[TriLUG] Flash drive data recovery

[Reginald Reed]

Now that's *NICE* community!  Hats off to you for helping a fellow lugger.

On Thu, Jul 4, 2013 at 12:23 PM, Bill Farrow <bill at arrowsreach.com> wrote:
> Success !
>
> Moose and I successfully recovered the files from the 8GB USB flash
> drive and backed them up to Moose's laptop.
>
> A large book had fallen onto the Flash Stick while it was sticking out
> of the computer, ripping the USB connector off, tearing up the pads
> and tracks, and breaking the PCB.  We had to repair the broken tracks
> on the PCB first, and then solder a USB cable directly to the tracks
> and vias that remained.  This required SMD soldering tools and
> inspection scope. Challenges like this are always fun !
>
> The take home message is: Backup, Backup, Backup !
>
> Bill
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