Re: Recovering Data from Flash Disk

Take a soldering iorn and unsolder the flash on both units, then solder the
flash chip you want to recover onto the new flash drive's board.

In short I highly doubt you have the soldering skills needed to do this. You
could learn, but it would still be very tricky.


<avri.schneider@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:1162543545.945798.73190@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
That's exactly what I want to do - how do I do that?

Thanks,
Avri

**THE-RFI-EMI-GUY** wrote:
Why don't you find an exact replacement flash drive and solder the flash
chip onto the good board?

avri.schneider@xxxxxxxxx wrote:

These tools will only work if the device is recognized by the PC - I
believe the USB controller chip is burnt, so you can't really use any
software tools.

I hope it is only the controller chip (or any other component) that is
burnt, and not the flash chip itself.

Thanks for the reply though... :-)

Regards,
Avri
quietguy wrote:


You don't think trying to recover the data with some of the Flash Drive
repair tools is worthwhile? Or perhaps you have tried that already

David - who fixed his flash drive with those free tools

avri.schneider@xxxxxxxxx wrote:



Hello,

A friend of mine has given me his USB flash disk, containing some
important documents he would like to recover. The flash disk was not
being recognized on insert.

I took out the cover and there are marks of something that appears
burnt on a chip made by Chipsbank - it is the controller chip.

I would like to know if a darker color on the dot in the bottom corner
of the chip (the orientation marking) - is indicative of a burnt chip.

The model of the controller chip is CBM1180 and it's serial is
B32095-2.

What steps should I make in order to verify that the chip is indeed
burnt?

Is there a tool I can use in order to remove the flash memory from the
damaged USB device, and from a working one, then replace the flash from
the non working USB device on the working USB controller?

How should I verify the capacity of the flash? It has 48 pins and there
is a marking on it saying
"MR-FLASH
A0542HS28SI"

Would it make a difference if I solder it to a controller board
designed for a chip with a different capacity?

Your help is greatly appreciated.

With Kind Regards,
Avri Schneider






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"The RFI-EMI-GUY"©

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For if it prosper, none dare call it treason."

"Follow The Money" ;-P



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Why don't you find an exact replacement flash drive and solder the
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<pre wrap="">These tools will only work if the device is recognized by
the PC - I
believe the USB controller chip is burnt, so you can't really use any
software tools.

I hope it is only the controller chip (or any other component) that is
burnt, and not the flash chip itself.

Thanks for the reply though... :-)

Regards,
Avri
quietguy wrote:
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<pre wrap="">You don't think trying to recover the data with some of
the Flash Drive
repair tools is worthwhile? Or perhaps you have tried that already

David - who fixed his flash drive with those free tools

<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="mailto:avri.schneider@xxxxxxxxx";>avri.schneider@xxxxxxxxx</a> wrote:

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<pre wrap="">Hello,

A friend of mine has given me his USB flash disk, containing some
important documents he would like to recover. The flash disk was not
being recognized on insert.

I took out the cover and there are marks of something that appears
burnt on a chip made by Chipsbank - it is the controller chip.

I would like to know if a darker color on the dot in the bottom corner
of the chip (the orientation marking) - is indicative of a burnt chip.

The model of the controller chip is CBM1180 and it's serial is
B32095-2.

What steps should I make in order to verify that the chip is indeed
burnt?

Is there a tool I can use in order to remove the flash memory from the
damaged USB device, and from a working one, then replace the flash from
the non working USB device on the working USB controller?

How should I verify the capacity of the flash? It has 48 pins and there
is a marking on it saying
"MR-FLASH
A0542HS28SI"

Would it make a difference if I solder it to a controller board
designed for a chip with a different capacity?

Your help is greatly appreciated.

With Kind Regards,
Avri Schneider
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