Data recovery on dead micro SD card
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- Data recovery on dead micro SD card
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Micro SD memory cards, just like any other type memory cards, fail all the time. In our case we have a 32GB Sandisk micro SD card that is no longer recognized by any type of device. If your card stopped working, first thing you might want to try is to download a demo version of R-Studio:
PC: www.r-studio.com/downloads/SES...
Mac: www.r-tt.com/?JGKHD000
This software will be able quickly determine if the problem is related to corrupt file system. However, it will not be able to help if the problem is more serious like failed controller or degraded memory component.
For these serious problems there is only one way to gain access to the data, and that is by direct tapping into the NAND chip inside. This data recovery procedure allows us to bypass everything else that is embedded inside of the micro SD memory card and go directly to the source of the memory. But first the circuitry needs to be exposed. For that we use 800 grit sandpaper and water. By slowly and carefully removing the acrylic mask on the back of card we get access to the test points necessary for communication and extraction of data from the NAND component.
Once the soldering part of the procedure is done, we move onto the next step, which is data extraction by selecting an appropriate configuration.
This micro SD card’s file system was badly damaged, but we managed to successfully recover photos that the client wanted. This procedure is a lot more time consuming than a regular SD card, which usually has removable memory. Besides soldering work, this procedure also requires a pinout schematic for the test points as they are not standard. Many different manufacturers and even model might have completely different layouts for the design, and that makes it very difficult simply because pinouts are proprietary. Manufacturing companies do not release these pinouts to data recovery companies.
If you lost your data on micro SD card, and it is important enough to get expert help feel free to contact us here: www.hddrecovery.ca/contact-us/
or call: 1.855.366.4232
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Erkin is amazing. He is saving you lots of money by telling everyone to use R-studio or any other data recovery software if your computer can detect the micro SD card. I followed his advice and used the software since my laptop was able to show the micro SD card when mounted and it recovered everything in about 30 minutes. All my precious memories in my photos are safe and I am making backups and buying cloud storage for extra insurance.
That's amazing!
@@hddrecoveryservices If the software wasn't able to recover my precious photos and memories from my micro SD card, I would definitely have dropped it off for your soldering skills to recover it haha.
They did surgery on a micro SD card...
more like an autopsy
In Soviet Russia, the SDcard does a surgery on you. xD
Hahahahahaah..
🤣🤣🤣
For those asking, the device he's using is just a nand flash reader/programmer with a usb interface. They are typically marketed with sockets for flash ICs to be directly plugged into, but if you dig around the interwebs enough it is possible to find one like his with the individual signals exposed, or you can buy one of the socket ones and remove the sockets. It acts as the controller, exposing CE, RB, RE, CLE, ALE, WP, WE, and 8-bit parallel data pins to be connected to the flash memory chip of your choosing.
Basically it's a usb flash drive minus the memory chip itself.
very accurate. Basically it is a c controller simulator
The interesting thing I'd like to see is the wiring diagram between the storage device and the NAND. How do you know what to solder to what? That is what interests me!
You sir have just confused me for eternity
where can i buy one? share a link ?
@@starhopper457 Me too, so I googled and most repair companies ask you to register (and pay) for access to the pinouts. apperently the pinout differ from board to board and thes repair compaies took all the time and research to X-ray and test to verify the pinout. maybe someone leaked it or somewhere on Baidu... but there are so many diferent pcb's (its basicly a tiny pcb), your change on finding your exact model leaked I gues is small. maybe you can buy it, but a guy like @HDD Recovery Services could afford a memberhip to get direct access to these type of schematic pinouts with knowing their monthly or yearly subscribtion to pay itself back by repairing enough items.
"Microsd pinout" did show some... My gues also is, you could risk using a voltmeter in diode mode and knowing some basic electronics to figure out the data lines and controll lines. But I have no idea how to determine wich data line is 0 and up. maybe using a logic analyzer aswell... (I used this method on a unmarket eeprom, did figure it out, but it has a "common" layout once you find some defaults) Microsd is another story tho. This level requires a shop like HDD recovery or alott of experience by oneself first.
Man, you solder super good. Soldering is an art and you paint solder like Da Vinci paints pictures. I've been doing micro soldering work for 35 years and I can tell you there is a small percentage of people in the world who can solder at this level. Bravo!
wow man! THANK YOU!!! It really means a lot to hear it from someone who been doing this for as long as you have.
Wholy... Soldering under microscope with such precision.
this is some insane skills
thanks
dude really soldering that precise without making bridge needs really awesome skills
Steady hands that is!
Exactly..
Алек Георгиев да не только в флюсе дело, но и паяльнике и зависит ещё от прямоты рук
This is seriously great advertising, nerd porn & great beats.
great work and all the best with the business buddy!
thank you :)
I was Impressed with your work!! Great Video!!!
You Mr. Narrator are a microelectronic reconstructive surgeon. Well presented and thank you.
Thanks :)
Wow. I was in the computer repair industry for about 15 years and considered my skills to be fairly high, but this makes me feel like a total novice. Very impressive. I'm glad to know this type of procedure is even possible, and I'll be sure to recommend you if the need arises.
Alex Rowland thank you
I would like to say genius.
high level of soldering skills, know how to read circuits, really amazing.
thank you Abdullah
Great information, cant believe you give away this knowledge for free! great respect
Ive only recentlly subscribed but have been watching all your videos very intentlly and have used some of what ive learned to successfully recover data off a few hhds and an old usb pen drive. this may seem mundane and boring to others but i find it fascinating. Thanx for all the great instructionals and ill be watching for more
What
Cool video, but I would rather watch 20 minutes of soldering and you explaining where you were soldering :|
if he explained everything then what is the probability that you won't open a shop and be his competitor??? or do it yourself at home ?...thats y he didnt explain everything
@@Psyden5757 chill!!! That's just a fact..... And not shutty business mind. It's not a channel like iFixit where their motive is to teach. It's a channel where mr.erkin wants to share his work....so I think you can understand 😁
@@Psyden5757 not a problem
@@Psyden5757 truly he is selling his services and he has right to do it . Zyan carl explained correctly
@@santhosh3374 That's a shitty attitude. Knowledge should be shared.
This is freaking ART!!!!
What simple solution for such a complex problem...damn! Thanks stranger.
It really worked for me after I look and try some tutorials, yours is the one that worked. Owe you a lot.
THANK YOU FOR THE HELP MAN. YOU HAVE SOME STEADY HANDS THERE. I USED TO BE STEADY LIKE THAT, BUT IM 73 YEARS OLD NOW AND WAS A PRISONER OF WAR FOR 13 YEARS IN SOLITARY CONFINEMENT BEING BEATEN AND TORTURED EVERYDAY. I MUST DESIGN TOOLS TO HELP ME HOLD TOOLS TO KEEP THEM STEADY.
Look u have no idea how amazing teacher you are. Please please make a complete tutorial course on data recovery
. Ur the best
Beautiful work, very inspiring!
This is wonderful work.Great! :-)
thanks
so it wasn't a clickbait... disappointed.
are you serious???
Nigga stfu your a barcode
Esto es una locura! Realmente admirable el trabajo de medico cirujano que haz ejercido.
Incredible.... Thanks for showing us how it's done and what's inside the card.
thanks for the guide it worked
my god, you actually did this.
Jeremy Parsons With a little time and the right tools it wouldn't be excessively difficult. As you saw, once you know what to do the soldering would probably be the most difficult part.
ＣＡＬＥＢ５６１７ you need really steady hand,otherwise this would be very tiresome and stressful.
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God of recovery, can you recover my ex's dead heart?
LOL, nice one
I am really stoked to see jokes pop up in comments :)
Dedi Rosandi might be he can recover :D
Only if you can find that rare flux that allows you to solder her broken pieces back together!!
carnt recover what dident exist to start with
Amazing dude! Thanks for the video. You´re the man! Good job!
Great therapy !! Keep em coming.
Brit in Malaysia.
Have you ever considered becoming a neurosurgeon?
Doing that on an atom.
That requires a lot of skill and patience
Good result , but I didn't understand what you did exactly after decaping the SD card. Did you byoassed the external SPI interface and directly connect to the physical flash? which protocole you used to communicate directly with the internal flash memory?
Very Confident and Professional Work. Lots of Appriciations... Good Going. From India..💐
thank you Sachin
This is amazing to watch, loved the video.
Thank you so much
Hi.How were you able to determine which unmarked pad corresponded to which pin on the controller? Is there a standard convention SD cards follow, known impedance values, etc?
Also, is the gel that you applied before soldering flux? From my limited knowledge, I know flux is liquid so I'm not sure...
In any case, you just got yourself a new subscriber.
Curious as well
10:24 "good, half, small good, small half" Gotta love some chinglish. Hahahahah!
I do similar, when you need multiple versions of the same file, e.g. for websites where you may have a full image and a thumbnail.
Very nice, it's good to see data recovery like that.
Do you have online courses too?
Well done video! I have no defect sd cards but a usb stick that none of my hardware can detect. I´ll have a closer look to your video showing how to handle dead usb drives.
DUDE, That's awesome!
thanks
Первые несколько слов - сразу услышал знакомый акцент)
Я тоже сразу услышал и полез смотреть, прав ли я. Подтверждений не нашёл, но расслышать это невозможно :) П.С. Шпрехает он конечно зачётно.
еще бы он пред этим тестом показал что карта не рабочая и по усб не определяется.
Cara, eu não falo russo, mas o assunto de vocês está muito divertido!
Он жил у нас более 15 лет
я плохо понимаю английский и то тема родная что понял каждое слово.
Your efforts are so worthy and meaningful
WTF! Extremely specialized service. Excellent JOB!
thank you man!
If I was doing this for a living, I would probably have some type of chemical solution to dissolve the black plastic casing of the SD card to expose the copper circuitry on the back. I would then have some kind of solderless contact-based device that the card would slide into, or placed onto the card, in order to make the proper contacts to the circuitry of the SD card. This would eliminate all risk of physically damaging the card from sanding or soldering.
twistdshade that is a great plan, we are working on adapters for them right now actually. I don't want to mess with chemicals to be honest. Laser is another way to remove the acrylic but in all the time I spent doing this I have never damaged anything with sandpaper. But push to connect adapter would definitely be great!
dissolving the back with chemicals would take less man-hours than carefully sanding it down. It wouldn't take much of the chemical either since the micro SD cards are so small. Anyways the reduced man hours would mean you could charge less money for the service too.
I'm not really looking to recover any data. The video just came up, and it was pretty interesting. Really great idea for promoting your business. Thanks for posting this, and thanks for the reply.
these chemicals would also be very toxic, and hard to filter fumes that they create. That would be my main concern. Laser would be best option to cut time, and minimize risk, and not create health hazards.
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looks like a really painful way to get a tattoo.
about to do another 32GB unit today
can you leave a link for what those round pads mean? and a schematic of that adapter please..Thank you,Great job.
David Coptil I'm pretty sure those round pads are the actual memory cells
Ilannguaq Kivioq No. They are copper contacts. the memory is further inside the plastic.
why would you think those pads are the memory cells....
memory cells? you have no ideia what your're talking about..
Do you have any tips/advice if there is a short on the reader pads? The one I'm working on seems to have a small nick in one of the readers and does get very warm quickly. It's a sandisk 64gb cruzer blade. Is there a way to fix the short and negate having to extract data this way? It's one of the modern sandisks memory sticks with no board or parts just the flash style memory. Thanks.
Hah, I've managed to get a 64gb micro SD card working again today by sanding it down, I only had 400 wetndry paper, but I went really carefully under the microscope, then I noticed some copper traces had black spots on them, and one even didn't measure any continuity. Then I stripped an old headphone wire, which has those super thin enamel copper strands and soldered it in place with some flux and it brought the card back to life! I quickly made an image and copied it on to a new card off course. Thanks for the insightful video!
Amazing bro
Next week looks like a Sandisk land form me
HDD Recovery Services Where are you from bro? I may need some help in some future.
My sandisk & hp simulatenously failed today. I am semi-devastated. Which brand sd is most reliable?
Samsung "Pro" series.
@@Naxxx.110 SanDisk is widely considered to be the to-go for professional photographers. Make sure you get a real SanDisk from a reputable vendor and not a cheap knock-off.
@@zapador no its original man. Serial number matches as told by hot line, but out of warranty
1:17 you need professional help 😂
:) its true doe
Very impressive indeed.
There are so many different reasons for loss of data, especially photos.
Most of us use our phones for photography these days and if you've lost your encryption key then nothing can be done. All is lost.
If micro sd card is broken into two pieces, is there a way to recover data from it?
@@TarunSingh-jm8wy That is not my problem. I mentioned a lost encryption key.
If you end up doing these regularly, try putting the sandpaper on something flat like a glass panel, and then place something to serve as a backboard so you don't sand off the exposed contacts, then run back and forth to evenly remove the screen from the bottom without as much risk to the edges.
Great job! But I hope I'll never need a service like this ;)
i understand the controller on this sd was broken... where did you get the pinout of the PCB from? is it a standard pinout they all use?
it is the standard pinout for Sandisk 8bit layout.
@@hddrecoveryservices can you give some info about the board you used to sold the sd card? please?
Very good your videos man, greatings from guadalajara México.
That's super impressive. Great job.
thanks Kevin
Soldering is virtually impossible. This guy is skilled.
thanks, but with good soldering tools and good microscope it is more than possible, specially on pads this big
HDD Recovery Services I once spent hours and hours attempting to solder a USB broadband dongle. I couldn't get a single connection to stick to the board. The solder just kept wobbling off. I eventually killed the whole thing by burning it. Guess it takes practice!!
I've been soldering for a while, but yeah practice is probably the main key, but only paired with good tools. I worked with shitty tools, and trust me you get what you pay for with soldering equipment. That being said Hakko equipment is not even that expensive to be honest
HDD Recovery Services Yea I was using a £9.99 Soldering iron. That probably explains it!!
+craigyb check23 Possibly, but solder not sticking at all sounds more like flux issue.
Great job on the recovery
wow that's some terrible music
Erkin, what do you use more frequently on flash? FE, VNR or PC3K?
Really helpful videos for repair mostly for the biginers tech.
I never knew there was such a thing as a soldering ninja. Now I know better 🤠✊
haha
Mad soldering skills! What soldering iron and tip did you use?
its a Hakko FM-2022 iron, comes as one with a dip, great stuff for micro work
Search for that model results in tweezers, not iron tip.
www.hakko.com/english/products/hakko_fm2022.html
Really, the pinout is the biggest problem. Thanks for the video. Good job.
you are awsome,, world need guy like you,, hope u got the best
5:48 you are a god
Bc it still worked after that large blob. Seriously, that thing should've melted. Did you use 100% lead solder?
with good flux and good solder, it is easy to clean up the blobs like this. I use this flux amzn.to/2mXJd1b and 60/40 solder by same guys who make it here in Ontario amzn.to/2mtyC0a
so basically you're soldering new memory controller ? right ?
Trollers gonna troll Yes, he is.
Great job, thanks for the example.
Fantastic, informative video as always!
beautiful work !!! but why dont you design a simple standard micro sd card reader and save the soldering time and stress ?
How do you suppose that would work? Its not possible to use the standard uSD contacts to read the contents on the NAND-memory if the controller or something else is broken.
Alcoholics do not try this
Because. You will probally get sued depending on who your dealing with.
shaky shaky shaky, I need a shot.
They don't, Alli? How do ya figure ya know that?
Hey, Alternative, I have two questions:
1. Which one of their possessions were you referring to as dealing with? Depending on who your _what_ is dealing with?
2. Just because, period? Because what? Oh, just clarify for me to help me understand you better: Did you mean to use a comma instead of a period there?
That's great! It may be necessary sometimes, but it seemed impossible.
Amazing. Thank you for sharing. I did not know that could even be done. When it comes to storage what is your best advice, HDD, DVD, or USB? What is the most reliable?
Irfanview is a really good photo viewer. However, I never was a fan of that default, "squashed cat" (Or, is it a raccoon wearing a mask?) icon.
Gordon302 my school has it installed by default, so that piece of roadkill is always an unpleasant sight.
i actualy like it :) and as stated in the FAQ : A: This is a red CAT, a road cat. Note, I like cats, but this is a joke ;-)
yeah, I never got the point of that icon either
I've got a card from about 8 years ago with a video I really want back but every data recovery tool failed so will give this a try, but my hands have the finesse of a potato so I'll have to cut back on the coffee before doing any fine soldering.
Very useful tips. I will certainly try this next time I have to solder.
mstrfool I have no way to copy your text so replying to come back to it later... good info!
GREAT VIDEO.... I learned a couple of things for checking sd or micro sd cards for controller working vs not working (shorted out, VERY VERY VERY helpful)
just wondering about a couple of things, 1:are you an independant lab or do you work for a company? 2: how much do you have invested in just the lab equip, say microscope and soldering irons, and what is a good flux and where can I buy it? for starters.. I have been an IT Professional for 23 yrs and done my share of electronic repairs on a wide variety of devices to include tv's, laptops, computers and printers just to name a few.. but mostly in the IT Field, systems administration, email admin, and help desk for a LOOOONG time..
THANKS again for great video.. did sub.. fyi
Thank you so much this helped a lot!!!! You saved my life
my sdcard over heats if I insert it to anywhere...whats the problem?
The sd card lol
Your sd card has short circuit inside
Great video! Very informative. But don't ever again play that music while soldering... :)
casey neistat vibes,right ?
Stéphane Edwardson fkn shity music
Cool music
Yours is art!! For those without that talent, is there an easier way to fix this? Six years have passed, a device capable of reading damaged micro sds will have come out.
There are quick connection adapters now that save time on soldering, yet the recovery process from the NAND is still a complex procedure which can't be done without very expensive tools in addition. NAND recovery can't get easier, only more complex. Devices are not getting easier to work on.
@@hddrecoveryservices I always follow you with admiration. I have seen adapters but you always need experience and skill. I don't have either of them. Now I have a micro sd that doesn't love me and has abandoned me.
When you do the soldering, It looks like the face of Arnold in Terminator.
Ugh, that music was unbearable torture.
I for one actually enjoyed the music, and am glad a link was provided in the description.
Pixel Schnitzel I liked it
that tshirt looks like something you got free in a case of beer
darcsystems haha, that is exactly where I got it from. Moosehead ;)
;) I have the same one. Love me some moosehead. :D
How much would such a recovery cost the customer ? ... I got a broken microsd with my engagement video on it, so sad that I lost it...... amazing work, love it !
Of the microSD card is physically broken chances are no money in the world will get the data back
@@hddrecoveryservices it's not physically broken, sorry wrong term used... no drive shown with usb reader on pc, I'll try the tool you nentioned, but wondering what can be done for how much if that does not show the data as well ... thanks for your reply
This is beautiful.
interesting video, spoiled by an amazingly bad choice of background noise
the music?
yes haha
cafeespresso99 what the hell are you talking about? is perfect for those kind of videos. what would you prefer? destiny's child or i dont know , the titanic song theme? :))
+HDD: Yes, the music
I actually felt the same way. Once the music began, it was so annoying that I had to shut it off.
10/10 shakiest camera ever, but you did a good job with the MicroSD.
You should consider actually explaining the entire process of recovering the data instead of glossing over the process. Your not going to lose business by showing people this, in fact it will just put emphasis on how going to you is the better option because people are lazy and would rather someone knowledgeable do it for them.
Wow 😮 ! This video was so deep. You are amazingly talented 👍🏾💪🏾🙏🏾🙌🏾❤💯. I'm gonna call you Doctor Tech from now on. You are awesome with technology 💯
Thank you. happy new year!
HDD Recovery Services Thank you ❤💯 and Happy New Year in advance to you and your family also hun 😊🙏🏾👍🏾
02:18 Hello! Which 3M tape was that exactly? I need same, but i don't know which type is (and 3M has ALOT versions of doubleside tapes)
I stopped looking becourse of the very annoing not necessary background noise.
I don't understand why poeple do this.
This great I know to sand the card ,but no explanation as to what I am soldering!
you would need to know the pinout for the soldering (which contacts go where), but we do not reveal them unfortunately
Fair enough, still a great video :)
www.interfacebus.com/MicroSD_Card_Pinout.html
www.hobbytronics.co.uk/pinout-microsd
This is probably it. Easy search.
no.
Thax for explain every Spot of soldering...so many are expert just from now
but even if every pad is explained, how would that be used by most who watched this video?
So informative, thanks a lot!
how can you do that , very nice skill
Thanks a lot!
What's the cost for this type of recovery?
Chawanni
too much
a new sd card, table, house(maybe) and a lot in fire damages
creepy fucker
3 sheckles
You are a God with that soldering iron. Like Video's, Thanks a lot.
VERY nice job, dude...! thanks.
hmm... without PINOUT and tools used this turns to be just an ad for his business, not more.
I hate ads :(
That is correct sir! ;D
need to look up the "monolith" or "chip-off" data recovery, you'd have to have data sheets on the pin-outs for various cards as i'm sure they change with each variation and manufacturer, though you should be able to find all that on google or through the manufacturers websites. if it was put into digital format and is on a computer hooked to the internet... it can be found...
the music makes my brain hurt! is so badddd!
Fernando Rizo check out this video. czcams.com/video/EvobT4RKA2Y/video.html
My hat off for the soldering technique. I wish I had ever been that good. However have you considered just making a mask with perhaps silver contacts that you can just press or lightly clamp over the spots you are soldering the wires to? It only needs to work for the time it takes to recover the data. Seems a lot less risky that soldering. Perhaps solder tiny silver disks on wires, position them over the same spots you soldered too, and then clamp it.
Just an idea.
My hands started shaking just watching this. Sweating copper pipe. YES. This? Not in a million years.
MAN... you are "manusia setengah dewa" haha.. very good job.. keep it up :D
God awful music, too loud and sounds like a broken record.
Hip Hop
wow you're garbage
@@tacoengineer6660 Fuck off kiddo.
pfft millennials who like trashy trap musics, this music is better
@@jm036 Calm down. No need to act like a 8 year old who likes to cuss at others over music on a CZcams video
dooshy music but serious skills
Nice work! I would like to know where did you buy that red jumper wire? Or what's it called?
Very Informative video.
Thanks