Here's a few photos from saving a burnt HDD drive, the hackerspace's SMD soldering station was of great help. A longer description is on my blog.
hdd-pcb-with-swapped-rom.jpg
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hdd-pcb-without-the-rom.jpg
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hdd-pcbs-in-comparison.jpg
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hdd-pcb-partnumbers-withs-revisions.jpg
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hdd-pcb-original-rom.jpg
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hdd-in-comparison.jpg
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hdd-burnt-pcb.jpg
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dusty-hdd.jpg
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burnt-power-cable.jpg
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burnt-hdd-pcb.jpg
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