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Originally posted by ShawnZ
do you know anybody with a 320gb WD internal drive with that model number that you could borrow the drive of? all you would need to do is swap the board off -- that's most likely what the problem is. after, you could swap it back and give them back their drive.

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no, prtty much everyone i know has laptops

i'm trying to find either a drive or a circuit board online to buy as i think that'd be easier than trying to borrow one

if i did get professional help it wouldn't be some large company, it'd be one of a couple of independent professionals that i know of....who wouldn't be charging 4-6 figure sums (or whatever other ridiculous things have been suggested)

as for telling me to have backed it up.....i've already come to that conclusion by myself.  it doesn't really help to give me advice about what i should/could have done because that's kinda irrelevant now.  what helps the most is suggesting ways i can sort it out, like helping me find the same hard-drive/circuit board

Rep points for EVERYONE who properly helps me out on this (as long as it ends in the safe recovery of my data!)


EDIT:

Okay, i've found this:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Western-Digital-320Gb-Dri...=1205663855&sr=1-1

now......my hard drive is WD3200JB-00KFA0 and this one is WD3200JB-RTL

would that be compatible......or would i have to contact the seller to see if they can tell me the circuit board number to see if it's the same?

i've also found this one

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0008EN7...m/coffeeuk13117-21

am i even getting close?