Has anyone found a compatible SATA PCB for the 100760718 REV. C USB PCB yet?

The drive is a Seagate ST1000LM025

Put a 100720903 on one last week

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Thanks! I'll check that out.

I found a 100720903 PCB, but it has no standard ROM chip to allow a chip swap. How did you work around that?

The rom is the wson nearest the hsa connector. Just google the pcb number and you'll see plenty of images with it marked if you can't recognise it.

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Thank you fzabkar and Lardman.

On a related issue, dialing down the airflow on the workstation helps some, but I'm running into more and more situations where there are sand-grain sized components often right next to the ROM chip. Do you have any tips or tricks for not disturbing those?

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You shouldn't be sending components flying. The solder shouldn't even be melted on them, especially on an area as open as that. Even if it is surface tension should hold them in place unless you bodge them with tweezers.

Lower the airflow, lower the temperature, decrease the nozzle size so it's chip size and ensure the air is blowing down onto the components not sideways across them.

It's really just a case of spending time learning how to use the tools you have, it's all just practice.

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