Test and try: Five (probably broken) hard cards #autopsy
These hard drives on a stick .. err card ... are notoriously unreliable. I found five in a box of stuff, is it possible any of these work? -- Info 0:00 Intro 8:55 Testing all the cards 1:17:34 Autopsy of the Western Digital Filecard Plus Hardcard 20 Plus Hardcard 40 Mountain 20mb Drivecard Western Digital Filecard Quantum Hardcard EZ 85 -- Video Links Adrian's Digital Basement Merch store: https://my-store-c82bd2-2.creator-spr... Support the channel on Patreon: / adriansdigitalbasement Adrian's Digital Basement (Main Channel) / @adriansdigitalbasement My GitHub repository: https://github.com/misterblack1?tab=r... -- Tools Deoxit D5: https://amzn.to/2VvOKy1 http://store.caig.com/s.nl/it.A/id.16... O-Ring Pick Set: (I use these to lift chips off boards) https://amzn.to/3a9x54J Elenco Electronics LP-560 Logic Probe: https://amzn.to/2VrT5lW Hakko FR301 Desoldering Iron: https://amzn.to/2ye6xC0 Rigol DS1054Z Four Channel Oscilloscope: https://www.rigolna.com/products/digi... Head Worn Magnifying Goggles / Dual Lens Flip-In Head Magnifier: https://amzn.to/3adRbuy TL866II Plus Chip Tester and EPROM programmer: (The MiniPro) https://amzn.to/2wG4tlP https://www.aliexpress.com/item/33000... TS100 Soldering Iron: https://amzn.to/2K36dJ5 https://www.ebay.com/itm/TS100-65W-MI... EEVBlog 121GW Multimeter: https://www.eevblog.com/product/121gw/ DSLogic Basic Logic Analyzer: https://amzn.to/2RDSDQw https://www.ebay.com/itm/USB-Logic-DS... Magnetic Screw Holder: https://amzn.to/3b8LOhG https://www.harborfreight.com/4-inch-... Universal ZIP sockets: (clones, used on my ZIF-64 test machine) https://www.ebay.com/itm/14-16-18-20-... RetroTink 2X Upconverter: (to hook up something like a C64 to HDMI) http://www.retrotink.com/ Plato (Clone) Side Cutters: (order five) https://www.ebay.com/itm/1-2-5-10PCS-... Heat Sinks: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32537... Little squeezy bottles: (available elsewhere too) https://amzn.to/3b8LOOI --- Instructional videos My video on damage-free chip removal: • How to remove chips without damaging the c... --- Music Intro music and other tracks by: Nathan Divino @itsnathandivino

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