[SOLVED] Surface Pro 3 Data Recovery

[xfile102]

I would be especially grateful and thankful to anyone who can help me out with this problem. We have a surface pro 3 where Windows went nuts and we cannot get windows to boot at all. We’ve tried everything under the sun and at this point the only concern we have is getting the data off of the SSD. I disassembled the system and pulled the SSD but I have never seen this key configuration on an SSD before. There are 18 pins on one side and eight pins on the other. Are there any readers available capable of connecting this to in order to recover the data?

 

[USAFRet]

That is an mSATA drive.
https://www.memory4less.com/hynix-solid-state-drive-hfs256g3amnb-2200a

You can use an mSATA - SATA adapter like this, to connect it to a regular desktop.
https://www.amazon.com/Sabrent-2-5-Inch-Aluminum-Enclosure-EC-MSSA/dp/B01MS6669V

Or an mSATA - USB like this
https://www.amazon.com/Adapter-Tanbin-Portable-External-Converter/dp/B075FR3ZD4

 

[USAFRet]

Additionally, this is what a good backup routine is for.
You data should never be at the mercy of a single drive or system.