Question Samsung 870 Evo SSD potentially fried ?

[Jimmernick]

I just connected this SSD into my pc, connected it to the psu using the wrong sata power cable (cable came with a different psu). Pc would turn on and fans would spin for half a second then they’d stop. Power button light would remain on. Power button didn’t let me turn this light off so I had to use the psu power switch. Did this several times (turned the pc on with the wrong sata power connector) when trying to figure out what was going on until I realized I was using the wrong cable.

Now the SSD it doesn’t seem to be recognized by this bios (with the correct cable). Will be testing sata to usb connectivity later on the day that the new cable is delivered.

Does the 870 Evo SSD or the HXi series HX1000 PSU have safety features in place that may have prevented damage to the SSD? If damage was done in this case, is data recovery/SSD repair a simple or cheap option for this specific drive?

 

[CountMike]

Just connected this ssd into my pc, connected it to the psu using the wrong sata power cable (cable came with a different psu). Pc would turn on and fans would spin for half a second then they’d stop. Power button light would remain on. Power button didn’t let me turn this light off so I had to use the psu power switch. Did this several times (turned the pc on with the wrong sata power connector) when trying to figure out what was going on until I realized I was using the wrong cable. Now it doesn’t seem to be recognized by this bios (with the correct cable). Will be testing sata to usb connectivity later in the day when the cable arrives through delivery. Does the 870 evo or hxi series hx1000, have safety features in place that may have prevented too bad of damage to the ssd? If damage was done in this case, is data recovery/ ssd repair a simple or cheap option for this specific drive?

Most probably burned. Data recovery possible if power side is fixed.

 

[Jimmernick]

Most probably burned. Data recovery possible if power side is fixed.

what do you mean by "power side".

 

[fzabkar]

There is an e-fuse (ES35) in the top right corner of the PCB:

https://www.thessdreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/2U0A2801_DxO.jpg

TPS259535DSG, Texas Instruments, 2.7V - 18V, 4A, 34mOhm eFuse With Fast Overvoltage Protection, 5.7V clamp, Auto-retry, marking ES35, WSON-8:

https://www.ti.com/lit/gpn/tps2595

This IC can be bypassed, but we first need to measure the resistance between Ground and each of Vin and Vout. Do you have a multimeter?

You must first clear the root cause of your problem (PSU cabling) because you will be left without protection after you perform the bypass surgery.

 

[Jimmernick]

There is an e-fuse (ES35) in the top right corner of the PCB:

https://www.thessdreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/2U0A2801_DxO.jpg

TPS259535DSG, Texas Instruments, 2.7V - 18V, 4A, 34mOhm eFuse With Fast Overvoltage Protection, 5.7V clamp, Auto-retry, marking ES35, WSON-8:

https://www.ti.com/lit/gpn/tps2595

This IC can be bypassed, but we first need to measure the resistance between Ground and each of Vin and Vout. Do you have a multimeter?

You must first clear the root cause of your problem (PSU cabling) because you will be left without protection after you perform the bypass surgery.

psu cable is solved i have the correct sata power cable now. what do you think the odds are the the e Fuse is the only thing that is broken, i saw another thread where someone had the same problem as me, where they connected the ssd to the psu using the wrong cable , and more then just the efuse got blown , meaning the bypass surgery wont be enough to save it. I only ask this because I want to know if this is really worth doing , as i will void my warranty once i open the ssd.

 

[USAFRet]

psu cable is solved i have the correct sata power cable now. what do you think the odds are the the e Fuse is the only thing that is broken, i saw another thread where someone had the same problem as me, where they connected the ssd to the psu using the wrong cable , and more then just the efuse got blown , meaning the bypass surgery wont be enough to save it. I only ask this because I want to know if this is really worth doing , as i will void my warranty once i open the ssd.

Warranty is already void, due to you using the wrong cable.

 

[Jimmernick]

Warranty is already void, due to you using the wrong cable.

well to be fair i dont have to tell them exactly what happened and why I was at fault. can't i just say it stopped working on me all the sudden. how can they really conclude that it happened as a result of my error. maybe theyd just figure a power outage or something blew the fuse. if they really looked that far into it that is

 

[USAFRet]

well to be fair i dont have to tell them exactly what happened and why I was at fault. can't i just say it stopped working on me all the sudden. how can they really conclude that it happened as a result of my error. maybe theyd just figure a power outage or something blew the fuse. if they really looked that far into it that is

They've seen hundreds of these. They know the product and fail modes better than you do.

 

[Jimmernick]

They've seen hundreds of these. They know the product and fail modes better than you do.

so your saying there would be no point of even sending it in for warranty, because you think they will most likely send it right back to me once they see the blown eFuse? im still not sure how they can really know if the damage happened because of user error, but ill take ur word for it

 

[USAFRet]

so your saying there would be no point of even sending it in for warranty, because you think they will most likely send it right back to me once they see the blown eFuse? im still not sure how they can really know if the damage happened because of user error, but ill take ur word for it

You can try.
But have no expectation of success.

Also, if this is with the expectation of getting that particular drive back, with its contents....not.
A warranty replacement will be a different, blank, drive.

 

[fzabkar]

psu cable is solved i have the correct sata power cable now. what do you think the odds are the the e Fuse is the only thing that is broken, i saw another thread where someone had the same problem as me, where they connected the ssd to the psu using the wrong cable , and more then just the efuse got blown , meaning the bypass surgery wont be enough to save it. I only ask this because I want to know if this is really worth doing , as i will void my warranty once i open the ssd.

if ur worried about ur warranty and u dont care about ur data then dont bother

 

[Jimmernick]

You can try.
But have no expectation of success.

Also, if this is with the expectation of getting that particular drive back, with its contents....not.
A warranty replacement will be a different, blank, drive.

you are right about that, i had an idea of taking it to a data recovery specialist

if ur worried about ur warranty and u dont care about ur data then dont bother

i def care about my data, but if more then just the eFuse is broken, the drive will be damn near unfixable from what ive seen. thats why i am trying to find out if its most likely that only the eFuse is blown and the rest of the drive is fine. in that case i would be happy to open it and operate on it for that one simple fix