Top work as ever, interesting to see that SM controller isn't tied to flash that made life easier... good to know. I would love to know what you use for the auto tip cleaner please
Was also very surprising to me too, since the controller must have a memory map somewhere to know where on the flash which block of data is located and which flash cells experienced what amount of wear. My guess is that there is a well defined portion of the flash thats always static and where the controller will always look for the said infos. But I'd definitely be interested in the details of it.
I love seeing your chirurgical precision. I wonder if the heat applied to the memory chips could affect the data? Up to what temperature you could heat up the device safely? Thanks..
Hi, reballing looks so easy in your videos, but when I try that myself, the balls always get stuck in the stencil. Do I need to put the paste on the stencil, or individually on each pad of the nand and use the stencil on top? Thanks.
I think I'm using too small a heat when Microsoldering as I'm afraid to cause damage. Did you think the same when you were learning Microsoldering. I'm using just the usual AliExpress equipment and guess they aren't as powerful as branded stuff so I should just dial to max and go for it harder with heat.
I see you like your JBC equipment too ... The justable tweezers I really don't care for The adjustment does not stay in line ... You must got the new jbc tip cleaner Kind of sounds weird lol
19:20 couldn't you at this point return the now functioning unit back to the customer like it is or did they ask specifically for a copy on some other medium?
You always have to make a clone. What if client gets it and it does not work for them? What if UPS loses the package? Having a clone on our hands resolves these issues. Besides this client is from Germany. Shipping is over 100$ alone. Digital image delivery vip cloud is free
Hi, can you help me out? I used my pendrive for dual boot and when I tried to convert it back to FAT32, it ended up being in RAW format. Now, I am unable to convert it back to FAT32 and it cannot be detected by Windows. However, Linux can detect it, but I can't store anything in it.
14:06 @hddrecoveryservices Hi, I wanted to ask you from some videos what solder paste you use, in the info I saw the product MG Chemical 4860P 63Sn/37Pb but from the video it looks like you use another product. I'm asking you this question because I'm trying to do a reballing of DDR3 RAMs for training, with the same solder paste listed in the info but, once I clean with the desoldering braid the surface, place the stencil and apply the solder paste to it, when I use the hot air gun, the balls that form on the pads, are too low and some don't form (before applying the solder paste I apply a very thin layer of MG Chemicals 8341 flux on the chip).
Solder paste contains flux, you don’t need to pre apply flux. That thin layer of flux might be getting squeezed up the holes when the stencil is pressed down, partially filling them. So less paste ends up going in to fill the holes
With that amount ouf damage I wonder, why did you swap missing components first instead of the chips? The board had a significant amount of visible damage.
I wanted to see if the unit would start. Why start by doing more work. Maybe the initial issue was due to missing components. Yes, the board was bent but how would you know if it broke enough to not work. As you could see, the device goes to safemode like it should, it even sees both NANDs connected and all 4 banks show ID. After all it was only 5-6 small caps to move.
I was thinking the same. 6:19 If the board is bent to that extent (the bend radius, not the angle), then glass fibers are snapped, and copper probably too. If not that, some balls of the RAM chip.
Hey iv got a question about a thumb drive I have a I think it's a 2tb but I'm not getting anything from it what can I do to see if it's even getting power
Something that I don't quite understand, why did you take components off of the donor board to put on the broken SSD? Not only were components missing, but the board appeared physically bent as well. I thought surely you would have just migrated the data chips to the donor board in the first place. Can you please explain?
I get BGAs are more difficult to move, but it seems simpler just to move the chips to the unbent board rather than trying to solve issues with a bent board with components removed. I would have opted to move the data chips over first, and then, if it didn't work, try to fix that bent board. It is far more likely that the donor board would be more functional than the damaged one. Even if you did have to replace the controller chip with it, I still think it would have been worth it to do that first.
@@davidwilkerson1904 It was just a matter of few minutes to check if those few discrete components would solve something or not while working on BGA could take half hour and more. Maybe the author had many cases in his career where soldering missing components did the job.
I got one on the way www.ebay.com/itm/122241016303?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=hjYzABrfQdi&sssrc=2047675&ssuid=kCZC4CdpQdG&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY
Hello Erkin Grigoriev. Please this comment is important! Many thanks in advance. My microSD stopped working out of the blue while being inserted. I am based in Africa and it would be exceeding my budget to send it to Canada for data recovery. So I am opting for ht eDIY route since I’m a DIYer. I have few questions related to your previous video on microSD data recovery; Here is its link: th-cam.com/video/jjB6wliyE_Y/w-d-xo.html First question; what is the name of the Adapter you soldered the microSD onto? And how to find it online? What is its price range? I have looked online but only found the most expensive adapters! Which exceed my budget. I am talking here specifically about the adapter you used in that video tutorial; Second question; is regarding the software you used (The NAND Reconstructor); Is it from the Rusolut company? And is it doing its work automatically as soon as we plug the adapter with soldered-in microSD into the computer? Or do we have to make manual adjustments during the process? Finally, the sand paper you used is it 800 grit? And did use water on the card while sanding or alcohol? Many thanks Erkin for your videos and the quality you offer, well done!
Please, @hddrecoveryservices I have an old ide hard drive that I need to get some files out of, please recommend some IDE for a USB connector. I'm from India
12:15 watching you doing two things at the same time, now that is efficiency ! on top of positive result !
Thanks! That was kinda slick now that I rewatched it.
This was fascinating to watch, I love seeing your videos pop up in my subs, thank you very much!
Top work as ever, interesting to see that SM controller isn't tied to flash that made life easier... good to know. I would love to know what you use for the auto tip cleaner please
I gotta make a review of the whole setup. I will add new links of tools soon dude
@@hddrecoveryservices brilliant can't wait. I'm re-laying my soldering area out soon, got some new kit and getting rid of old kit
Was also very surprising to me too, since the controller must have a memory map somewhere to know where on the flash which block of data is located and which flash cells experienced what amount of wear.
My guess is that there is a well defined portion of the flash thats always static and where the controller will always look for the said infos.
But I'd definitely be interested in the details of it.
I love seeing your chirurgical precision. I wonder if the heat applied to the memory chips could affect the data? Up to what temperature you could heat up the device safely? Thanks..
What is that flux dispenser tool that you use to squeeze out the flux ? at 4:06
search for manual paste/flux dispensor.
did you figure it out??
Hi, reballing looks so easy in your videos, but when I try that myself, the balls always get stuck in the stencil. Do I need to put the paste on the stencil, or individually on each pad of the nand and use the stencil on top? Thanks.
Nice to meet you and hello.
The temperature of the heat gun when removing the chip is
What temperature do you set it at?
I think I'm using too small a heat when Microsoldering as I'm afraid to cause damage. Did you think the same when you were learning Microsoldering. I'm using just the usual AliExpress equipment and guess they aren't as powerful as branded stuff so I should just dial to max and go for it harder with heat.
1:30 What is that noise we hear when your moving the iron off camera. Is it a tip cleaner?
Hi erkin,
Good work as always - Amarbir
Thank you! Cheers! I miss your videos dude. Stay well Amarbir
Great work 👌
Great information
Thank you
Greetings from north Africa (Algeria)
I see you like your JBC equipment too ... The justable tweezers I really don't care for The adjustment does not stay in line ... You must got the new jbc tip cleaner Kind of sounds weird lol
Great work!
I thought of coming to do a training at your place lol
Thank you for sharing.
Interesting to watch. But are you not reversing that little capacitor C54 when you flip the board around to swap back and forth?
Caps are not directional
@@hddrecoveryservices Thats interesting; all caps I’ve worked with have polarity marking on them.
Plz make a video on removing write protection on very good read only cards
nice job! congratulations!
Thanks!
19:20 couldn't you at this point return the now functioning unit back to the customer like it is or did they ask specifically for a copy on some other medium?
you never know how reliable it is on a repaired device
You always have to make a clone. What if client gets it and it does not work for them? What if UPS loses the package? Having a clone on our hands resolves these issues. Besides this client is from Germany. Shipping is over 100$ alone. Digital image delivery vip cloud is free
Hi, can you help me out? I used my pendrive for dual boot and when I tried to convert it back to FAT32, it ended up being in RAW format. Now, I am unable to convert it back to FAT32 and it cannot be detected by Windows. However, Linux can detect it, but I can't store anything in it.
What's the best place to go for schematics?
14:06 @hddrecoveryservices Hi, I wanted to ask you from some videos what solder paste you use, in the info I saw the product MG Chemical 4860P 63Sn/37Pb but from the video it looks like you use another product. I'm asking you this question because I'm trying to do a reballing of DDR3 RAMs for training, with the same solder paste listed in the info but, once I clean with the desoldering braid the surface, place the stencil and apply the solder paste to it, when I use the hot air gun, the balls that form on the pads, are too low and some don't form (before applying the solder paste I apply a very thin layer of MG Chemicals 8341 flux on the chip).
Solder paste contains flux, you don’t need to pre apply flux. That thin layer of flux might be getting squeezed up the holes when the stencil is pressed down, partially filling them. So less paste ends up going in to fill the holes
@@coctailrob I will try without
With that amount ouf damage I wonder, why did you swap missing components first instead of the chips?
The board had a significant amount of visible damage.
I wanted to see if the unit would start. Why start by doing more work. Maybe the initial issue was due to missing components. Yes, the board was bent but how would you know if it broke enough to not work. As you could see, the device goes to safemode like it should, it even sees both NANDs connected and all 4 banks show ID. After all it was only 5-6 small caps to move.
I was thinking the same. 6:19 If the board is bent to that extent (the bend radius, not the angle), then glass fibers are snapped, and copper probably too. If not that, some balls of the RAM chip.
@@hddrecoveryservices gotcha.
I'm actually surprised the board responded at all. ;P
Hey iv got a question about a thumb drive I have a I think it's a 2tb but I'm not getting anything from it what can I do to see if it's even getting power
I didn't notice an anti-static wrist strap so I assume you have an earthed ankle strap instead.
I don't use it. Not really a huge believer in ESD.
@@hddrecoveryservices Fair enough, I just know that in my job involving military electronics it is a big thing, especially with CMOS devices.
How and where do i get an m.2 donor pcb device to swap nand chips on to similar to what is done in this video?
Something that I don't quite understand, why did you take components off of the donor board to put on the broken SSD? Not only were components missing, but the board appeared physically bent as well. I thought surely you would have just migrated the data chips to the donor board in the first place. Can you please explain?
Because some times you are lucky and it's only the missing components that stops it from working. Start with the easiest fix!
I get BGAs are more difficult to move, but it seems simpler just to move the chips to the unbent board rather than trying to solve issues with a bent board with components removed. I would have opted to move the data chips over first, and then, if it didn't work, try to fix that bent board. It is far more likely that the donor board would be more functional than the damaged one. Even if you did have to replace the controller chip with it, I still think it would have been worth it to do that first.
@@davidwilkerson1904 It was just a matter of few minutes to check if those few discrete components would solve something or not while working on BGA could take half hour and more. Maybe the author had many cases in his career where soldering missing components did the job.
Install antiglair light it's help more..
I got one on the way www.ebay.com/itm/122241016303?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=hjYzABrfQdi&sssrc=2047675&ssuid=kCZC4CdpQdG&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY
Insane recovery . what do you use for clean tips iron
YES...Good...
Nice work. I like your videos.
Excellent
Bravo bravo bravo
hi first video i see on ssd hardware repair can you explain i got a ssd if i copy files it stop it a brand new ssd
Good content
Nice job 👍👍😃😃
Thank you! Cheers!
Am I hearing you use a tip cleaner?
Yes, JBC Junior
👍
Sakti!
Hello Erkin Grigoriev.
Please this comment is important! Many thanks in advance.
My microSD stopped working out of the blue while being inserted.
I am based in Africa and it would be exceeding my budget to send it to Canada for data recovery. So I am opting for ht eDIY route since I’m a DIYer.
I have few questions related to your previous video on microSD data recovery;
Here is its link: th-cam.com/video/jjB6wliyE_Y/w-d-xo.html
First question; what is the name of the Adapter you soldered the microSD onto? And how to find it online? What is its price range? I have looked online but only found the most expensive adapters! Which exceed my budget. I am talking here specifically about the adapter you used in that video tutorial;
Second question; is regarding the software you used (The NAND Reconstructor); Is it from the Rusolut company? And is it doing its work automatically as soon as we plug the adapter with soldered-in microSD into the computer? Or do we have to make manual adjustments during the process?
Finally, the sand paper you used is it 800 grit? And did use water on the card while sanding or alcohol?
Many thanks Erkin for your videos and the quality you offer, well done!
donor is a bad word to use, sounds disgusting. eww
Well, this is like surgical operation so makes sense.
Also "body" for the dead board.
Please, @hddrecoveryservices I have an old ide hard drive that I need to get some files out of, please recommend some IDE for a USB connector. I'm from India