HDD GURU FORUMS

I am starting to get into monolith recoveries after cutting my teeth on flash drives and have a couple of questions.

I have a Sandisk Extreme 32GB SD Card with monolith.
I can’t tell if its type 4 or type 5 (PC-3000 Flash database), is there any way to tell? Do I need a oscilloscope or similar? I know the difference is bus size?
From that I understand this chip needs external power at 2.3V, how best do I supply that to the reader?

I have just completed a soldering course so can handle of the physical aspects of recovery, just need some additional technical knowledge.

It is one of the simplest monolith to solder.
What type - just check it - solder wire and check ID.
If reader is good, this chip do not need external power, just power from reader.

arvika wrote:It is one of the simplest monolith to solder.
What type - just check it - solder wire and check ID.
If reader is good, this chip do not need external power, just power from reader.

Thank you. I did get this one back. I was concerned that connecting the card with an incorrect set up may damage the card. Always looking after the clients data