Seagate Compatibility Question

[buster80]

Have a burnt seagate

Donor is from same model but some chips are different manufacturer

Looking to swap the boards and the highlighted ROM chips

Will this be a match?

Many thanks

andy

DRIVE

Client Board + Highlighted chips

Client

Donor

Donor Back

[ici_lemmy]

Hello,

There is usually only one ROM chip. I think this is the one in the upper left corner.
You can try to swap them and see !

[unknown]

I think this is the one in the upper left corner.

Yes it's true.

[Nick_CT]

I've had success with using PCB from identical drive, even though controller chip is different (LSI vs ST). ROM chip will most likely start with the numbers '25'

[buster80]

I've had success with using PCB from identical drive, even though controller chip is different (LSI vs ST). ROM chip will most likely start with the numbers '25'

Worked

Thanks to all

[Nick_CT]

Congrats.