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 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: head replacement in…
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…
SanDisk SSD Data Recovery Case Study: 110GB Recovered from a Dead SSD
SanDisk SSD data recovery case study documents a successful recovery performed for Simon from Adelaide after his SanDisk SSD Plus suddenly stopped working without warning. The SSD was completely unresponsive,…
Samsung Hard Drive Data Recovery Case Study After Drop Damage
Samsung hard drive data recovery case study documents a real recovery performed for Ben from Melbourne after his external Samsung hard drive was accidentally dropped and began making clicking sounds…