Please help me /g/ I had a 8gb flash drive for about 4 years now and just recently the shell fell off by accidental pressure, the little spring from inside also dell off, and now neither my computers is detecting it. Can it be fixed?
Try /diy/
>>54368343
There might be idk, show up actual pictures
Also buy a new one, they're super cheep
>>54369085
Or don't.
>fixing a piece of shit 8 gb
fucking jews
>>54369199
Why not? That whole board is a just a giant help forum.
>>54369101
>>54369199
>>54369286
I dont care about the USB mostly for its content.
>>54369325
I mean that i want to recover what i had there
>>54369340
Show us picture of the damage
>>54369522
i was slowly moving the laptop and then i noticed i still had my USB there stiking out, its black and but a night lamp only so I didnt notice it right away, i pushed it with part of the bed and it was like i pulled the USB out sideways.
When i tried putting it again the computer wasnt detecting it anymore, it doesnt say its damaged, it just doesnt detect it, like nothings there.
>>54369866
Are the pins still connected to the actual pcb? if they aren't then your best bet it to re solder them back in place
>>54369895
Show other side
>>54369930
nice
>>54369930
nice
You're going to need a magnifying glass and a soldering iron along with some skill to fix it. Throw it in the trash.
>accidental pressure
nigga u dum
>>54369911
>>54369919
I really dont know if there is damage inside where its supose to make contact with the computer, the camera cant really sho it
>>54369996
well, as long as there's a shot ill take it, i wont risk it with myself tho, ill take it to someone with exp.
Thanks.
>>54370021
Yeah one of the pins probably cracked. You can try to get that metal shell off to see. Don't plug it any more it might fry itself if it didn't already.
Not sure, but it just looks like the plastic fell off and there really shouldn't be anything wrong with the drive itself, hell my friend had one without any plastic at all, just the pcb and the connection, and it still worked
>>54370181
Example of what I'm talking about.
>>54370182
I did try conecting it a couple of times, and on another computer too, im sure it wasnt just the shell.
>>54370181
I hope it didnt
>>54370205
I cant even see that.
>>54370231
That's a pretty dirty trick, putting those resistors in between the pins. Usually when I see this (I work at a university, so it's not uncommon), I like to just drag solder across all four pins. It has like a 90% success rate lol.
