This iPhone 16 Pro Max came in for data recovery. The phone was dropped on the road and then run over by cars, leaving it completely destroyed on both the front and back. The logic board was heavily damaged, but luckily the CPU and NAND chips were still intact. We repaired the logic board and were able to recover all of the data.

This Porsche PIWIS Tester came in because it no longer booted and stayed stuck on a dark screen. The cause turned out to be the internal hard drive: an original 2.5 inch IDE drive, Western Digital Scorpio WD400VE-75HDT1, 40 GB, from 2005. The drive was faulty, so the system could no longer load. We fully recovered the data from the drive, including the operating system and the PIWIS software. We then restored everything to a LITE-ON 128 GB mSATA SSD, mounted on an mSATA to 44

This MacBook Pro 15" A1990 with T2 chip (logic board 820-01041) came to us for data recovery. The customer had spilled coffee on the keyboard, and a few minutes later the laptop shut down completely. He left it to dry for several days, but it still wouldn’t boot. His request was clear: repair it and keep the data, and if the repair would cost much more than data recovery, recover the data only. On inspection we found liquid damage at several points on the logic board. The oxi

An iPad Pro 12.9 (A2437, Wi-Fi + Cellular) came in to Nodefix completely dead: no display, no response to charging and not recognized by a computer. After a thorough board-level inspection, we found the faulty component. We replaced it 1:1 with an original part from a donor board. The iPad then booted normally, with all of the customer’s data still intact. Components in this area of the logic board: Texas Instruments CD3217B13 (USB-C / power delivery controller) Broadcom BCM1

We received a MacBook Air 13" (A2179) with extremely severe water damage. The customer had already tried several companies for data recovery, but nobody could get the data back. The damage was extensive: not only the logic board, but also the display, the trackpad and the I/O board were affected. We first tried to repair the original logic board (820-01958), but it had heavily burned areas and even a hole under the main power IC. So we decided to transplant all the required

This week we received an XGIMI Horizon projector (model XK03K) that was completely dead. The owner had opened it to clean out the dust, which is a sensible idea since dust hurts cooling and image quality. But while disconnecting a flex cable, the connector was pulled clean off the mainboard. The solder pads and part of the PCB traces were torn away with it. A fine-pitch connector with dozens of tiny contacts is easy to damage like this, and at that point most people think the

Does your Volvo show “Volvo On Call service required”, is the SOS button not working, or does diagnostics show fault code U210909 (back-up battery)? Then the problem is in the Volvo VCM LTE module. This connectivity module handles Volvo On Call, eCall/SOS and the car’s mobile connection. What goes wrong?The standard fix is replacing the back-up battery (Volvo 31450445). That battery replacement is exactly where things often go wrong. The battery connector sits tight and is on

We received a LaCie Network Space 2 NAS (board LaCie 0901 140 Rev C, NS_IS ASTON) whose mainboard had died after a voltage spike. The NAS no longer started up, and the data was not accessible. We removed the 3.5" SATA hard drive from the enclosure and recovered the data from it. The recovery was successful, and the customer has all of their files back.

We received a dead MacBook Pro 14" A2442 (board ID 820-02098-A) for data recovery. After inspection, we found a full short in the power management circuit. We located the short with a thermal camera and fixed the issue. The MacBook is back to life and fully working, with all data intact.

We have received a MacBook Pro 16" M3 Pro A2991 (board ID 820-02917-A) DEAD for data recovery. After inspection we found several defective components caused by liquid damage. All parts replaced and reballed, MacBook back to life with data in. The customer went to the manufacturer's service first, but they offered him a repair price above 1,5k EUR + no data. Luckily they reached us for their data and we fixed the MacBook with data in.

An iPhone 17 Pro Max came in for data recovery. The device was completely dead. It didn't react to the charger or to a cable connection with a computer. When we inspected the logic board, we found the cause: the charging IC (NXP CBTL1701B0) had burned out completely. This was a difficult repair. Taking a burned chip off the board is often hard because of the burn damage, and the risk of causing more damage to the board is high. We removed the IC and soldered in a new one. Aft

This iPod Classic A1238 came in because it wouldn't power on. After inspection, we found the 30-pin charging connector was badly damaged. We replaced the connector, and the iPod is working like new again. Got a broken iPod Classic? We can repair it and bring it back to life!

An iPhone 15 Pro Max came into our workshop with an Apple Pay problem: NFC payments no longer worked and Apple Pay could not be set up. To confirm the fault, we first ran the official Apple Diagnostics using the Mobile Resource Inspector. The result was clear: all components such as Battery Condition, Bluetooth, Camera and Cellular Baseband passed, but Apple Pay showed a red error (see photos). This confirmed that the problem was hardware-related and not a software issue. Ins

MacBook Pro A2985 came in dead. After inspection it turned out the charger chips were shorted due to a faulty cable or charger. The charger chips are location-locked and encrypted, so we transferred them from the same location on a donor board to the faulty board. MacBook is back to life, with data still intact.

MacBook Pro 14" M3 A2981 came in dead no power and no boot, owner needed important data. After inspection found the faulty component and replaced it. Data is safe and the MacBook is back to life.

Recently, an iPod Classic 2nd generation came in with a remarkable story. The owner had connected the device to an old MacBook via a FireWire connection. Immediately after establishing that connection, the drive was wiped and all data was gone. A challenging job, since modern workstations no longer come equipped with a FireWire port. To gain access to this iPod, we developed our own custom interface that allowed us to bridge the iPod's FireWire connection to a USB-C port. Onc

This MacBook Pro 16" with M1 chip (model A2485) came in for data recovery. The device showed no signs of life: no display, no sound, no response to the power button and no magsafe light. Completely dead. For data recovery on Apple Silicon MacBooks, logic board repair is often the only way, because the SSD chips are tied directly to the processor and can't be read out separately. The data is encrypted and stored on the board itself. After disassembly, I inspected the logic boa

Shattered screen on an iPhone 17 Pro Max — replaced with an OEM Apple display and calibrated in under 30 minutes. Device back to perfect condition. Same issue? Book an appointment directly on our website: nodefix.nl

MacBook Pro 13'' A2289 Data Recovery (Board ID 820-01987) – Defective CPU, Data Recovered A customer came to us with a MacBook Pro A2289. The symptoms were classic for a defective CPU: the trackpad still clicked, the charging voltage was fine, but no chime and no boot. The device simply did nothing anymore. Because the customer urgently needed the data, we got to work right away. We replaced the logicboard and transferred the NAND chips, the T2 chip and all other required com

A customer brought in a faulty automotive ECU with a defective CPU. Programming a new unit wasn't an option in this case — the vehicle-specific data and immobiliser pairing would have been lost in the process. At Nodefix, we transferred the original controller chip — including all onboard data — to a new ECU. This is chip-level precision work: the data stays intact, the vehicle pairing is preserved, and no dealer recoding is required. After the repair, the car started immedia