HDD GURU FORUMS

Hi to all,

Have a USB 1Gb stick that came to me with the first sectors OK,

But from the sector xx to the end, when i edit the sectors it have all like the picture.

Can be corrupetd chip, is possible to get anything here



Thanks
ZeBong

Sector xx?

How many?

Sector 0 and 32 , 38 , 44 , 70 with data ( fat32)

the rest is "00"

with data from sector 4644 to 5080

from 5081 to 5098 with "00"

from 5099 to 2 044 414 with "FF"

Last sector 2 044 415 "00"

Have this when editing the sectors.

seems it is almost empty, probably hardly ever used. Doesn't seem like corrupted, u could not read from it in that case.

Either that or wiped.

Have you actually tried a s/w recovery?

Yes the first thing to do.

Just appear one file but is not completed.

something happen and all the rest it looks like wipe out.

Someone may have tried poking in it with it's production tool, and have re-written the controller Info?

It happens in that cases..

How are you reading the data? Directly from the stick or with the chip removed in a programmer?

Have you tried to rework the soldered connections to the memory chip/s? I would try that next.

dick wrote:How are you reading the data? Directly from the stick or with the chip removed in a programmer?

Have you tried to rework the soldered connections to the memory chip/s? I would try that next.

I am reading directly from the stick.
Will try that.
Can be the algorithum / encryption , have some problem ?