- Sep 8, 2015
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Hello, all.
I have an iomega SSD flash external drive that has broken its connection port.
The port seen in the image above has broken from the circuit board in side and loosened deeper into the device by maybe three or four millimeters. As a consequence the usb cable can no longer connect, although I have always had problems with the dodgy usb connection from this drive.
To my knowledge, the files on the drive should still be completely safe as only the connection has been damaged. Here is an image of the inside of the drive (I'm yet to open mine up, but this is accurate)
Again, the port that has been dislodged can be seen on the bottom left.
I'm neither an SSD nor hard drive expert, but I'd really love to hear what the easiest solution is. All I'm looking for is anyway to get back to using it again as soon as possible, and hopefully a way that is sustainable and won't break again. I'm hesitant to send this away somewhere, because the files on it are of utmost importance. So, I'd prefer to manage a fix myself or with a local professional. Is there a way to get a new chip part? From the image shown, it seems that the ssd itself is very much in its own piece and the chip used to connect via usb is simply attached? Also, would it be possible to use the ssd inside the casing as an additional internal drive? How difficult would said measures be? Thanks in advanced, everyone. Looking to be educated.
I have an iomega SSD flash external drive that has broken its connection port.
The port seen in the image above has broken from the circuit board in side and loosened deeper into the device by maybe three or four millimeters. As a consequence the usb cable can no longer connect, although I have always had problems with the dodgy usb connection from this drive.
To my knowledge, the files on the drive should still be completely safe as only the connection has been damaged. Here is an image of the inside of the drive (I'm yet to open mine up, but this is accurate)
Again, the port that has been dislodged can be seen on the bottom left.
I'm neither an SSD nor hard drive expert, but I'd really love to hear what the easiest solution is. All I'm looking for is anyway to get back to using it again as soon as possible, and hopefully a way that is sustainable and won't break again. I'm hesitant to send this away somewhere, because the files on it are of utmost importance. So, I'd prefer to manage a fix myself or with a local professional. Is there a way to get a new chip part? From the image shown, it seems that the ssd itself is very much in its own piece and the chip used to connect via usb is simply attached? Also, would it be possible to use the ssd inside the casing as an additional internal drive? How difficult would said measures be? Thanks in advanced, everyone. Looking to be educated.
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