Great job! So much patience for getting that usb port out. Very creative using the drill too

Good stuff man. Glad it worked out, and I needed to see a tear down.

Thanks, I just needed to know how to get the cover off to remove a some lock part that were cut off, but I stayed to watch the soldering part.

I had same issue getting the port off, even using a preheater, hot air and soldering iron simultaneously. managed to push through eventually with fine wire, but the ground plane wicks the heat away so quickly. I used the Wurth Elektronik USB3.0 port rather than the molex, which is slightly longer and fitsperfectly, however there were also a couple of traces broken which I had to repair. Unfortunately at the moment it is not reading devices, so not too sure if a filter or IC was damaged when the port was damaged. Will have to take and power it up to get some readings.

congrats for this video man!

Good video! I think it would have been even better if you had set the camera up on the bench, across from your seat, to show the desoldering & soldering. I know sometimes (desoldering especially) things don't go smoothly ... but it would be educational to see how you dealt with those issues.

Anyone else having issues with the fan running full tilt even after shutting down your computer?

Any advice / video on solution to fix wd19 that trips power/ power adapter?!