"frank" wrote in message
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Hi,
I already know the answer but we never know if anyone out there can make
miracles
I've been given a dead USB drive, in my linux laptop is identified as usb
storage device but it fails to read (probably) the capacity and the usb
stack
keeps on resetting the device.
It's not possible to open it, looks like a small solid plastick stick with
metal tabs embedded on one side. It's just a bit longer than the typical
usb slot.
I tried heating and freezing it, just in case it was some temperature
sensitive fault, but behaviour never changed.
I don't think there's a way to expose the actual NAND-flash chip and read
it separately, but I'm asking the expert here
Did anyone ever found a way to open (or otherwise read) these little
data killer devices?
Thanks

The only USB HDD I have any experience with is a USB external - it came with
a special Y cable with 2 plugs so it could pick up enough current. Only 1
plug has signal lines.

Not tried it myself - but someone on a forum was complaining they had to
clonk the drive on the desk to get it to spin up. They were using a normal
single plug lead.