[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"article-detail":3},{"article":4,"alternate":35,"related":36,"latest":45},{"orderNumber":5,"showImage":6,"title":7,"metaDescription":8,"jumpUrl":9,"content":10,"metaKeywords":11,"withAllowSearch":12,"modified":13,"viewCount":14,"id":15,"lang":16,"slug":17,"dpTemplateId":18,"thumbnail":6,"withHot":19,"withLeadNews":19,"author":20,"created":13,"withTop":19,"highlightContent":21,"userId":22,"highlightTitle":7,"commentStatus":12,"commentCount":5,"thumbnailToContent":19,"withRecommend":19,"metaTitle":23,"editMode":24,"siteId":5,"user":25,"authorEn":20,"status":33,"categoryId":34,"summary":28},0,"\u002Fattachment\u002F20260926\u002Fbef4f923e5bd4fd3832e2a55127dc50e.png","Old Phone to USB Drive: How to Turn a Dead Phone's Chip Into a Fast Flash Drive | yunpoly","Learn how to remove the eMMC or UFS storage chip from an old phone and solder it into a USB flash drive. About 30 yuan in parts, read speeds near 150 MB\u002Fs, and a second life for e-waste.","https:\u002F\u002Fpoly-ai.chat\u002Fmediasync-claw","\u003Cp style=\"margin:0 0 18px;\">Everyone has a drawer of retired phones: cracked screens, swollen batteries, boot loops that take forever. Most of them end up sold for pocket change, traded for a stainless steel basin, or left to gather dust. But inside that \"e-waste\" hides a genuinely capable component — the \u003Cstrong>eMMC or UFS storage chip\u003C\u002Fstrong> on the mainboard, which is essentially a high-performance flash memory. With a little soldering, that chip becomes a custom USB drive that reads faster than most store-bought sticks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp style=\"margin:0 0 18px;\">The whole project costs about \u003Cstrong>30 yuan (~$5) in parts\u003C\u002Fstrong>. Here is how it works, step by step.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2 style=\"color:#111;font-size:21px;line-height:1.4;margin:28px 0 12px;\">\u003Cstrong>Step 1: Remove the \"Retired\" Chip\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp style=\"margin:0 0 18px;\">Start by heating the phone's back cover — a hairdryer on hot, circled over the panel for about a minute — then work the seam open with a suction cup and a plastic spudger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp style=\"margin:0 0 18px;\">The first rule is safety: \u003Cstrong>disconnect the battery ribbon cable\u003C\u002Fstrong> before touching anything else. Then find the black square chip on the mainboard stamped with a \"Samsung\", \"Toshiba\", or \"SanDisk\" logo — that is the eMMC or UFS storage. It sits surrounded by a crowd of tiny resistors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp style=\"margin:0 0 18px;\">Use a hot-air rework station set to around \u003Cstrong>350°C\u003C\u002Fstrong> at moderate airflow, sweep the nozzle around the chip's edges for about 40 seconds until the solder melts, and lift it free with tweezers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp style=\"margin:0 0 18px;\">No hot-air station? There is a \"soft mod\" alternative: buy a matching no-solder USB controller board, read the chip's info through a data cable, and mount the whole mainboard inside an acrylic enclosure. It works, but it skips the fun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2 style=\"color:#111;font-size:21px;line-height:1.4;margin:28px 0 12px;\">\u003Cstrong>Step 2: Give the Chip a New Home — Solder It to a Controller Board\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp style=\"margin:0 0 18px;\">Order a matching \u003Cstrong>USB flash controller board\u003C\u002Fstrong> — common options are the NS1081 or SM3350, and the chip protocol must match. You will also need a fine-tipped soldering iron, flux, and 0.3 mm solder wire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp style=\"margin:0 0 18px;\">Apply a thin coat of flux to the chip's pads, align it with the board's pad markings (usually a small dot marks pin 1), and drag-solder around all four sides. The molten solder will distribute evenly under surface tension. If neighboring pins bridge, a bit of solder wick cleans them up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp style=\"margin:0 0 18px;\">This step tests patience — but when the four sides gleam silver under a magnifier, the payoff is real.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2 style=\"color:#111;font-size:21px;line-height:1.4;margin:28px 0 12px;\">\u003Cstrong>Step 3: Plug In and Rebuild the Drive's Identity\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp style=\"margin:0 0 18px;\">Insert the controller board into a USB port and the system will detect new hardware. Open the \u003Cstrong>mass-production tool\u003C\u002Fstrong> (usually provided by the board seller), let it identify the chip capacity, set the drive name, and hit Start. When the progress bar finishes, a dead phone chip officially has a new life as a USB drive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp style=\"margin:0 0 18px;\">Performance is the pleasant surprise: a typical \u003Cstrong>eMMC 5.1\u003C\u002Fstrong> chip reads around \u003Cstrong>150 MB\u002Fs and writes about 40 MB\u002Fs\u003C\u002Fstrong> — roughly three times faster than an ordinary USB 2.0 stick. Large file transfers stop being a chore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2 style=\"color:#111;font-size:21px;line-height:1.4;margin:28px 0 12px;\">\u003Cstrong>Step 4: Armor the Bare Board\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp style=\"margin:0 0 18px;\">A naked controller board risks shorting out. The simplest wrap is heat-shrink tubing; for looks, try a transparent resin USB shell, a 3D-printed case, or even an old lighter or lipstick tube. Engrave the model of the donor phone on the shell — \"iPhone 6s, reincarnated\" — and the drive carries a story.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2 style=\"color:#111;font-size:21px;line-height:1.4;margin:28px 0 12px;\">\u003Cstrong>Why Bother?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp style=\"margin:0 0 18px;\">This is not about saving money — the materials cost about 30 yuan. It is a small act of resistance against \u003Cstrong>planned obsolescence\u003C\u002Fstrong>. That phone once held your photos, playlists, and chat history. Now it sheds its \"smart\" burden and keeps serving you in the most humble storage form. The capacity number your computer shows is not just flash memory; it is the warmth of something that used to sit in your hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp style=\"margin:0 0 18px;\">Two warnings, repeated: never puncture the battery while removing it; solder in a ventilated room; and \u003Cstrong>do not check \"erase all blocks\" in the mass-production tool\u003C\u002Fstrong> — that wipes the chip's data for good. If you melt a chip on your first attempt, that failed chip still makes a unique keychain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp style=\"margin:0 0 18px;\">\u003Cimg src=\"\u002Fattachment\u002F20260926\u002F7eb8279a02c840eba38383944015ee80.png\" alt=\"Tweezers lifting a black storage chip from a phone mainboard, eMMC salvage close-up\">\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp style=\"margin:0 0 18px;\">\u003Cimg src=\"\u002Fattachment\u002F20260926\u002F356e43f957f54b829755d2f36a2ef110.png\" alt=\"Soldering iron drag-soldering a memory chip onto a USB controller board under a magnifier\">\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp style=\"margin:0 0 18px;\">\u003Cimg src=\"\u002Fattachment\u002F20260926\u002Fb1c7ad2399a4467bbf09d05d39788609.png\" alt=\"Finished transparent-resin USB drive plugged into a laptop, salvaged chip glowing\">\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cdiv class=\"dp-template-card\" style=\"border-radius:8px;box-shadow:0 2px 8px rgba(0,0,0,0.1);margin:10px 0;max-width:100%;overflow:hidden;width:100%;\">\n \u003Ca style=\"display:block;text-decoration:none;\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fpoly-ai.chat\u002Fmediasync-claw\" target=\"_blank\">\u003Cimg class=\"image_resized\" style=\"display:block;height:auto;max-width:100%;width:100%;\" src=\"\u002Fattachment\u002F20260824\u002Fdb1f58e4d6e24f2f8dcccc811df6e1a8.png\" alt=\"db1f58e4d6e24f2f8dcccc811df6e1a8\">\n  \u003Cbutton style=\"align-items:center;background-color:#784fe2;border-radius:0 0 4px 4px;border-style:none;color:#ffffff;cursor:pointer;display:flex;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:20px;height:40px;justify-content:center;padding:0;width:100%;\">Experience Now\u003C\u002Fbutton>\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003Cp style=\"color:#8a8a8a;font-size:13px;margin:0 0 10px;\">\u003Ci>References:\u003C\u002Fi>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp style=\"color:#8a8a8a;font-size:13px;margin:0 0 6px;\">\u003Ci>[1] All illustrations are AI-generated.\u003C\u002Fi>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp style=\"color:#8a8a8a;font-size:13px;margin:0 0 6px;\">\u003Ci>[2] Locally adapted from a public DIY guide on salvaging phone storage chips into USB drives, 2026-09-26.\u003C\u002Fi>\u003C\u002Fp>","yunpoly, aipollo, mediasync-claw, old phone USB drive, eMMC to USB, salvaged flash drive",true,"2026-09-26 23:40:03",162,12570,"zh_CN","old-phone-usb-drive",23,false,"yunpoly","Everyone has a drawer of retired phones: cracked screens, swollen batteries, boot loops that take fo...",18,"Old Phone to USB Drive: How to Turn a Dead Phone's Chip Into a Fast Flash Drive | yunpoly","html",{"emailStatusOk":19,"statusLocked":19,"mobileStatusOk":19,"englishNickname":26,"nickname":26,"statusReg":19,"id":22,"created":27,"sourceString":28,"avatar":29,"url":30,"statusOk":19,"detailUrl":31,"username":32},"Science Guide Wwai","2025-12-29 12:22:32","","\u002Fstatic\u002Fcommons\u002Fimg\u002Favatar.png","\u002Fuser\u002F18","\u002Fadmin\u002Fuser\u002Fdetail\u002F18","panhb","normal",72,null,{"prev":37,"next":41},{"id":38,"slug":39,"title":40,"categoryId":34},12576,"gates-ai-warning","Bill Gates Warns AI Could Kill a Billion People — and Says Self-Regulation Has Failed",{"id":42,"slug":43,"title":44,"categoryId":34},12569,"trump-ai-rename-si","Trump Wants to Rename AI to \"SI\" — Because \"Artificial\" Makes Intelligence Sound Fake",[46,51,56,61],{"id":47,"slug":48,"title":49,"thumbnail":50,"categoryId":34},12664,"2f0b3c-ai-snake-romance-gender-debate","When the Fiancée Is a Snake: AI Anime Sparks Debate on Gender Roles and Absurd Romance","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.banyunjuhe.com\u002Fattachment\u002F20260930\u002Fabd307865c604c1fa501ee8fe6cfff73.png",{"id":52,"slug":53,"title":54,"thumbnail":55,"categoryId":34},12662,"b86dc5-ai-scheming-doubao-debate","AI Auctions Spark Debate: Is 'Doubao' the Ultimate Schemer?","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.banyunjuhe.com\u002Fattachment\u002F20260930\u002Fcb0922ad05854444856a5e6ff36be9b5.png",{"id":57,"slug":58,"title":59,"thumbnail":60,"categoryId":34},12660,"b5e00a-ai-short-drama-tutorial-controversy","The Rise of the AI \"Evil Cultivator\": A New Era of Digital Content Creation","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.banyunjuhe.com\u002Fattachment\u002F20260930\u002Fdb61bf4e6fd74f36844203afb950ce59.png",{"id":62,"slug":63,"title":64,"thumbnail":65,"categoryId":34},12658,"0cdfe4-ai-supercar-design-apollo-bugatti-ferrari","Can AI-Designed Supercars Outshine Legacy Brands?","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.banyunjuhe.com\u002Fattachment\u002F20260930\u002F67262dae9f7048cb8ad5d44f5a0ce3e5.png"]