ylai@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-27 months agoNot Dead Yet: WD Releases New 6TB 2.5-Inch External Hard Drives - First Upgrade in Seven Yearswww.anandtech.comexternal-linkmessage-square35fedilinkarrow-up1218arrow-down16cross-posted to: datahoarder@lemmy.mlhardware@lemmy.ml
arrow-up1212arrow-down1external-linkNot Dead Yet: WD Releases New 6TB 2.5-Inch External Hard Drives - First Upgrade in Seven Yearswww.anandtech.comylai@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-27 months agomessage-square35fedilinkcross-posted to: datahoarder@lemmy.mlhardware@lemmy.ml
minus-squarebloodfart@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·7 months agoI solder new usb connectors and all manner of other connectors on to stuff all the time. I’m at a 100% success rate getting data off stuff that just needs new connectors. If you need data recovered, the literal best case scenario is that it’s just got a bad connector.
minus-squareelucubralinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 months agoSoldering is not the problem, unless its smd or tiny, its getting a non standard usb interface.
minus-squarebloodfart@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·7 months agoyou mean in the case of a dead USB ic or something or do you mean the USB port isnt standard?
I solder new usb connectors and all manner of other connectors on to stuff all the time.
I’m at a 100% success rate getting data off stuff that just needs new connectors.
If you need data recovered, the literal best case scenario is that it’s just got a bad connector.
Soldering is not the problem, unless its smd or tiny, its getting a non standard usb interface.
you mean in the case of a dead USB ic or something or do you mean the USB port isnt standard?