dumped the LaCie eprom

I received the CH341A EEPROM Programmer today. The kit I ordered contained two PCBs, one to solder the LaCie EEPROM on and one to read/program its contents. After some (de)soldering and finding the correct software I successfully dumped the EEPROM.

The proof is in the binary dump, a short analysis shows me that LaCie isn't doing anything special here (like patching the NEC uPD720133 firmware), so we will simply replace the LaCie strings with something to our liking, update the firmware CRC and go from there..

drawing traces..

A small update.. I've been steadily drawing traces. It's going to be a 4 layer PCB, most of it based on the LaCie design. I desoldered all components from the LaCie PCB and made some high resolution photo's as a reference. Together with my multimeter I've been following the traces, here is where I'm currently at:

Look at the size of P1, that's a regular jumper used for disc ejection, just to give you an idea of the dimensions we're dealing with. Although I know where I'm heading to, it's more work than I expected. It probably also has to do with the fact that this will be my first multi-layered PCB. I'm learning so much while moving forward, I love that. Luckily I know a couple of electrical engineers who will be able to check my work. Anyway I'm not going to rush it, it needs to be done well!

finding components

Finding components is a pain! I found 'almost' all components and I'm currently working on the PCB design:

For example, I've spend over half a day (maybe due to lack of google skills?!) trying to find the PS3 Blu-Ray type power connector. You can help me out by finding the (type) name of the connector (It looks like a floppy "berg" type connector but it isn't..).