That was my SSD. It failed on 1/24/2023, and has has taken the majority of the year to be passed between two other recovery houses, before we sent it here. I find it very interesting that the day it failed, I noticed that it was drawing my entire USB bus (or probably more accurately the 12 and/or 5v rails in the power supply) down. (Pardon my ignorance, I don't know what voltages SATA/SSDs use.) The drive failed overnight, and there were no unique events that lead up to the failure. I did notice my P/S making an unfriendly noise while it was still in the PC. After I removed the SSD, of course that stopped. I first tried to read it with a powered external USB to SATA adapter, and noticed that the little blue LED on the adapter went very dim, and the SSD was making a not-friendly-buzzing sound while it was connected. That's when I immediately handed it over to IT and asked that it be sent out to be recovered. Two recovery houses deemed it unrecoverable, before I suggested we send it here. I can't thank you enough for the fix! I will be promoting you every chance I get! (Hummm. I have a drawer full of old spinning disks that have failed over the years that I can't bring myself to discard...maybe there's still hope for them too!!) This is a testament of what can be done with the proper tools, knowledge and someone who knows how to use said tools, and of course...knows exactly what they are doing! I had almost given up on getting my VM's, and some 8 years of code back. (Meh. ~2 years since the previous backups.) Mostly, time an effort that had been put into the 6+ VM's I have on that drive. Thank you Alex, it was a pleasure to watch this diagnosis and repair!

Not better than factory, better than data recovery lab 🙂 Awesome work…

My guess is "no fix" means "not worth their time to investigate further" - Great work as usual, and proving again that a little extra effort pays off. The customer is going to be very happy.

Alex, you never cease to amaze me with your diagnostic and repair skills! Great job once again.

Wow! I can feel your excitement. I'm sure your customer is happy. Nice work!

The sincerity of that Alex smile. It makes me happy for both the customer and you. Great job, sir.

A fresh set of eyes that has experience in actually repairing equipment using proven techniques of testing and observation makes all the difference. Alex, thanks for producing the video.

It is awesome to see you being so happy about such a repair even by having repairs all over the whole day - You put your heart into your work - that's so great to see! Keep up the good work!

I'm surprised especially a high tech data recovery team got far too technical. Sometimes going back to basics works. Well done.

This is what YT is for. Thank you very much for this educational video!

Amazing. Love the excitement and satisfaction 😁 Voltage injection and thermal camera looks like a very effective diagnostic method!!

I truly love Alex videos. The love he shows for each fix he does, and the excitement, shows the love he has for his work!

Sad how many system failures are due to bad capacitors. Amazing debugging/diagnostic work. Great job!

You say let me know what we think? I think you are a FRIKEN genius!!!!!! You have helped so many people I know here in New York that are technicians. I watched a video that you you checked the Star chip and fixed. When my iPad was misdiagnosed by many people and told to just buy a new one, I then went to 2 guys here in NY Angel and Eddie out of the Bronx & Mt Vernon area and asked them if it was the Star chip and he replaced it. Then my IPAD was fixed and didn’t lose all of my things that were very important to me! Thanks for all of your hard work that is helping people world wide!

I would not consider the drive as fixed in the long run. Copy the data to another drive and get rid of this one ASAP. Great work!

That's an exciting victory! So exciting, I recited the events to my husband during breakfast. He wasn't quite as excited as I was.

Love it! That smile is why I love repairs. You cant win them all, but when you do, it’s the best feeling. Nice job Alex.

He looked like a child when he managed to see the files, great work, congratulations from Brazil !

I really enjoyed this video. One faulty component. You did what the drive recovery team could not. Congrats,

Alex, I had full confidence that it will work. Well done, you are more than a university

If you keep going like that, I will fix any corrupted motherboards with just copying your technics. great job Alex. much love from Algeria.

This was an amazing video and fix! I had high hopes for the drive especially with the way you proceeded to work on it with checking the short on the capacitors using the flux spray! Awesome work im always learning with your videos! 👏😁

His enthusiasm is top notch. It's so good to watch somebody enjoying their job and being so good at it!

I'm glad to see I'm not the only one that still gets a thrill out of making something work like that. (Even after 40 years of doing it). :) Cheers!

I hope those that worked on the device at the data recovery lab, get to see this video and expand their knowledge.

Number 1 My mentor tell me "you will know how good is any engineer by his tools" As i know you try different and find better every time, ehst use it on your bench. I use your your technique today and fix s damaged motherboard with liquid. Reault was broken trace and short GDS. As i say, We learn every day.

Data Recovery! More like Data Rejection! Alex has put those companies to shame! What a fix! What a delight to watch! Bravo Alex!

I’m favorite repairs are those that others have tried. I’m always more curious about the issue when someone else has failed. You won that competition. Great job.

All i can say is WOW. Same reactions you did when finding the short and reading the files i was in actual shock in happiness lol. This video is incredible ❤

Love it when those aha moments happen while diagnosing anything really. I don't have them often enough. Thank you for letting me enjoy your aha moments

As long as you're still working on it, there is always hope. Amazing how many things you've fixed with this technique.

I'm not much of an IT guy, only built some PCs myself and so on... Don't know how NF showed up in my feed but I'm glad it did, watching Alex work is mesmerizing (like how he talks and how he explains things), a true PCB wizard!

Glad you got this, data recovery is never a fun task for anyone. I saw the previous repair attempts they did and it looks like they just replaced a bunch of stuff or they just used so much flux and didn't clean it up I expected it to be difficult but that flux powder is really helpful in these sort of situations where you have many caps reading a short and components are close to each other. It's always good that we tech shops try and report or show our foxes or even fails as it can help us learn or improve our repairabilities. Great fox once again!

top work Alex, i love watching your skill and methodology to get to a fix where others have failed!

Great work Alex ! You never know ,but you try ,you use your experience , your knowledge to make the repair. Your joy at getting to drive to work is priceless!

It's not even my job but seeing it work and knowing we beat a specialised data recovery place because it took someone who knew electronics is awesome

You are definitley the man. I just love watching your videos. Skilled, and Honest. Give yourself and your crew a pat on the back.

very cool process. It's interesting that you didn't have to replace the component to fix the drive, just remove it.

Great job as always. I for sure would pay premium for this kind of service and skill 👍

That flux powder trick was awesome! I'm actually pretty disappointed on whatever data recovery lab was tried first because this kind of problem should definitely be solvable for a good lab. It's not like those surface mounted caps a reliable and applying low voltage test current to search for heating components should be always safe.

Dude you are the best tech --- teacher I have ever encountered on KZfaq!!!!!!! AMAZING 😀

Einmal mit Profis arbeiten 👍 Super gemacht!

The Sergeon did it again, well done Alex. That victory smile at the end, you got the bad boy.

This kind of info would have been kept secret in my day. Thank you for all you do for the public and making the internet awesome.

You make it look easy but your troubleshooting is genius.

I now fix small stuff thanks to you making it seem commonplace. Before watching you, it seemed impossible.

Wonderful fix! I was betting on it being that reflowed chip. Great job satisfaction to help someone who obviously needed that data!

Congratulations. Perseverance and skill go a long way. Too many people aren't very good at what they do and instead of admitting it, they make excuses.

I'm proud of you, and when this type of thing happens to me, I'm going to get in touch with you... I'm so glad this is here as an example. Ha, kinda like N.C.I.S comes to life (did you check the buffer?)... wow, great job dudes.Gr8! Peace ☮💜

The best part was watching your happiness after you realized you fixed the issue. That is such a good feeling to know you beat the problem and I enjoyed watching you go through that moment again. Good job

I always had faith in you Alex you don't give up that easy and just shows that data recovery businesses are not the be all and end all. I think this data recover business can learn a thing or 2 from you and hope they see this video.

I knew it was coming alive again the moment you touched it, you have magical hands, .....and tools......and brains

That’s crazy it’s like checking for a crack in an engine block… but they use magnaflux to find cracks in the block…. I love this

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You always come with amazing repairs, that’s what I love about your channel. Keep the great job.

Wow.. deemed a "No fix" yet, after removing 1 bad cap, it is able to work again. amazing work as always!

Your excitement translated perfectly through the screen - I could feel it!

I assumed the drive was dead and recovery wasn't possible at the beginning of your video. But you've proven otherwise. A job well done. 👍

You are an amazing troubleshooter with great knowledge. If any of my SSDS should ever give trouble, I will send to you.

I feel bad for the guy that sent that drive into a data recovery service. They charge you an arm and a leg whether they repair your drive or not. Great repair, well done!

Very impressive. After seeing all those shorts, I thought it would be a fno-fix for sure.

I love that feeling! When I get a laptop that other business in town couldn't fix and I fix it. That is a great feeling. I am the only place in my city that offers soldering and component diagnosis like you.

Alex, you always seem to amaze me (and sometimes yourself)! Excellent work using your knowledge, experience and of course Northridgefix tools!

Until almost the very end, it seemed like a no-fix... But you did it Alex! Great work! This one was a nail bitter. Thanks for the videos.

Nice job Alex. Hopefully customer is smiling ear to ear

Your skills, patience and determination are amazing Alex. Fantastic job and the videos are awesome to watch.

That pc usb connection sound is the most satisfying... Feeling after the trouble shooting on the board.. Great video Alex..

Amazing work. A true wizard at work!

So cool to see your enthusiasm and satisfaction.

those skills are full of wonders.. oh my ghadd!!

Wow.... That was amazing.... As a former Sony Service Tech 20 years ago and Retired Navy Tech... WOW... I learned allot watching this video... Will watch more....

You have very high chance to repair anything. I watch anything on tube or web, but you my friend are the best of best and super fast also!

I thought it was a no fix after reading the letter from the lab. This was another example of experience and knowledge. NORTHRIDGE FiX AMAZING WORK !

I’m so impressed. This is not just customer service but customer satisfaction.

I feel like I learn a days worth of knowledge every video I watch from you.

Great Work Alex . Where would the world be without a thermal camera

Not sure how I was recommended this video, but it was well worth it. Knowledge gained today!

I think you're a legend. That's what I think. Well done!

New to channel. I’m an auto tech and will remember you guys if I ever need a module repaired. Sometimes I come across cars that certain modules are on back order, not available or just flat out too expensive to replace. Great vid!

Amazing work. I'm learning alot from you and i have managed to repair a few items of mine so far because of you. Keep up the great work and i look forward to the next video.

I love how you love to help people.

I Never miss any video SIR, You are the best engineer ❤❤. Your diagnosis power is unique in any fault. Will Learn many more from you in future. Love,Wishes and respect from INDIA.

Amazing fix as always Alex! Keep up the amazing work!

magnificent work can't praise you enough love your videos.

Classic Alex save. Awesome. Great to see you doing such simple magic

That’s amazing, there’s truly so many talented people out there..

You are the guy! It was thrilling to watch and all well that ends well! Great job!

Handy little tip that Alex, I just saved myself a lot of time and effort trying to locate a fault with a hub motor on a hall sensor PCB, injected voltage and saw a cap light up on the flir, changed it - sorted. Imagine going head first assuming it was a shorted hall transistor, the amount of hassle glue and string and it'd never go back in correctly. 🎉

great Job Alex. i had high hopes in your ability. thanks for sharing, you made that person happy and maybe a customer for life happy.

That is exactly what good knowledge of how a unit works & the willingness to try gets you. Good results. Very good job & a lot art, diagnostic testing skills.

I had high hopes! Awesome job! Thanks for sharing!

Man i knew you would fix it. I was excited too to see the results ❤️‍🔥

Since I started following you I have learnt so much and I trusted from the beginning that you can handle it. Well done sir

Your skills are on the next level of smart and god like…fantastic work

Your work is Amaizing!!!

Fantastic! i would have guessed a NO fix after all the shorts in the beginning. I just found your channel and I run Mountain Home Computer Repair, i'm excited to do MORE complete repairs using your check for shorts method. Thank you very much for your videos. John.

your working style and troubleshooting method is mind blowing

You are insanely good my man! I'm taking my hat off for you! Bravo!

Great technique with a good result. Nice!!

Very satisfying repair!