Some of the real life jobs we did for our clients in our Australian data recovery labs at Payam, case studies / case study showing a video and article about work we have done for our clients.
Case Studies
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…
Samsung S10 water damage case study
Case Study Summary Client: Marcus (Brisbane, Australia) Device: Samsung Galaxy S10 Problem: Phone would not turn on after water damage Recovery method: Component-level repair using microsoldering Outcome: 3,500 photos and…
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…