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just registered an account here only to thank GRADIUS; for making this issue accessable to me via internet and also for the nice description ... my harddisc is up again !!! :thumbup Thanks of course also to the original inventor of this solution, whoever this may be !!! (I can't decide by the information given to me) THANKS AGAIN TO ALL OF YOU FOR THE USEFUL HINTS btw., I used a nokia phone cable ca-42 (polish copy) soldered 2 wires directly on its USB plug (Tx and Rx) and soldered the other ends to Rx and Tx of the HDD (3500320as) (vice versa) Everything worked like described ... perfect : D