I've done similar to what Brian recommended with good success. If the motor
is burnt out though, you may be out of luck, but buying used drives and
swapping the whole electronics board works great. Just make sure the models
match.
Matt Smollinger
Application Engineer for Convergence Tech.
Thanks Matt and Brian. I'm looking into this really seriously. I notice
that on this Western Digital drive, there is a printed box on the label
with the model number (WD200BB-75DEA0), a date (25 Aug 2002) and a DCM
code (HSBHNA2AA). Does the replacement circuit board have to come from a
drive
