Glad it worked out for you. You beat the odds!

I know that I beat the odds on this and promise to have a backup system inplace in the future <grin>. Plus I really scored brownie points with my wife.

So what is it about the drive that makes hot swapping a possible option?

I have a Maxtor DiamondMax Pus 9 60GB ATA/1333 HDD
Code: YAR41BW0
SN: Y21AM9GC
Made in: Singapore

After unscrewing the top I could not remove it. The sides come up but there seams to be something in the middle stuck to the top preventing me from removing the top. I do not want to use force unless advised.
I purchased another unit with all the same of the above but the Code is: YAR41BWO. Can I use this units head and or mother board? Does the B vs V make an important difference?

HELP! I have very important data on this drive....

Board: no, without modification (the 60 GB have YAR41VW0, not BW0, this is one special, recertified drive, with special parts.)
Head: no, without cleanroom, and needed skill for successfully (select and) replace it.

I suggest, if the data is important, try to find a pro close to you!

Where are you based?

Regards,
Janos

oh dear swimmy, you are about to loose your data. go ahead. there is one screw under the sticker that holds some important stuff in place. let us know how you get on

concentrate on the PCB Label.

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There is no need to open a top lid on a drive, unless you know exact problem.
Just by looking inside you won't figureout your problem, but you will be very close to loosing everything that stored on a drive.

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