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Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra chip transplant case study
Case Study Summary Client: Frank (New South Wales, Australia) Device: Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra Problem: Severe physical damage after being dropped on a construction site Solution: Full chip transplant using…
MacBook A1707 coffee spill case study
This MacBook A1707 coffee spill case study documents how our engineers accessed and cloned data from a MacBook Pro that was completely dead after liquid damage. The device would not…
iPhone 15 Pro salt water case study
Case Study Summary Device: iPhone 15 Pro Failure type: Salt water submersion for 48 hours Condition on arrival: Not powering on Recovery method: Logic board transplant using the original CPU,…
MacBook Pro M3 liquid damage case study
Case Study Summary Device: 2023 14-inch MacBook Pro with Apple M3 Failure type: Liquid damage with logic board corrosion Condition on arrival: Not powering on after an unsuccessful third-party repair…
SanDisk SSD Plus controller failure case study
Case Study Summary Client: Daniel (Brisbane, Australia) Device: SanDisk SSD Plus Failure type: SSD controller failure Recovery method: Controller chip replacement Outcome: Photos and videos successfully recovered This SanDisk SSD…
DVR internal hard drive head failure case study
Case Study Summary Client: Samuel (business owner, Australia) Device: DVR internal hard drive Problem: Clicking drive with motor stalling caused by failed read and write heads Solution: Cleanroom head replacement…
SATA SSD NAND degradation case study
Case Study Summary Client: Adrian (business owner, Australia) Device: 2.5-inch SATA SSD Problem: SSD not recognised due to NAND degradation Solution: Firmware-level translator rebuild Outcome: Majority of critical business data…
USB flash drive connector case study
Case Study Summary Client: Jennifer (Perth, Western Australia) Device: USB flash drive Problem: Physically damaged USB connector, no response when plugged in Recovery method: Connector replacement using precision soldering, then…
MacBook Pro power management IC failure case study
Component-level power management IC repair during MacBook Pro data recovery in Melbourne Case Study Summary Client: Amanda (Melbourne, Australia) Device: MacBook Pro Failure type: Power management IC failure Recovery method:…
MacBook liquid damage data recovery case study
MacBook liquid damage data recovery can still be possible even when a MacBook Pro will not turn on after a spill and there is no backup. This MacBook liquid damage…