Sadly we were only able to get a partial raw recovery in this case which is typical, but usually we're able to get a better recovery by modifying block numbers however the block number markers made no sense, only high…
We have a high resolution X-Ray machine now for identifying internal faults inside IC's. For example this Lexar Monolithic Flash Drive (FC1178 Based) had a short at the controller preventing us from reading the flash memory chip using standard pin-out…
Today we got a SanDisk SDCZ450-128GB-A46 USB Type-C Flash Drive in for data recovery. The owner had accidentally broken the connector off. The USB-C connector was surface mounted to a monolithic chip which was ripped off. Luckily we were able…
Often, we have to reball LGA-152 NAND chips to swap them from one PCB to another. For example, from a bad circuit board to a donor circuit board. This is an example reballing a Micron NW657 NAND Chip with 0.40mm…
While sniffing traffic on a Hynix NAND chip (H27Q1T08EM6R ID: ad 3c 19 a3) we found a hidden command to change the read mode from NON-DDR to DDR which effectively doubles the read throughput of the chip. Cmd 0xEF Addr…
Ever wondered what goes into solving a monolithic data recovery case? Here is a brief explanation of what we do to recover data from monolithic flash drives.
If your SD card is no longer functional you need to send it to a data recovery company. Here are some common faults to look at before trying to fix or repair your damaged SD card. With the exception of…
If your flash drive is no longer functional you need to send it to a data recovery company. Here are some common diagnostic tips for SanDisk Cruzer failures including broken connectors, damaged components, and firmware corruption. SanDisk flash drives are…
Many older SanDisk flash drives have two common faults that account for 90% of failures (aside from broken connectors / PCB damage) including the dreaded “endless blinking light” fault. The 20-99-00092-2 & 20-99-00121-1 controller PCB’s are interchangeable however there are…