This is my device and I am very pleased with the job Alex and his daughter did. Extremely happy with Northridge Fix and I was tickled to see it on KZbin.
@mistalobsta2 жыл бұрын
I love how bluntly honest this brilliant lad is even when he makes an on-screen mistake live on camera. Most content creators only leave the 'perfect' shots..
@1src2 жыл бұрын
Great family & businessman, you’re really an example for so many people due to your overall honesty and kindness, respect it a lot!
@CooLDEaFy2 жыл бұрын
Good job Alex the Dr.Surgeon Electronic repairman ,,, I joke… :)
@dtnel2 жыл бұрын
Can you test a SSD hard drive? It's a Samsung 480gb roughly. Computer just didn't recognize one day when the laptop booted up. Lost over 400GB of OS, data, etc. It's sat a few years and would love to be able to get it up and running.
@tellolite2 жыл бұрын
Maybe someone already asked for this, but it'll be great if you could show your meter readings so we can see what you see while probing the components. A successful and satisfying repair as always, another lesson I learned sir... thank you
@jikonaf91732 жыл бұрын
I second this
@JassonQuill2 жыл бұрын
you can try yourself by testing good or brandnew hard drive
@albertlanger23392 жыл бұрын
Why give away secrets of your trade? I think we were shown enough.
@su889062 жыл бұрын
maybe because they do it in the line of work, repair, not for actually making videos.. making videos like that may take a long time while there are more things to do
@tellolite2 жыл бұрын
@@su88906 you are right. I'm grateful Alex shares his knowledge all this times. It's only a hope, if it's not too much to ask 😅
@lovo.c79372 жыл бұрын
I love how all your family are supportive Such a great family Wish the best for all of you.
@Alvin8532 жыл бұрын
Very common problem with hard drives, this is a TVS diode that protects the drive from too high voltage. What happens very often is users put the drive in an external enclosure and use the wrong power brick. Don't use a laptop charger to power your external HDD folks!
@WunjoxFlo2 жыл бұрын
I made this mistake. That means replacing this kind of chip could save my drive?
@Dracula.252 жыл бұрын
@@WunjoxFlo i did the same but with the charger that's came with the external case
@Sackface2252 жыл бұрын
Can I just brigde the TVS Diode? Will it Work?
@Aviator747a2 жыл бұрын
@@Sackface225 No, a diode is like a check valve. Current flows only in one direction and not the other.
@weedthepeople27952 жыл бұрын
I got an old external HDD that died so I removed the enclosure and plugged the actual hard drive into my computer.....it was recognized, but could see no data (my theory is the MFT and the like are prolly stored on the controller card thats in the enclosure) so good 1st obstacle overcome I turned it off and came back in a day or two with some recovery software and the drive isnt recognized...not in windows not in the bios, nowhere but it powers up, but the computer cant see it .....so, whats up with that?
@Jackson_Harris2 жыл бұрын
4.31am and I'm watching this. I got so happy seeing you fixing someone's hard drive 🙂 I'm always so excited seeing you fixed something 😄. Keep up the great videos ❤ You have an awesome team and we are glad as real subscribers can be part of your team 😃🙏🏻
@fr.lesvagues34302 жыл бұрын
The two diodes are TVS , mounted on 12 and 5V power rails.
@kpelectronics2 жыл бұрын
It is just incredible how easy you make thinhs appear. And always with a good story.
@n64funtime542 жыл бұрын
You daughter sees your hard work and has respect for what you do, that's great. Hard worker and father keep it up
@allkeren45272 жыл бұрын
thanks sir.. got some HDD same no spinning 1 year ago try measure what u did in video and viola got work take part from donor board.. big respect fro indonesia 🙏
@cyka61562 жыл бұрын
Mantul 👍
@a.z.71932 жыл бұрын
Awesome 👍
@kotakajaib59632 жыл бұрын
Good bagus
@rama3njoy2 жыл бұрын
better than factory
@christopherrasmussen87182 жыл бұрын
I had to laugh when you had the probes mixed up. I have been there. If you didn't say a thing, most everyone would have never known. I was 5 when I was first let into my grandads business. I swept the floor for a quarter. 60 years later, I am retired in the winter home I bought along the way of 40 years of work. God speed to your daughter that she becomes an important part of your business.
@bkaczy2 жыл бұрын
Congratulations to your family, I had also some episodes with my daughter and her help with soldering some parts! Who knows maybe she could be the leader in popularization repairs in younger generations! Thanks for sharing your knowledge!
@sylvesteryaiuglig24702 жыл бұрын
It's funny when you use different probes on each end. You always make me happy seeing that smile and I can hear your wife shouted with joy in the background. Good job my brother.
@hgbugalou2 жыл бұрын
I really like how you will attempt to fix pretty much any piece of electronics.
@VictorTope2 жыл бұрын
In my Country, we say YOU ARE DOING WELL to someone that is outstanding. Good Job sir
@SoleEpiphany2 жыл бұрын
Awesome how your little lady has interest in working already, you must be a very proud dad. Keep up the awesome content!
@TomsTechRepair2 жыл бұрын
Family first. Nice to see she want to take after her dad. Love how we can hear your wife in the back. Always a happy 😊 when you say consider job done before you have done it.
@j0eb0t02 жыл бұрын
this is informative. i have some drives that are either clicking, or not spinning at all. gonna try this soon.
@MBrulla2 жыл бұрын
Clicking is mechanical - this won't fix that. Don't power the drive. It's possible that the arm is stuck/not able to park. The non-spinning one go ahead. Seagate drives often have the TVS diodes blow.
@Amanullah-dx5uy2 жыл бұрын
Clicking sounds means it is physically damaged there's nothing you can do to fix that
@j0eb0t02 жыл бұрын
Correct. Will use clicking one as donor boards.
@DubCPicker2 жыл бұрын
She’s got the best teacher ever….good for her 😊❤️😊
@jeffwalker71852 жыл бұрын
I love how you left your little mistake with the probes in the video. Thank you for an informative video.
@luisgonzalezperez91922 жыл бұрын
Hello, I follow from Cuba Island, Great recovery!
@eointhomas29146 ай бұрын
Must be so satisfying when you see those files pop up !
@rovsupermarketsettersugand86002 жыл бұрын
I love computer repair alot am in uganda hope I can get more watching your videos
@laurensdehaan22022 жыл бұрын
I've got a bunch of hard drives laying around that I want to wipe before recycling. This channel looks like it can help in that regard. Thanks! Stay safe.
@DAVIDDAVID-852 жыл бұрын
Salam, our honorable teacher, may God give you health and good work from you. We will benefit from your creative work. Thank you. Greetings to you from Algeria. 👍👍👍👍🇩🇿
@mondomongs4812 жыл бұрын
Great short repair, as always sir.
@arifuzzamanyousufi81742 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing this video. Good luck for your daughter. I am from Bangladesh.
@corym.49712 жыл бұрын
I always tap my continuity probes together to hear the beep before I test anything, too many times I've left it in voltage or resistance without looking and thought that I found the problem.
@vallabh812 жыл бұрын
your working style reminds me my guru🙏🏻🙏🏻from whome i learn't about electronics work🙏🏻🙏🏻respect for u sir💐💐💐🙏🏻
@77radeon772 жыл бұрын
De esos he reparado yo unos pocos, y si, es bastante común que se cortocircuiten esos diodos de entrada, Un saludo desde España..
@davidguillory43112 жыл бұрын
Hello to you and your family from Louisiana..and I enjoy watching your video because it is a very education video on electronics.
@maku1432 жыл бұрын
Troubleshooting was awesome 👌🏻
@hugovale80702 жыл бұрын
Easy and clear...👍 good job thanks i learn always something New. You are really a lucky man,and most important a proud father . Cheers from 🇨🇵 to the great family team specialy to that young Lady.
@verovieira12 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing, best regards from Brazil !
@Kingstersreejit2 жыл бұрын
I love it when she cheers for him, these women's are hard to find
@stest29352 жыл бұрын
Great job. I have over 100 of these bad drives ranging from 200GB to 2TB. Would love to get these fix one day.
@nacerben78652 жыл бұрын
Northridge fix you are the best because you like your job and your happiness is when you arrive fix something i know your happiness is not money your happiness is when proof your knowledge to yourself and to the world that's why when you fix something i see your face with smiling
@GARDEN7862 жыл бұрын
Your talent is incredible. Encouragement works for us. You kept on working like this. And keep giving us knowledge.🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳
@GARDEN7862 жыл бұрын
Thermal camera 🎥 is good
@KKarl13372 жыл бұрын
your daughter is amazing and after the 1200 hard drives she will know how to disassemble things. Great hard beginning for maybe a good engineer.
@davidbristoll1952 жыл бұрын
Pretty much fixed by the new team member really. I hope they got the majority share of the fee ;) Another great video. Very jealous of your set up!
@strinhinottawa2 жыл бұрын
She probably knows to use the right probes too!! Great content! Loving everything you put out.
@adamliz81722 жыл бұрын
Smiling suits you sir! Love watching your content, i just love when people fix stuff :)
@graemesharp19822 жыл бұрын
Ive just sent mine away for a raw partition fault. 7 years worth of stiff on it. Work and personal. Hope it can be repaired
@arnidalabastida36682 жыл бұрын
Great Job... nice work... I'm from Philippines...
@dvuemedia2 жыл бұрын
Great job! In most cases, data recovery companies would try to swap the PCB, and see if it works, but you, down to component level. I bet you save that persons money in recovery.
@alphanerd23052 жыл бұрын
Swapping PCBs is how I used to fix drives. Unfortunately, that doesn't really work anymore for most drives.
@oliwek702 жыл бұрын
@@alphanerd2305 why is that ?
@alphanerd23052 жыл бұрын
@@oliwek70 Newer hard drives have more circuitry. Specifically a BIOS that contains all of the information on drive geometry, firmware, and other important information about the drive. You can't simply swap the board from one drive to another, even if they are identical model. Theoretically you can simply swap the BIOS chip to a replacement board, but I've not had much luck with that.
@dax1382 жыл бұрын
Happy Wife equals Happy Life! Another Great Video! Thanks for sharing!
@kirankankipati-thelinuxcha6892 жыл бұрын
Great video. Appreciate encouraging your kids.
@reductio10002 жыл бұрын
4:20 then she asked : Dad how much you pay me now ? 😁😁just kidding, great way to keep the family in the business and educational at the same time !
@arnulfomrestrada2 жыл бұрын
Thanx, I'm getting ready to fix my scanner, after watching your expertise
@ElAnciano920712 жыл бұрын
I once had a customer (name withheld) that called our office and said their system wouldn't boot up. They powered it down each night at the close of business. ( I went over and I could hear that the drive did not spin up. I said I needed to replace the drive, and their response was that they did NOT have a backup. Just in case it was a sticky bearing, or a tired motor that couldn't get past the stiction of startup, I gave the case a spin as someone else turned it on, and lo and behold, it booted up just fine, they did a full backup, THEN I replaced the drive and all was hunky dorey. ;)
@deeg4n0002 жыл бұрын
Everyone is happy. Including my wife. Nice.
@abrormamatqulov93542 жыл бұрын
I wish I were your pupil You are an amazing master))
@GregM2 жыл бұрын
Failure of the TVS diode(s) common occurrence in hard drive failures
@MBrulla2 жыл бұрын
Especially on Seagates.
@astechventures21522 жыл бұрын
I love this man. I really wish to learn from him
@ctbully2 жыл бұрын
Hi Alex, Man you make it look too easy ! Great Job !
@robbirobson73302 жыл бұрын
When you remove the boards you should label them with the details of the drives it came from because of the firmware.
@renbek1002 жыл бұрын
toujours très intéressant ,et beaucoup de minutie 🙂
@mahmoodhawwa80292 жыл бұрын
الله يحميها ويخليلك ياها وعقبال نفرح فيها يارب
@nelson16672 жыл бұрын
I have drives like this. Thanks for the info.
@firdaus25812 жыл бұрын
always happy with work successful
@DavidSelf3 Жыл бұрын
You're a total badass, love your videos! So helpful, so interesting!
@maxsnts2 жыл бұрын
Its always better to replace that diode, but the drive will work if you simply remove it. It will work with out that protection obviously, but it will work.
@pierpi67152 жыл бұрын
Well done boy!
@GarthvanZyl-Medicare-EMR Жыл бұрын
Incredible, going to dig out my box of HDD and see what I can recover
@Darren777Au2 жыл бұрын
A comedy and educational video rolled into one. Nice!
@waynewayne37092 жыл бұрын
Recycling spares is good and saves time ordering.. quick turn about.
@shady44222 жыл бұрын
Luv that you were able to laugh at your own mistake haha brilliant mate another top vid
@stefanlechner2 жыл бұрын
Great job, great fix. Nice. Well 1:29 it seems that it's time to take a break and go on vacation😂 just a joke, small mistake It is so nice toe hear that your daughter will help you, you have a really great family. You are the hero for your daughter👍 greets
@spencerbigum13092 жыл бұрын
At 4:45 in the video - how did you know that you must flip the component? Thank you again for the awesome video!
@catman7211 ай бұрын
I must try this, i'll do anything to make my wife so happy 😂
@suryavanshib2 жыл бұрын
Awesome ✌🏻✌🏻✌🏻 With data recovery working HDD customer got bonus👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
@ninthcrusade48712 жыл бұрын
When you take the boards off of the drives, what do you do with the drive platters, heads, and chassis? I have been in the data recovery business for 40 years and if you are just going to toss the components, we could take them off of your hands
@Name-od6qb2 жыл бұрын
Думал увижу супер профессиональное восстановление данных,в итоге 5 минут смотрел на замену диода)Кстати клевое жало/пинцет,первый раз такое вижу
@SURGE1012 жыл бұрын
Did make me laugh when you muddled up the probes😂😂great video and great repair as always👍
@numbr62 жыл бұрын
Who hasn't done this at least once? 😁
@NeoOwnz2 жыл бұрын
As always, better than factory
@infamousacidrain2 жыл бұрын
I make a habit of touching my probes together when I pick up my probes for continuity mode. Saves you from an unplugged or damaged probe, or this scenario.
@abetbons2 жыл бұрын
#sanaall hehe..i am addicted to your videos..keep it up😁from🇵🇭🇵🇭
@percydelacruz60882 жыл бұрын
As always giving solutions, congratulations my dear.
@mauryajimobilefixer25442 жыл бұрын
After watching this video the silence of the silent person and the intellect will open for learning
@rfr6532 жыл бұрын
good job mate.
@stroise2562 жыл бұрын
enjoy the video. Damn i loved it. Wish i can get my sisters hdd working again. The recovery company wants $1300. i think im gonna check its chips first before i give it to the company. I bought several of the same drive from ebay.
@hariprasad-fx9dk2 жыл бұрын
Sri very great job
@shubhamsahuSD2 жыл бұрын
Big Boss is just behind in case something goes wrong... +1 for Big Boss
@calvinmientke35392 жыл бұрын
She will become an engineer and a billionaire with her screw manufacturing company. Thanks DAD!
@mojhajostechnique2 жыл бұрын
great job master🇵🇭🇵🇭😊
@lucymc01912 жыл бұрын
great video alex ...i hope your daughter achieves your skills then you can relax ... maybe in a few years ..... she will be big boss ....
@godwinawakossa22772 жыл бұрын
Quick and proper job well done
@bogdanfrz1422 жыл бұрын
Long videos plz😍😍
@andolis492 жыл бұрын
You are the best!
@telogantong63722 жыл бұрын
What brands/tools are needed for repair, I want to have one like you, and able to improve computer engineering
@dmonster8082 жыл бұрын
Awesome brother!!!
@AK-lt4id2 жыл бұрын
Thank you 🇸🇦🙏🇱🇧
@repairsgalore94252 жыл бұрын
Good work.... .
@prakashanp4572 жыл бұрын
Good work sir
@dave70102 жыл бұрын
Starting the fix with a probe-lem 👍😀
@allanramos42352 жыл бұрын
good job!
@jump4joy20002 жыл бұрын
Nicely done sir, thank you for the learning experience