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Author:  mrdoktro [ September 29th, 2021, 9:05 ]
Post subject:  Safe mode in Kingston sm2280s3

Hello.

Does anyone know the location of the points in the Kingston sm2280s3 drive to put the drive in safe mode.

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Thank you in advance

Author:  grevan [ September 29th, 2021, 11:18 ]
Post subject:  Re: Safe mode in Kingston sm2280s3

Just a guess, but besides the Phison controller there's a row of small capacitors, the third slot is empty. Not sure.

Author:  Agrail [ September 30th, 2021, 7:52 ]
Post subject:  Re: Safe mode in Kingston sm2280s3

Safe mode:
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Author:  grevan [ September 30th, 2021, 11:16 ]
Post subject:  Re: Safe mode in Kingston sm2280s3

Thank you.

Author:  fzabkar [ September 30th, 2021, 13:41 ]
Post subject:  Re: Safe mode in Kingston sm2280s3

Is that a Phison PS3108 controller?

Author:  mrdoktro [ October 2nd, 2021, 7:44 ]
Post subject:  Re: Safe mode in Kingston sm2280s3

Yes this is ps3108, the solution given by @Agrail does not work. After the pads are short, the SSD turns off.

Author:  fzabkar [ October 2nd, 2021, 14:11 ]
Post subject:  Re: Safe mode in Kingston sm2280s3

Are you shorting the pads before powering on the SSD?

I would measure the voltages at all the potential shorting points. One of the pads must connect to a ball on the Phison controller, and one of the voltages must be at Vio levels. I would find the Vio supply by measuring the voltages at each of the inductors (the components with a white spot). You could also determine the Vcore and Vio voltages by measuring the tiny bypass capacitors surrounding the controller.

I have some ideas here, but your SSD may use a different approach.

How to locate "safe mode" shorting points on an SSD:
http://www.hddoracle.com/viewtopic.php?f=106&t=3088

Author:  mrdoktro [ October 4th, 2021, 7:29 ]
Post subject:  Re: Safe mode in Kingston sm2280s3

I approached the topic in a different way: I bought a working Goodram C50 disk based on the same chipset, I found a safe mode (3.3V to GPIO0), I desoldered the PS3108 chip, GPIO0 is an E1 ball. In my hard drive I located a vias between the sides of the laminate ... and ... @Agrail actually showed safe mode points ... :( and now another question: do I have a damaged controller or what?

Author:  fzabkar [ October 4th, 2021, 12:56 ]
Post subject:  Re: Safe mode in Kingston sm2280s3

What are the voltages at the inductors?

Author:  mrdoktro [ October 5th, 2021, 7:19 ]
Post subject:  Re: Safe mode in Kingston sm2280s3

@fzabkar 1.2V; 1.5V; 1.8V

Author:  fzabkar [ October 5th, 2021, 13:04 ]
Post subject:  Re: Safe mode in Kingston sm2280s3

If the resistances on each rail appear normal with the controller installed, the next place I would look at would be the crystal.

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