[ale] Thumb drive problem

[James Sumners]

Not able to try another computer right now, but will as soon as I can. I
fear it is the controller :-/

On Wed, Oct 17, 2018 at 18:25 TheSmokintbird via Ale <ale at ale.org> wrote:

> Have you tried more than one computer?
> How about an OTG cable on your phone?
>
> If you are seeing the same problem with multiple computers...
>
> I would personally try throwing it in the freezer for a couple hours to
> chill it out.
>
> If it's a heat related problem it might buy you enough time to image, and
> if it's a solder or physical board problem it will either work or not, but
> shouldn't do the same cycling problem you have seen.
>
> If it still cycles, it is probably the memory controller and will likely
> not be recoverable...  unless the data is worth the several hundred dollars
> it would cost to pay for data recovery (myharddrivedied.com)
>
> Smokintbird
>
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>
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