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1) Anyone have a spare Western Digital WD200 drive (or just the circuit board from one) kicking around that they could send my way? I'd like to see if swapping the controller boards will revive the drive.


http://youtube.com/watch?v=Tg0Uli2_rwI

2:37 - about 4:40 in this video explains the board requirements. He later gives a timespan of ~2 weeks that you should look for in date of manufacture. ie. You should match the manufacture date of the new one to within two weeks of the old one.