Uses for SPI Flash

[bcnaz]

AFAICT from the part numbers the SPI FLASH is SOIC/SOP8. In other words it is surface mount but has a relatively large feature size combined with a low pin count. I don't intend to replace it... but if I did wear anything out experimenting with writeable partitions than I'd be pretty relaxed about fixing it.

Actually the picture on the wiki shows it nicely, it is labelled #29 and you can see the difference in pin spacing versus almost every other component on the board.

      Not that I would attempt that myself,  too many years since I touched heat to a circut board...
   BUT If I did , I think I would just cut the legs high and use them to solder the new device to.
    Maybe ugly that way, but less likely to do any damage...
      AND  once you screw the case together nobody else will see it.