Thank you very much! Explaining what you're doing (like checking with multimeter if components are shortened) was so helpful to understand the whole process. I finished tech school, but sadly I was prepared only for installing stuff that is ready to install, not to reparing the electronics and thanks to people like you I can experiment with fixing things electronics that others consider as trash
Hi Nanof, Thank you. I wish that you have them all too. You're right, playing and experimenting with electronics stuff is a fun way to go through the day.
The moonins seem to be on the rise, why is that? Also, you can get a seek thermal cam pretty cheap, a solder iron fairly cheap and a microscope cheap. Won't be as good as his but it would still do the job.
@@drummerdoingstuff5020 The thermal cam that I have is a bit pricey. There are other cheaper alternative but the thermal resolution and sensitivity isn't as good though.
Great job with excellent technical prowess. Thanks for the video recording to share such great knowledge and skills. I however, observed that you isolated a damaged capacitor, but you didn't record or show that you replaced the capacitor. My question is: do you need to replace all removed electronic components from a logic board?
Hi, thank you for the compliment. I did not have to replace the 2 caps that I removed because they were just filter caps. After recovering the important data from the ssd, i never used it for OS anymore. But I still use it for holding temporary files when I'm copying from one place to another.
I cannot understand where 307 dislikes are coming from this video is very informative and enriching! Thank you sir for sharing your professional knowledge with us. God bless you!
very nice, what thermal camera has been used in this video ? I have the same SSD disk and it does not appear in win manager or in the BIOS so I assume there may be some similar burn outs and I would like to fix it just to get out the data from this SSD. Thanks in advance!
Galing mo po sir. ganito lang if may problema ang ssd at hnd bibili agad ng bago pra hnd masayang kung may files na naka save, Thanks sir good job po 🙌🏻
Great video, but I want to know: How do you distinguish between a surface mount capacitor and another component like a diode or resistor on the SSD board? Before throwing out my SSD I might try this to recover the data on it.
Hi, thank you. SMD capacitors are easily distinguishable because their body in between two connectors is white or yellowish and looks plasticky. It usually doesn't have a number written on the body. Resistors are mostly black in color and has a number written on the body. Most of the diode can be identified by its connectors which are smaller than its body. Sometimes, coils can look like a capacitor and the most prominent difference between a capacitor and a coil is that the coil tend to have rough connectors.
Brilliant video, question you removed 2 capacitor, video doesnt show it being replaced, so was it replaced? or did this work without having to replace them?
@@E1qsaeo this is a common way of fixing logic boards, surprising but often these capacitors are either redundant, or not vital for the board to function. I would not trust my files with it though
hello, do you need to replace those capacitor or you just leave the pads stack empty? if you replace them how can you tell the value of the capacitor if they are shorted to replace them (if you don't have another same ssd on hand or the schematic of the ssd)? thank you for your video and nicely done!
Thank you for the helpful video! I have a question though, when the shortened component is removed, does that mean that some of the data from the SSD is gone.. I have the same issue, my computer doesn’t see the SSD and I really don’t want to lose all my data.. is t possible to save most of it?
Hi, your data is held in the NAND chip so removing faulty capacitors isn't going to affect your data. But if some chips are faulty or the NAND itself, then your data may be lost.
At that time, I don't have a replacement capacitor. If they are just filter caps, it's ok to remove the faulty ones, copy the data and then never use the ssd again.
Hi Reynaxis, I had a broken SSD in my laptop (water damage) so i bought a new one. When i just got the new one and i put it in it worked. But just now when i had installed a windows copy on a USB it said with the flash codes of the on and of button that the SSD is broken again. I handled it very carefully so i dont think i broke it. Do u have any idea what i can do?
Hi, I did not replace the caps. This was only good until we copy the data from it. However, up to now since the time I repaired it, it is still working.
Once prying it open to get the pc board out and finding what’s overheating, do you think using freeze spray in the components would work to copy the files off of it one last time? I’m having trouble understanding how it still works by taking caps out breaking the circuit unless they’re going to ground only.
Freeze spray will work the same like the thermal cam. The heated component will just evaporate the freeze spray thereby revealing which component is shorted. I'm not sure if it can help with letting you copy the data for one last time.
@@HDHD-yv9np Hi. If you have a replacement capacitor, I suggest that you replace it. But no, it did not break the circuit and the ssd drive works well.
I am a bit confused. So you removed the faulty capacitors without replacing them with new ones and it worked?? Or was replacement part of the vidoe cut off??
Much thanks, I find your videos informative in a way even a newbie can understand all you saying. Also I got a problem on a board that I'd like to show you and get your opinion on it. How can I contact you? Thanks,
Hi there, if we decide to replace the capacitor, what things we need to concern to? can we replace the capacitors only based on the same size? Ur answer will be much helpfully for me, thank you
well played interesting video, I have the same problem almost the same SanDisk SSD I tested the capacitors and they are all good however I noticed UART or I2C ports on the pcb is there a thing that the can we do with that?
Hi, excellent video ! One of my relatives has a SSD having same symptoms. Any recommendations for cheap but ok pcb thermal cam, microscope and logic board holder?
Thank you. There is a cheaper version from Flir for thermal cam but I won't recommend buying it due to its low resolution. If you can get the Seek Thermal Pro, please get it, it's worth the price.
@@d4m000n No worries. I like the Relife trinocular microscope. I have one that I use for repairing watches. For soldering station, I use the Yihua 952D+ which is not that expensive but gets the job done.
I had a bad SATA cable (maybe shortcut), so my SSD died... So I replaced the SATA cable, but my Macbook can not find the SSD. You think, in my case the same procedure like in this video will work?
This is pretty useful. Will having the capacitors off the board cause problems? If so how do you determine the value and where can you get some more other than another SSD of the same type? Thanks for sharing. Best Wishes & Blessings. Keith Noneya
Hi, removing it does not cause a problem as it may be a filter cap. However, it is only good for recovering the files and after that, I don't recommend to use the SSD again.
@@ReynaxisSolutions Thanks for the reply, I've been doing electronics for over 42 years but the PC side of it is still kind of new to me, I rarely get involved on the repairing portion. My son has a 1TB SanDisk that died so I was curious about that. Thanks again. Best Wishes & Blessings. Keith Noneya
I saw you remove the capacitors but did not see you replace them. If you did replace them, where do you purchase them? Thanks for the video. I have 2 nvme drives I'm going to try to get the data back from.
The ideal scenario would be to remove the defective capacitors and replace them with good capacitors, but in this case the objective is only to recover the data from the SSD, and once recovered, one should not continue to use this SSD, as it is susceptible to failure again, due to missing capacitors removed.
Just saw that you answered my question in a previous post that you did not replace the capacitors, just removed them. Why are they there if not needed?
Hello and thank you for your informative videos. I have a new SanDisk SSD 240 that I had encrypted using BitLocker, and when I tried to decrypt it, it took a long time and I had to restart the computer. Now it is not possible to delete the partition or format using different software, and Diskpart , etc., and it gives an I/O error when formatting or deleting partition. It is necessary to explain that the ability to read and identify the drive is active and does not have bad sectors. Is it possible to format and reuse it? Maybe or should I throw away the hard drive?Tnx
Hi, I have never tried interrupting the process of decrypting BitLocker's encryption. You may try and decrypt it again. But usually, if the decryption fails, we can still format it. We've tested that hypothesis before by encrypting a flash drive and formatting it. It cleared the data and we can reuse the flash drive. But in your case, I'm not sure what went wrong with it. I guess you'll have to discard the SSD.
@@ReynaxisSolutions Thank you for the answer, but I have to say that I am not able to unlock the drive with the password or recovery word and I only recovered my data using software. Now it is not possible to delete the partition or the SSD format and I get this error message: "The request could not be performed because of an I/O device"
I’m going to get myself a multimeter and try it out!! Got a ssd which died on me like two days ago. If the fix will work for an hour to copy it all, i would be really happy 😀😀😀
Man that tough one bro by ssd my ssd is fine good health it 2 year old it replacement old hard drive now it ssd is better 👌 your video is easy fixed ssd problem thank
I some what have the same problem. I have 3 larger size square caps not the small rectangler ones. The three show continuity which im guessing is bad. Do you know what i could replace them with?
You could try and remove them one by one and see if the ssd will work. If all those 3 caps removed and ssd still didn't work, return them and find a similar cap.
@@ReynaxisSolutions Sir I'm also a Filipino. I have a job offer as an IT Manager. Can we connect on messenger? I would like to ask something about the culture of PNG.
Hi, I only have a few tools. 1. Relife RL-M3T Stereo Microscope 2. Yizhan LED Microscope 3. Mustool LED Microscope 4. Different Types of Network Tracers/Testers 5. Crimping Tool 6. Cable Cutter 7. CCTV Tester 8. Yihua 952D Hot Air/Soldering Station 9. Longwei LW-K305D DC Power Supply 10. Kiasi 1505TD DC Power Supply 11. Tweezer Type Soldering Iron 12. Soldering Iron 13. Soldering Flux 14. Soldering Paste 15. Multimeter 16. Different types of Soldering Lead 17. Soldering Wick 18. Soldering Pump ... and some other tools.
Hi, yes, correct. Shorted caps will appear hot in thermal cameras. Here's the link for Seek Thermal CompactPro. www.amazon.com/Seek-LQ-AAA-Compactpro-iOS/dp/B07GX8XTG5/ref=sr_1_1?crid=SNVUK3CKOYLA&keywords=seek%2Bthermal%2Bcompact%2Bpro&qid=1650581821&sprefix=seek%2Bthermal%2Caps%2C514&sr=8-1&th=1
Hello. I have a problem. My usb mouse was broken and i had error “power surge on usb port damage”. After couple of this errors my Dell lagged and blue death screen appeared. I reload my laptop because of instant 0% - and then after restart black screen appeared with “no bootable device” error. With diagnostics on F5 i have problem “hard drive not installed”. Changing boot settings from Legacy to UEFI didn’t help. Is my hard drive dead, or it can be revived? Will be all my data gone? Or it can particularly saved?
Hi, try plugging in your hard drive on an external harddisk enclosure and hope that it can still read it. If not, you may have to send it to a tech who can recover or fixed your hard disk.
Hi, if it is a faulty resistor or faulty diode, you must replace. In my case, there's so many caps in the logic board that removing some doesn't have to be replaced. If you have a replacement capacitor, then replacing it is a must.
It's called a Muti-Function HDD Docking. It's basically a dock that can read 2 SATA hard drives/SSD port and 1 IDE port for older types of hard disk. It's also capable of doing an offline cloning, meaning, it doesn't need to connect to a PC to clone a hard drive. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-mEqqM0SeUew.html
I have the very same drive. I installed an NVME and about two hours later my SSD died. Shows in Device Manager using an extremal USB3 caddy, but not in Disk Management. And the PC won't boot with it plugged into SATA or USB.
I want to replace a capacitor that is shorted on my SSD drive but I don't know which replacement I have to buy I see so many different kinds (NF,UF, PF + numbers). The only visual reference that I have (on my case) is a capacitor L4 but I can't find it as so.
I think any SMD filter capacitor would do. Usually, if it's a filter capacitor, it's ok to not to replace it as long as the data is recovered from the ssd. Then once data is recovered, I would not use the ssd again.
@@ReynaxisSolutions I only want the data back. At the moment I can load the disk with a external disk reader, but it is two slow to load the files and at a moment it just stops responding. I'm new to this, so I don't know if the setting I used on mt multimeter are correct, I got a reading of 002 on the L4 cap and a short, also I get a red light when the disc is connected , I don't know if that means anything. In any case once I manage to find the L4 I'll use your instruction to replace it. Thank you.
You can try and remove the shorted caps and see if that solves your problem. But if not, you'll have to solder the caps back to the board. But be careful though as the heat from the soldering gun or from the hot air could damage the other component.
Bro my wd ssd is not formatting and whenever i try to format it the data is back to its original form, have tried cmd, software eveything which was possible now my questions what is the issue and can it be fixed?
You really are a professional a very well epxlained and detailed video that actually shows how to fix the thing but the music was quite annoying and loud
@@ReynaxisSolutions np sir thank to you too , btw i have an adata su650 which seems to have the same problem but unlike the capacitor in the video the source of excessive temperature seems to be coming from a chip with the realtek logo on it will it work if i had to remove that chip or does it need a replacement
My ssd doesn’t show up at all in disk management. It also makes it so that file manager and disk management turn slow and fail. Does anyone have a similar experience?
My cheap verbatim ssd does exactly that, when plugged in using a usb3 to sata adapter, it shows up in explorer but the moment i try to access it everything freezes. And when its plugged directly to the motherboard the pc fails to boot at all.
I do. The boot drive is 100% health, running. Sudden power outage and poof. Cannot boot. The bios and windows detected the drive, but froze when attempt to read/access the disk content 😢. For now I try to run the ssd without sata cable for day and see if "other youtube claimed" self-repair function work.
Hi I have a question. I have a laptop that’s still under warranty but has died. I have removed the SSD from it and backed it up to an external hard drive but now I need to send the laptop to the manufacture to be repaired with the SSD reinstalled into the laptop but before I reinstall it, I would like to know how I can wipe it so none of my data is on it, even though my laptop is dead, and will not turn on? Thanks for any help you can provide😊
Hi! The best way is to use a Hiren's Boot CD Disk Wipe to wipe clean that SSD. But if you don't have that, you can just use the Window's Disk Management to format and repartition your hard disk. Repartition means break the SSD into 2 or 3 parts and format each part so they won't bother looking up anything in there. You can do all of that in Windows Disk Management.
@@ReynaxisSolutions Thank you so much for taking the time to respond. I really appreciate your advice, and I will definitely make an attempt at this with the help of your instruction. Lol wish me luck. Thanks again I’ll let you know how it goes.😉🤞🏻☺
Let me get this straight. Is it just to remove the shorted components and leave without replacing? Aren't they there for a reason and the board might just not turn on without them?
I think that the shorted caps that I removed are filter caps, so removing them will still make the board work which is good enough to give me time to recover the data that I need.
So I am planning to use this same SSD to record on straight from a camera monitor. 1. What are my chances of this SSD failing? 2. If lets say it fails during a wedding I am shooting, Will I be able to recover what I had already recorded. Thanks
If the SSD is brand new, I would not worry about it failing. It doesn't have a mechanical parts so the risk is low. I would not use a second hand ssd for that important occassion because SSD it has a built-in time of death.
That's the problem I have, it's just not there, nothing shows at all. And all that happened to it was a dodgy update, but now it's totally dead. The red light on the ssd board comes on, but that's your lot. Just dead as a Dodo!
Good Sir, may I ask how much would be the total cost (in peso) for this whole fix? Might as well add a breakdown of the cost if possible. 😊 Thank you for this very informative video!
Hi sir, I'm currently working in Papua New Guinea so I have not idea on how much the techs in the Philippines are charging for this repair/data recovery.
@@ReynaxisSolutions Hello, thank you for the video!! it would be amazing if you can make a video about the nvme. Do you think you would follow the same process?? thank you
