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Default USB Flash drive repair

On 2015-10-01, bitrex wrote:
[thumb drive repair]

Windows now recognizes that a USB device of some type is plugged in, but
is giving me a "Device Not Recognized" error. Is it possible that this
is due to a poor electrical connection, or is it likely that the
controller electronics is somehow damaged as well? At this point I'm
thinking of removing the USB connector completely and using jumper wires
to ensure that all the pads are connected properly to the respective
pins and have continuity Suggestions?


Drives of this type often have separate storage and usb-interface
chips. the symptoms you describe could be explained by a USB
connection that's working and storage that isn't.

Could be a solder joint, pcb trace, wire bond or die failure.

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