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The problem with those adapters (I have two) is that some of them dont provide enough power on the 2.5 connector to fully power the drive. The AC adapter is only for 3.5 drives (obviously). Ahhk!

Shop4Tech has the same case for $7 with free shipping (if you're in the U.S.) http://www.shop4tech.com/item5142.html Ahhk!

Yeah, this makes NO SENSE whatsoever. As wolluf said, Safe Mode has nothing to do with the format of a HD. Unless you have some funky format-trashing virus that doesn't load in safe mode....I missing something. And safe mode also clearly had nothing to do with the BIOS not detecting the drive...

Yeah, it IS supposed to turn freely. I opened a old dead 40G'r and it spun like a top. Dayum! This means pulling the three platters out and never being able to get them aligned. I wish there were a cheap adjustable clap I could use to hold them in place. Something that I could tighten along...

Ok, so here's what I discovered..... The actuator arm does move from the outside edge to the inside edge in like three steps when power is applied. The the platters dont spin though. Should you be able to turn the platters/spindle by hand? I ask be cause I can't. Through a ziploc bag, I tried...

acewarlock: Yeah, hehe, that's why I mentioned it. I used to do that to when the drives were full height, 5.25", 20 lb tanks. But now, modern drives seem to be placed on the durability food chain just slightly above tissue paper. Ahh...RLL...MFM...the good ol' days! Ahhk!

2004 is FAR from being vintage when it comes to HD auto-detection. Hell, that became standard by probably 1996 or so. You also don't WANT to do a quick format on a new drive (even if you had that option). Also, I don't know how useful the BIOS diag would be - especially with it being so...

Thank you G0AOZ and edfair! Both suggestions make sense and now I know where to start and dont have to spend time/money on a PCB swap. I hope it's the actuator since that would be MUCH easier to replace than the motor. Could the actuator being out of position in some way cause the motor not...

Wow. I was kind of hoping for a response that was a little less critical and more on par with what I asked/said. And, as I said, if I was rolling in cash, I'd just spend the $1000 for the recovery service. But I'm not and I can't. Feed the family or recover my data. Hrmmm..... Thanks anyway...

Well, the BIOS didnt auto-detect it, XP didnt auto-detect it, and there was an error while formating. It definitely sounds like a hardware issue (vs software) of some kind. If the BIOS is old maybe it cant support the large drive? Might the system only support SATA 1.5 and the drive is set (by...

Im no expert, but that sounds like either a bad SATA cable or a defective drive. Ahhk!

One of my towers got knocked over (toddler!) while it was running. And it appeared to kill one of the drives. The boot drive (that was being written to at the time) came out fine, but the idle 250G did not. The case fell over on its right side so the drive (label up, connectors towards the back)...