Hello,
A friend of mine has given me his USB flash disk, containing some important documents he would like to recover. The flash disk was not being recognized on insert.
I took out the cover and there are marks of something that appears burnt on a chip made by Chipsbank - it is the controller chip.
I would like to know if a darker color on the dot in the bottom corner of the chip (the orientation marking) - is indicative of a burnt chip.
The model of the controller chip is CBM1180 and it's serial is B32095-2.
What steps should I make in order to verify that the chip is indeed burnt?
Is there a tool I can use in order to remove the flash memory from the damaged USB device, and from a working one, then replace the flash from the non working USB device on the working USB controller?
How should I verify the capacity of the flash? It has 48 pins and there is a marking on it saying "MR-FLASH A0542HS28SI"
Would it make a difference if I solder it to a controller board designed for a chip with a different capacity?
Your help is greatly appreciated.
With Kind Regards, Avri Schneider