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 Post subject: Need help diagnosing SM2265G AB NVME drive!
PostPosted: January 20th, 2026, 11:49 
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Need help diagnosing SM2265G AB NVME drive!

So i have this drive that is not recognizable on PC, Gives a short in PC3000 Portable Pro, in ROM mode the drive does not recognize the controller. upon plugging in the drive draws 0.27amps
I found out the line that goes to the RAM of the drive shows 0.002V.
What could be the problem?
Can anyone help out! Many Thanks!

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 Post subject: Re: Need help diagnosing SM2265G AB NVME drive!
PostPosted: January 20th, 2026, 12:45 
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Which chip is generating 1.8V?

Why are there two 1.2V regulators?

What is the resistance between ground and the output of the "faulty" regulator?

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 Post subject: Re: Need help diagnosing SM2265G AB NVME drive!
PostPosted: January 20th, 2026, 13:37 
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fzabkar wrote:
Which chip is generating 1.8V?

Why are there two 1.2V regulators?

What is the resistance between ground and the output of the "faulty" regulator?


Here is the 3.2 and 1.8V So i guess that little chip is generating 1.8

I have no idea why there is two 1.2 Regulators

Resistance between GND and Output of the "Faulty" Regulator is 0.002


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 Post subject: Re: Need help diagnosing SM2265G AB NVME drive!
PostPosted: January 20th, 2026, 13:40 
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Look for a shorted MLCC (capacitor).

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 Post subject: Re: Need help diagnosing SM2265G AB NVME drive!
PostPosted: January 25th, 2026, 5:53 
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fzabkar wrote:
Look for a shorted MLCC (capacitor).


So i did not manage to find any shorted MLCC capactitors

But i did get hands on with another working donor. These are the voltages im getting.

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 Post subject: Re: Need help diagnosing SM2265G AB NVME drive!
PostPosted: January 25th, 2026, 6:06 
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1.3 1.2 2.7

Sorry. was editing my pictures. couldn't delete old ones

So i did not manage to find any shorted MLCC capactitors

But i did get hands on with another working donor. These are the voltages im getting.


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 Post subject: Re: Need help diagnosing SM2265G AB NVME drive!
PostPosted: January 25th, 2026, 6:32 
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Here is from a good one

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 Post subject: Re: Need help diagnosing SM2265G AB NVME drive!
PostPosted: January 25th, 2026, 11:32 
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Your donor measurements make no sense. On your patient PCB you have 3.2V at the inputs of each of your buck converters. On your donor PCB you have 1.2V, 1.8V and 3.2V. The first two must be wrong.

What are the part markings on all the small ICs?

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 Post subject: Re: Need help diagnosing SM2265G AB NVME drive!
PostPosted: February 7th, 2026, 11:59 
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The SM2265G is an Intel 670p M.2 SSD. They use TLC 144-layer NAND.

If the SSD is dysfunctional recovery is for all intents and purposes pointless. The controller is also proprietary so it cannot be replaced. Some controllers have embedded RAM.

Backup is important for reason. Thinking otherwise is unsound. Storage is imperfect.

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