Case Studies
iPhone 12 Pro Dropped in Pool Data Recovery Case Study
Case Study Summary Device: iPhone 12 Pro Problem: Dropped into a chlorine swimming pool, later stopped charging Solution: Professional logic board cleaning and temporary repair Outcome: Successful recovery of photos,…
Emergency iPhone 12 Pro Data Recovery Case Study
Case Study Summary Client: Emergency service customer (Australia) Device: iPhone 12 Pro Problem: Device badly smashed and bent Solution: Logic board microsurgery, PCB layer separation, NAND chip reballing Outcome: 100…
Heroic iPhone XS Max Data Recovery: Solving a Main Power Line Short
Case Study Summary Client: Private customer (Australia) Device: iPhone XS Max Problem: Device not turning on due to main power line short circuit Solution: Motherboard splitting, short circuit isolation, component…
MacBook Pro Logic Board IC Transplant Case Study: Restoring Power After a Main Power Line Short
MacBook Logic Board IC Transplant Case Study Client: Private Client (Australia) Specific Fault: Main power line short circuit (Near-zero voltage detected) Diagnostic Method: Advanced thermal camera imaging to isolate overheating…
Acer Switch eMMC Data Recovery Case Study: Chip-Off Recovery From a Dead Device
Case Study Summary Client: Private client (Melbourne, Australia) Device: Acer Switch (2-in-1) Problem: Device would not power on and the embedded eMMC memory could not be accessed normally Key finding:…
WD clicking hard drive case study: head swap and ROM transfer
Case Study Summary Device: Western Digital hard drive Problem: Clicking sound and not detected Work shown in the video: Open drive, inspect platters, head replacement from an identical donor drive,…
Galaxy S20 salt water case study: logic board chip transplant recovery
Case Study Summary Device: Samsung Galaxy S20 Problem: Dropped in the ocean (salt water damage) and would not turn on Complication: Two prior repair attempts before the device reached our…
iPhone 12 Pro liquid damage case study: 36,000 photos recovered
Watch our liquid damaged iPhone data recovery process in action. Case Study Summary Device: iPhone 12 Pro Problem: Sudden shutdown, would not charge or turn on Context: The phone had…
iPhone storage full case study: boot loop data recovery
Case Study Summary Issue: iPhone stuck on the Apple logo and restarting (boot loop) Common causes discussed: iOS corruption, storage full due to photos, videos, apps, or a logic board…
iPhone 12 drop damage case study: phone would not turn on
Case Study Summary Device: iPhone 12 Problem: Would not turn on or charge after a drop on a tiled surface Prior attempts: A mobile phone repair shop could not fix…