101 Ways to Brick Your Hardware

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Shorting Traces/Pins: Hirsch ScramblePad • Using multimeter to measure input voltage to LM7805 • Probe slipped, shorting input to ground • Spark, burned board, bruised ego
Burning Traces: FoodSaver V850 • Improper connection of oscilloscope ground • Tried to measure an AC signal • Blew trace that served as a low-cost fuse • Thankfully oscilloscope not damaged!
Page 1 and 2: 101 Ways to Brick Your Hardware (Wi
Page 3 and 4: What’s a Brick?
Page 5 and 6: Soft Brick • Shows signs of life
Page 7 and 8: 101 Kinds of Bricks • 001: Bricki
Page 9 and 10: Flashing Bad Firmware: DEFCON 18 B
Page 11 and 12: Wiping Critical Sections: Chromeboo
Page 13 and 14: Careless Copying: DDing the Wrong
Page 15 and 16: 010: Bricking PCBs Burning, melting
Page 17: Scratching Traces: Desoldering CPU
Page 21 and 22: Unbricking your PCBs • Careful so
Page 23 and 24: Loose Connectors: Chromebook C720
Page 25 and 26: Breaking Solder Joints: TW700 Tabl
Page 27 and 28: Slicing Internal Cables: High-Cost
Page 29 and 30: 100: Bricking ICs Exceeding the Abs
Page 31 and 32: Pulling Too Much Current: Serial-t
Page 33 and 34: Unbricking your ICs • Replace the
Page 35 and 36: Anti-Tamper Mechanisms: AT&T Microc
Page 37 and 38: Environmental Conditions: Parallax
Page 39 and 40: Environmental Conditions: Optical G
Page 41 and 42: The Best Ways to Brick? • 001: Br
Page 43 and 44: The Best Ways to Unbrick? • 001:
Page 45: Questions? • Apparently you can m

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