www.deadharddrive.com

I think I found that one out.
it's the 8 pin chip that's closest to the power supply connection.

the real hard task now is to find the correct PCB's

thought about that, but since I have no way of telling if the PCB's are "working" I havn't tried that yet.

I'll order an hot-air gun right away..
hmm, can you Identify which chip is the eeprom ? o ...

I guess they are quite diffrent since the MCU is a diffrent MFG, but worth a try, my better camera should be here tommorow, these Images taken using my Mobile, if it isn't clear enough I'll upload new ...

Wow!
$500.00 for PCB repair is a lot.
$2500.00 is steep also, but if it includes RAID reconstruction, it might be close to average prices on a market, if it does not include reconstructing your RAID ...

First of all I want to say what a relief it is to find a forum dedicated to failing hard drives, I read alot of posts hear and learned alot, while also learning that there are good, knowlegable people ...