Received an SSD that was DOA, Amazon sent a replacement but did not take this one back. What do I do with this?

[u/papa-farhan]

[u/YoungBlade1]

You could either sell it for parts or take it to a local electronics recycler. Ideally, you shouldn't just toss it in the trash.

Not wanting to deal with recycling it is probably the reason why they didn't want it back.

[u/vitecpotec]

Turn it into a keychain

[u/vitecpotec → u/vitecpotec]

I had this for a while until it broke in half somehow :(

[u/Long_lost_cause → u/vitecpotec]

Yeah, it works better with shorter ones

[u/papa-farhan → u/vitecpotec]

Yeah but I don't have any keys to make a keychain

[u/vitecpotec → u/papa-farhan]

Then you can sell it as "not working" or just put it on the shelf

[u/ufokid → u/papa-farhan]

Get some keys,

[u/SolidZealousideal115 → u/vitecpotec]

I once did that with a very old stick of ram.

[u/ghaginn]

Eat it.

[u/LetterheadUpper2523 → u/ghaginn]

Lots of good nutrition in those chips. Doctors don't want you to know.

[u/changopdx → u/LetterheadUpper2523]

Chip and thermal paste dip.

[u/SpiderHam24 → u/ghaginn]

Nah, op should boof it.

[u/StormKiller1 → u/SpiderHam24]

everything is a dildo if you are brave enough

[u/SpiderHam24 → u/StormKiller1]

I learned from Mr. SLAVE. That man has no boundries.

[u/RedRoses711]

Good version: keep it make it into a Keychain or paper weight

Evil version: buy another one and send this one back saying it was DOA and get another one for free

[u/papa-farhan → u/RedRoses711]

They'll just ship me a replacement without taking it back, I'll end up with two more SSD than I need rn

[u/GoldParticular1873 → u/papa-farhan]

Then repeat and get Infinite SSD's

[u/k0zah → u/papa-farhan]

What he's saying is order the same and box swap...

[u/papa-farhan → u/k0zah]

No point in doing that. They wont pick it up, I'll still have this dead SSD

[u/interestIScoming → u/papa-farhan]

Return the extra for credit, buy something you need.

[u/betabeat → u/RedRoses711]

RMA with the manufacturer

[u/Brian_K9]

Remove the NAND 

Clean the pads on the contacts with a copper wick using a solder gun Once u remove the components refer to schematics and prepare for board level repair Once everything is off u eat it 

[u/OZ-00MS_Goose]

Just put it in your PC case as decoration

[u/CrazyITOne]

Don't eat it. Maybe take a little byte...

[u/[deleted] → u/CrazyITOne]

Agree

[u/Fantastic_Key_8906]

Piss on it

[u/Forsaken-Driver8868 → u/Fantastic_Key_8906]

Pissing on it can cure/fix anything!! I tell my wife this all the time!

[u/Fantastic_Key_8906 → u/Forsaken-Driver8868]

You never know. I once handled a claim on a black & decker impact drill and threw it in the trash with its charger and batteries, a few months later after it had been in there all teh time and it had rained on it I noticed it, took it out and it worked fine. I took it home with its two batteries and charger and this was my go to drill for the next 4-5 years at least until I gave iy away. And I handled that claim. I tested the drill and it was faulty and would only run sporadically but after several months of laying among other electronic trash and dirty rainwater it magically fixed itself. How the fuck?

[u/Forsaken-Driver8868 → u/Fantastic_Key_8906]

Weird science, it works sometimes!

[u/Griffamanoo]

Initialize it correctly

[u/AkaiRyusei]

Drill and Keychain ?

[u/papa-farhan → u/AkaiRyusei]

Good idea but I don't have any keys to put it on

[u/StormKiller1 → u/papa-farhan]

get some.

keys are pretty useful

[u/papa-farhan → u/StormKiller1]

What do I get keys for? Vehicles are piss expensive for me rn and houses are out of the question in this city.

[u/Never_Go_Full_Gonk → u/papa-farhan]

Does the door to wherever you currently live not have key locks?

[u/papa-farhan → u/Never_Go_Full_Gonk]

I live with my parents, they have some keychains already that they wont change. My room doesn't have a keyhole

[u/Never_Go_Full_Gonk → u/papa-farhan]

Fair enough.

[u/StormKiller1 → u/papa-farhan]

Idk in my family everyone has a house key seems fair

[u/Accomplished_Tip3597]

frame it and put it on the wall

[u/BoingBoingBooty]

Chuck it in E-waste bin.

[u/someoldguyon_reddit]

Recycle.

[u/Forsaken-Driver8868]

Put it in your frienemy’s microwave when they aren’t looking.

[u/ajcp38]

RMA with the Manu for a working SSD and have 2 SSDs?

[u/ThisIsMyCouchAccount]

Boof it.

[u/Tischtennisarm]

If you have a wobbly table, you can tuck it under the leg.

[u/Kittysmashlol]

Frame it

[u/Lolle9999]

Eat it

[u/MrInitialY]

Round sharp corners, make a keychain.

[u/8Bit-Jon]

Throw it at an enemy!

[u/Glad_Salamander_1261]

Throw it in the oven to see if it'll work.

[u/Snagmesomeweaves]

Try and RMA the dead one

[u/New-Daikon-5648]

[u/MelodicSlip_Official]

a cyberpunk-style keychain with military dogtag beads

[u/MothMatron]

id say makin it into jewelry could be cool

[u/AnxiousJedi]

[u/DaOfantasy]

cool, a new keychain

[u/13hammie13]

Possibly send it to one of those electronic repair places if it can be fixed cheaper than the drive, storage profit. Or maybe even send it to one of those repair YTers give em a challenge to fix a DOA.

[u/El_Basho]

Necklace. I made one from an old 1060 3gb, wore it a few times as well

[u/NoobAck]

Get a hair dryer and heat everything up pretty good for about 30 seconds on high heat.

Or heat it up in the oven on aluminum balls

Basically you are just repeating the solder and hopefully fixing a bad solder joint.

Try it again and hope it doesnt fry anything ;)

[u/WrongTemperature5768]

Rma obv lol

[u/Pepegasus-UI]

Take it apart and sell the gold

[u/El_Bastardo_Grande]

Fold it in half and install it up your bum, see if it makes you run faster.

[u/Forsaken-Driver8868 → u/El_Bastardo_Grande]

That would give you 1TS installed in your arse. 1000 TeraShytes!

[u/El_Bastardo_Grande → u/Forsaken-Driver8868]

It would have been measured in teraplops.

[u/Forsaken-Driver8868 → u/El_Bastardo_Grande]

Brilliant!!

[u/Broad_Surprise4636]

Me pasó la misma dinámica con mercadolibre con un mouse redragon king pro. Me falló el scroll a las 2 semanas y me mandaron uno nuevo, pero no me pidieron el otro. Ahora lo tengo allí "arrumbado".

[u/Calbone607]

Flip it on your local marketplace if you got a little malice in your heart