Maxtor/Quantum Fireball board failure 1

I have a 60GB Maxtor (Quantum)Fireball Plus AS drive that stopped working in the middle of some work I was doing. I believe I have traced the failure to the onboard controller/logic board (not sure of the correct term). Seems this is a not so uncommon problem with this drive.

I would like to try to replace the circuit board as it appears to be the simplest solution and probably the cheapest. But I need the board.

Does anybody have any ideas on where to locate this board? Preferably someplace in the US.

The drive runs but is not recognized and there is a chip on the board that appears to have exceeded it's thermal limits.

Thanks for any suggestions.

 

[zman44]

Sorry.....I didn't add my handle previously.

zman44

 

[tomaso11]

Buy another hard drive with EXACTLY the same part numbers
and borrow the board.

 

[zman44]

Thanks tomaso11.

That is actually my first choice. Bad news is that this drive is discontinued and I have not had any luck locating one. I did locate a supplier for the logic board through a similar posting site but they are located in Malaysia. Takes about a month to get the card. I would prefer something closer to home but may go that route. The board is only about $20US.

Thanks again.

 

[nipester]

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