That sounds like the right component. Removing its charred remains was one of the first things I did.
Unfortunately I damaged the traces on the original board when removing the burned out component with a stone axe. Or at least that’s how my regular PCB soldering iron felt when using it on the board.I think there is a pass-through on the board in that area that I have disconnected, and do not want to risk messing up other board components at the moment.
I’m going to see if I can find someone locally with the tools for surface mount work and get them to move the chip for me, If that fails, then go the professional recovery route (the wife values the old data enough to pay the cost),
