Bravo ! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rev. Stewart Marshall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, May 07, 2007 12:40 AM Subject: Re: [CGUYS] USB Flash drive
> Well I got a chance to try out my fix to transfer the data. > > IT WORKED! > > I bought a cheap USB HUB at Walmart. Took the cover off, and snipped > off the wires (saved me from having to cut a perfectly good cord, > plus price was the same) > > Took the reinforced end off, and peeled back the cover of the wire. > Bought some longer Steel stick pins (I had thought of using the > original contacts, but too short and almost impossible to solder back on!) > > Bent different pins at different angles so that they would not > touch! (after of course tracing and figuring out which color went > where.) Had to use my hemostats to attach one wire as I could not > get a stick pin to solder at one contact point.) > > Had wife hold memory card, attached the cord to a USB extension cord > and immediately (well almost) it started to install the memory card. > > Had one glitch and had to start over. (had to be very still) Got > every thing transferred. > > As soon as it was done, I had wife detach cord, and then allowed > myself breath! > > Now it was simple to transfer it to a new memory stick and bagged the old one. > > $20.00 for a new memory stick and whatever I can get out of him for > time, trouble and materials. (For what they charge for drive > recovery My price will seem low.) > > Would I want to do it again NO! My fingers are not as steady as they > used to be, and I do not have a proper work bench with the proper > light. (I need one of those magnifying lights! with clips!) > > Stewart > > > At 10:30 PM 5/4/2007, you wrote: > >If you heat that chip up, there is a chance you may wipe the > >memory... I am not sure but I would think twice about soldering directly... > > > >Have you thought about holding probes firmly to the contacts while > >someone else salvages the data? > > > >db > > Rev. Stewart A. Marshall > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Prince of Peace > Ozark, AL SL 82 > > > ******************************************************** **************** > * ==> QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in <== > * ==> the body of an email & send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <== > * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name > * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST > * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L > * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress > * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ******************************************************** **************** > * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/mai llist.xml > * Messages bearing the header "X-No-Archive: yes" will not be archived > ******************************************************** **************** > > ************************************************************************ * ==> QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in <== * ==> the body of an email & send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <== * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ************************************************************************ * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header "X-No-Archive: yes" will not be archived ************************************************************************
