DNA Computers & Electronics Repair

08/19/2026

Mac Recovery Mode: “I’ve done all I can.”
Linux: “Hold my disk” 😂
Recovering a failing Apple SSD with SystemRescue + GNU ddrescue.
No brand loyalty. Just data. 🧬

08/19/2026

When your Mac needs therapy, apparently you send it to Linux. 😂
Customer’s Mac decided it was done cooperating. macOS Recovery got us part of the way, but the SSD started throwing read errors while we were pulling the data.
So naturally, we booted SystemRescue Linux, identified the Apple APFS drive, prepared a separate recovery disk, and now GNU ddrescue is imaging the Mac’s failing SSD sector by sector, skipping the damaged areas so we can recover the good data first and come back for the stubborn bits afterward.
There’s something wonderfully ironic about watching a screen full of Linux commands rescue data from an Apple SSD.
Apple: “Think Different.”
Linux: “Fine. I’ll do it myself.” 😂
This is the part of computer repair I still love after all these years. Sometimes the answer isn’t a button, an app, or reinstalling the OS. Sometimes you have to understand what’s happening underneath all of it and use whatever tool gets the job done.
No brand loyalty in data recovery. Just results. 🧬💻

08/14/2026

SYNQ is like our 2nd home! If you haven't been there yet, you need to go check it out.

07/15/2026

Custom build using parts. From around the shop.
DNA Computers & Electronics Repair

07/15/2026

CPU: Intel Core i7-9700F
GPU: Nvidia RTX 3060 TI 8GB
RAM: 16GB DDR4 PC3200
SSD: 256GB SATA SSD
Windows 11
$899.99

07/08/2026

PLEASE SHARE: Looking for help to identify these 3 guys who stole 2 laptops from our shop on June 3. Offering a reward for successful recovery of the laptops/identifying the individuals involved.

06/10/2026

06/02/2026

Upgrading an old (2007) iMac with a brand new ssd. This is the fastest this computer has ever been.

05/14/2026

Most people see a dead hard drive.
Mark sees traces, chips, voltages, and possibilities.

This recovery attempt involved soldering a BIOS chip directly onto a hard drive motherboard to try and bring the drive back to life long enough to recover the customer’s data. Tiny components, steady hands, and a deep understanding of electronics.

Mark is our electronic engineer and honestly, watching him work feels like watching surgery for computer hardware. Around the shop we call him “The Iron Man” because that soldering iron basically lives in his hand. 🔥

Being able to perform these repairs in-house can save our customers a huge amount of time and money before needing more advanced clean-room recovery options.

Hard drive recovery is never guaranteed, but having someone like Mark on the bench gives these drives a fighting chance.

Also yes… I made an AI song for this video because apparently AI has become the toy I never want to put down. 😂

05/13/2026

Some shops fix laptops.
We prefer to help them discover who they really are… on the inside. 😅
Sometimes you have to bring out the best parts in a laptop one piece at a time. Motherboard therapy session was successful.
“Have you tried turning it off and completely disassembling it?” 🔧💻