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I have a bricked mSATA SSD from Toshiba laying around in the shop. There is no visible scorching or obvious defects. When plugged in (PC or adapter) it becomes very hot to the touch. Is there a known electronic component that tends to go bad on these? If so, I should be able to replace said component and post results.
 
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before you take the drive apart i would see if you can rma it to the vendor for replacment. google online to see if the drive had firmware issues or defects that the vendor had to replace the drives for. also see if there class action on the part. a lot of pc vendors now been hit with class action.
 
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This is more of a pet project not a poor man's solution. Surface mount components are difficult to replace but not impossible. The real difficulty is whether or not to believe the Fluke in front of me saying there is no continuity through some of the components.

I am with smorizio though - I wouldn't be surprised if a firmware issue caused the breakdown - I own a ton of SSDs and this is the first one to die in this manner with no damage to any other part in the PC (assuming not electrical issue).
 
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