ROM replacement

[droolingZombie]

I got a rare RAID/ATAPI PCI controller here that I need to upgrade the BIOS on but the card lacks reprogrammable ROM. Is there a service/place where somebody could desolder/remove the current ROM chip, and replace it with EPROM/EEPROM/Flash PROM/anything to match the pin outs? Is this even possible to do outside the factory for modern high-density circuit boards*? How much would such a service like this cost? Where could I buy a few ROM chips (walk-in preferred) if I wanted to attempt this myself? What else would I need? so on and so on. thanks for reading.

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http://www.computercablestore.com/images/products/majestron/15-IDE133R.jpg

 

[nbucska]

If the pin-outs of the new and old chip are identical, it is not too difficult -- you need a good technician
used to surface mount work.

Else you need a socket converter.

Can you tell the type and the # of pins of the ROM
and the value of the VCC? perhaps I can find a replacement.

<nbucska@pcperipherals DOT com> subj: eng-tips
read FAQ240-1032