роки тому +1

    Вот это ювелир! Просто тараканьи пиписьки, как такое можно паять?
    Спасибо за работу, всегда очень интересно смотреть и английский понятный. Все слова чётко и ясно слышны.

    • @hddrecoveryservices
      @hddrecoveryservices  3 роки тому +2

      С микроскопом и NANE паяльной станции от JBC это возможно. Паять не проблема. Трудней было выявить что паять :)

  • @snark69
    @snark69 3 роки тому +1

    Amazing work!

  • @atoz2350
    @atoz2350 3 роки тому

    Great work

  • @PIKACHU-zn8fx
    @PIKACHU-zn8fx 3 роки тому

    No doubt. You are a electronic surgeon

  • @technicmoney1466
    @technicmoney1466 3 роки тому

    Highly appreciated!!

  • @tylerhoughton6206
    @tylerhoughton6206 3 роки тому

    To be honest this is amazing ,I always thought of this media. To be once they don't work your data is toast

  • @BuzZ.
    @BuzZ. 3 роки тому +1

    another satisfied customer !

  • @yuppiehi
    @yuppiehi 3 роки тому +1

    Not questioning the sanding of the outer plastic, but wouldn't it be safer to use something like acetone or something else non-abrasive to remove the plastic?

    • @hddrecoveryservices
      @hddrecoveryservices  3 роки тому +2

      Laser would work great but produce fumes and a bit overkill I think. Chemicals are toxic. Scratch pen works great, costs virtually nothing, and almost impossible to damage the card with it.

  • @Txepsiyu
    @Txepsiyu 3 роки тому

    Somebody wanted that data back very badly.

  • @JAKOB1977
    @JAKOB1977 Рік тому

    fascinating to see your work, but you should really mention a rough ballpark of what a given job cost
    what would a data recovery job like above set the customer back.?

  • @awilliams1701
    @awilliams1701 3 роки тому

    holy crap that was insane. That really is bizzare it got that messed up.

    • @hddrecoveryservices
      @hddrecoveryservices  3 роки тому +1

      Since this episode I started to pay more attention to the circuit and testing prior to diving in for NAND protocol access. Really opened up my eyes at potential issues

  • @vincenzodigrande2070
    @vincenzodigrande2070 2 роки тому

    Wow, did my first repair on a 64gb micro SD today that had just one connection damaged, this one you had was really a horror story.

  • @jordanking6939
    @jordanking6939 3 роки тому

    Surgery can be messy, but it gets the job done if the recovery is successful.

    • @hddrecoveryservices
      @hddrecoveryservices  3 роки тому

      In this case, only surgery like this would work. Traces were rotten before I even got the card. If I had tried to put it to NAND adapter, it would most likely not work without trace repair first.

  • @tommyovesen
    @tommyovesen 11 місяців тому

    You are a genius!

    • @hddrecoveryservices
      @hddrecoveryservices  11 місяців тому

      thanks Tommy, this is the case I am most proud of to this day

  • @ravindraadapa2952
    @ravindraadapa2952 3 роки тому

    Super sir tq for putting this video to get a good knowledge

  • @cerretjans1040
    @cerretjans1040 3 роки тому

    Now, with this episode I'm feeling confident enough to... save your number on the contatcs, just in case.

  • @osergipano6377
    @osergipano6377 3 роки тому

    you are a Peaky Blinders!
    very good, fantastic.

  • @gblargg
    @gblargg 2 роки тому

    Nanosoldering? This is on a different level than microsoldering.

  • @nizedk
    @nizedk 3 роки тому

    Absolutely fantastic work. However, I had one thought; if the traces were of very poor quality and degraded - how much of the damage was introduced from the scratch pen? Could the screen be taken of better chemically?

  • @MagDag_
    @MagDag_ 3 роки тому +3

    Good job! Looking for some course type of lessons how to repair.

  • @dimesgamer
    @dimesgamer 3 роки тому +1

    I once had found a micro sd card that was on the place where a car crash had happened there was a lot of glass then i lost it on the same place then i found it again (IT WAS IN GRASS) then brought it home then after a year or so i pluged it into my radio (it was bended) then nothing happened i tried unbending it and accidentaly broke it in half so that was sad i could left it and then brought it to fix.

    • @hddrecoveryservices
      @hddrecoveryservices  3 роки тому

      If it was bent then it's not recoverable. Crystal is damaged.

    • @dimesgamer
      @dimesgamer 3 роки тому

      @@hddrecoveryservices ohh

  • @DomDEngineer
    @DomDEngineer 3 роки тому +1

    Awesome work! Did you ask the customer what was the potential incident leading to this? Impact? Extreme temperature?

    • @hddrecoveryservices
      @hddrecoveryservices  3 роки тому +1

      this card came from a data recovery shop that outsourced it to us

  • @PaulHuininken
    @PaulHuininken 3 роки тому +1

    Enjoyed it!

  • @MicroMageRepair
    @MicroMageRepair 3 роки тому

    Another great video!

  •  3 роки тому +4

    It was card with autodestruction 😉

    • @deathtrap1976
      @deathtrap1976 3 роки тому +1

      Self-destructive cards with and expiring date this far.

  • @avifleischer
    @avifleischer 3 роки тому

    Impressive work.

  • @obelixer9751
    @obelixer9751 3 роки тому

    Interesting stuff!, Did some work on a phone where the digitizer connector was broken off the pcb.. Working on such small items with a microscope is really tiresome.

  • @danielmilinovic5386
    @danielmilinovic5386 3 роки тому

    Awesome and Great work bro!

  • @zzzychui3899
    @zzzychui3899 2 роки тому

    Man you rock !

  • @craig7350
    @craig7350 5 місяців тому

    Somehow the traces got damaged under the plastic housing, But scratching off the hard coating with an abrasive fibreglass scratch pen didn't do any damage. hmmm.

    • @hddrecoveryservices
      @hddrecoveryservices  5 місяців тому

      Following your logic, I must have damaged it by clearing off the coat, right? But let me ask you this, why would the card be sent to us for data recovery then?

    • @craig7350
      @craig7350 5 місяців тому

      @@hddrecoveryservices I can see one trace maybe damaged externally, thats plausible. Possible the one at the top..

  • @TheEkoTube
    @TheEkoTube 3 роки тому +1

    verry good work... you promised ssd recovery a very long time ago yet i`ve watched each and every single video you uploaded so far and only usb devices and cards and hdds... c`mon...give us some ssds

    • @hddrecoveryservices
      @hddrecoveryservices  3 роки тому +1

      ua-cam.com/video/8a5Uvj5ibWI/v-deo.html here is one :)
      I got a NVMe video in the works with PC3K portable that I just got. Soon my friend!

    • @TheEkoTube
      @TheEkoTube 3 роки тому

      @@hddrecoveryservices that is still a USB device... Not much different than a flash drive. I saw that video... About 8 times :))
      Anw... I appreciate your work. It made me get in to this business... I'm not as advanced but I saved some drives over time. If I ever end up in canada, you will definitely receive my cv!

  • @hirad3539
    @hirad3539 3 роки тому +1

    Dude u got a gift👍

  • @stephenharrison3640
    @stephenharrison3640 3 роки тому

    Great work very talented 👍

  • @MrMaxeemum
    @MrMaxeemum 3 роки тому

    Those traces looked fine but obviously weren't, it would have been good to zoom in closer to see where the break was and to also give some idea as to what caused it. One question, would tinning the whole of card have been easier? I would have thought that because the traces looked ok that the break must have been miniscule and tinning the whole card instead of jumpers would have solved it easier. I'm not saying that would have been better as I have never worked on anything that small it's just a genuine question, Thanks.