I busted out the Knoppix CD and USB enclosure and the drive does appear to be readable. It looks like I've been struck by the IDE Header problem since I have a 2 year old Eutronix replacement IDE cable. (I'm assuming the IDE cable is less likely to go bad suddenly.)

Thanks for the troubleshooting help. How do people w/o soldering skills fix this? I've checking w/Eutronix and I guess my other option is to post to craigslist and finding someone local to solder it. Any recommendations in the Boston area?

Thanks again,

Steve