Here are two additional things I tried:
1) Connected an 80 GB Maxtor drive to my Sabrent interface then to the tower. It was listed on Explorer as Drive "L". So this confirms the interface is operational and the tower can recognize another drive.

2) I installed the Seagate drive in an XP machine. It was not recognized in explorer or Disk Manager.

Before I dis-assemble the replacement Seagate I plan on checking it with the Sabrent interface.


Has anyone removed a control board from an IDE drive. Are there any tips I should know? Do I have to unsolder the three motor leads to remove the board?


Regards,