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submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by avidamoeba@lemmy.ca to c/pcmasterrace@lemmy.world

As an atheist, I ask for prayers that the backup's good.

E: Your solidarity has worked. The backup is good and not too old. Note for myself and you - install your OS on a snapshotting filesystem so that live backups are possible.

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[-] Kabutor@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 2 weeks ago

Thats a good advice, for that to work you just need to remove the solder, reball the memory ic and solder back if there are no broken/ripped pads. If there are any ripped pad then still can be done but you need an expert at microsoldering to rebuild the tracks

[-] Quatlicopatlix@feddit.org 3 points 2 weeks ago

Yea i would guess the pads are ripped i have never seen the solder breaking instead of the pads ripping. If that happend to someone near me i would try to fix it since it isnt imposssible if you have some experience and a microscope but not sure if your average repairshop can do that.

[-] KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 weeks ago

I do see one potentially ripped pad on there (top right). The rest seem like they should be fine.

Hard to tell with the image quality though. I’d definitely give it a shot regardless, spend a few bucks to save potentially many times more. Especially in this economy.

[-] DacoTaco@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

I dont think thats a ripped pad. Right(middle to botton) side of the chip whatsoever... Those are ripped 100%. You can still see part of the trace too

[-] oozynozh@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 weeks ago

how exactly can you tell? just curious

[-] DacoTaco@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Those thingies sticking out are like part of the traces. It can be solder, but that looks very sus and with the brown shade i assume its the back of a trace hehe
EDIT: and i just noticed there is a fitting mark on the other side. So very very likely ripped traces. And the more i look at it the more i think thats more ripped traces then alive ones haha

[-] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 week ago

So expensive data recovery solder op if something critical was on it.

[-] rumba@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 week ago

50:50 unsolder and transplant all the chips onto a fresh nvme pcb or try to solder jumpers to the traces/pads to the chip long enough to get a data export.

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