Hi guys,

As you can see there is damage to the PCB and I am performing a PCB swap (Luckily this drive came from a server and had an identical pair)

I need some help identifying which chip contains the ROM and needs to be transplanted?

I figured it would either be in location A, B or C (But I could be completely wrong).

Many thanks,
DR

A. Upper right.

Datasheets for HDD memory ICs including EEPROM, EPROM, flash:
http://www.users.on.net/~fzabkar/HDD/HD ... Flash.html

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Least helpful answer.

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Thanks for the link fzabkar, will come in useful next time.

@ thatdellguy..

I cant help but be reminded of the saying:-

"Give a man a meal and he will feed himself for a day - Give him the right tools, and he'll feed himself for a lifetime"

I think Franc's answer was more beneficial - in the long term.

just my 2 cents....


Steve..

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"If it's your only copy - then it's not a backup!"

I stand by my post. Just pointing out the obvious that happens quite often.

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I was going to just say www.google.com but I guess that would have won the "least helpful answer" prize

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You don't have to backup all of your files, just the ones you want to keep.

Sometimes do it yourself means just that.
With the details found on each ic and a simple search it would be easy to work out which is the rom device.

If you were searching for a "ROM" device, you would be unlikely to find a "flash memory". ;-)

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