There is a common misconception that if a logic board is damaged or faulty, your data is "just gone," or that you need to send out to pricey data recovery specialists to get your files back.

There is a whole industry of local repair technicians fixing logic boards for the sole purpose of recovering data.

Ultimately, you'll need to repair the fault preventing the device from powering on or booting to recovery the data.

This will likely require microsoldering. If you don’t know what this means, you may not have the knowledge or tools undertake this repair. If you’re curious and want to know more about getting into micro soldering, here’s some good reading and some good watching to get you started.

If you do not have experience in microsoldering or troubleshooting board level problems, leave this one to an expert. Boards can be damaged beyond repair. Where data is concerned, it's not worth making an avoidable mistake due to lack of knowledge.