SanDisk Extreme Portable SSD Data Recovery

Zero Alpha offers professional data recovery for the SanDisk Extreme Portable SSD. These drives are popular for their fast transfer speeds and reliable performance, available in capacities such as 500GB, 1TB, 2TB, and 4TB. Common issues include physical damage to the USB-C port, firmware corruption, or sudden disconnection during data transfer. We provide expert recovery solutions for these problems and accept mail in jobs from all across Australia and worldwide.

SanDisk SSD Problems & Data Recovery Solutions

• Physical damage: SSD dropped or exposed to harsh environments, resulting in case, connector, or internal component damage.
• Water or moisture damage: Exposure to liquids causing corrosion or short circuits in the drive’s components.
• Connector issues: Worn or broken USB-C connectors leading to data transfer failures.
• PCB (Printed Circuit Board) failure: Damage to internal electronics preventing proper operation or communication.
• Controller failure: SSD controller malfunction, resulting in unreadable or inaccessible data.
• Firmware corruption: Corrupt firmware causing the drive to be unrecognized or malfunctioning.
• NAND flash degradation: Data loss due to wear on memory cells after extensive use.
• Power surges: Electrical surges or improper voltage causing permanent damage to the internal circuits.
• File system corruption: Logical corruption making the SSD appear unformatted or inaccessible.
• Overheating: Thermal issues causing the SSD to malfunction or throttle, leading to data loss.
• Data encryption problems: Corruption of encryption software or keys preventing access to data.
• Software errors: Drive not being recognized by operating systems due to compatibility or driver issues.

Sandisk Extreme Portable SSD Data Recovery Caselog

03Nov23: This sandisk ssd did not detect via usbc or m.2 pci.

Controller: SanDisk 20-82-10023-A1. This controller is encrypted and chip off will not work.

PMIC: 90430VM330. Typically used by WD

DRAM: Does not use.

NAND: SanDisk 60523 512G

Sandisk are the makers of cheap low quality solid state drives which makes them a popular choice for consumers. So what happens when SanDisk SSD devices fail? Well you are at a huge risk of losing all your data! Customers bring me these faulty unresponsive SSDs because its my job to BRING THEM BACK FROM THE DEAD!

00:00 SanDisk Extreme Pro Portable SSD USB-C
00:07 How to open a SanDisk Portable SSD
00:48 SanDisk 20-82-10023-A1 CPU Main controller chip
01:42 Not detecting basic tests
02:50 PMIC power management chip (90430VM330)
21:41 Removing the power management integrated circuit
29:28 New chip solution
35:50 The omg plug it in moment
37:00 Outro, explaining the data recovery process

Sandisk 90430VM330 0 amp Problem

21NOV23: Another 500gb SanDisk Extreme Portable SSD in for service. Model number is SDSSDE61-500G with 0 amp problem. Be very careful when removing these SSD from the enclosure as the double sided tape is very strong and you risk damage if you don't take your time to carefully remove it.

Please be aware that the top left capacitors and inductor will test short to ground when the device is off or the pmic is removed. This is normal.

Accidently formatted Sandisk SSD Extreme Pro 4TB

11Jun24: This customer accidently formatted their SSD extreme pro 4tb sandisk. We were able to recover all the photos, videos back.

SDSSDE61-500G Not Detected Data Recovery Caselog

22Oct24: We recover data from a 500gb version. Customer reports that they Plug in computer detects a drive however no bootable media found unable to see a drive in my computer. The SSD has a damaged power management chip that we replace to successfully recover all the files including documents and photos.

SDSSDE61-1T00 1TB Data Recovery Caselog

13Nov25: This ssd was mailed in for data recovery from Melbourne Victoria. It makes a connected sound but does not detect and shows 'No Media'. USB Controller: asmedia ASM2362. PMIC: 90430VM330. Controller: SanDisk 20-82-10023-A1. The m.2 ssd detects as a Western Digital SN550E. We successfully recovered all the data.

CD Drive with SanDisk Unlocker Data Recovery Caselog

18Sep26: This 4TB SanDisk Extreme Portable SSD, Model: SDSSDE61-4TOO came in for data recovery from Melbourne. Customer said it stopped detecting on their mac laptop. We removed the ssd and fixed its issue but it had encryption enabled. Inbuilt is a cd drive with unlock software. Its called: SanDisk Drive Unlock.exe and you need to input the password to unlock the drive. SanDisk Drive Unlock app. Unlock Drive. Your Extreme drive is locked. To unlock your drive, please enter the drive password below. Once we put the correct password in and clicked unlock drive we were able to recover all the customers file and folders and return them.

SanDisk SSD 90430VM330 PMIC Schematics

28Sep26: This sandisk 500gb extreme portable SSD was mailed in for data recovery from Melbourne Vic becaue its not working. It has already been worked on by someone else. It had been opened and was missing a capacitor. Model: SDSSDE61-500G. The part number on the ssd is 54-90-58237-512G. Someone had removed the 1.2v 22μF cpu core bulk capacitor from the 90430VM330 power management chip. The chip does have a common failure with something internal.

Schematics for working voltages