Hi, I managed to un-brick my Seagate 7200.11 drive!!! A huge thanks goes out to "troter" from Montreal. I called him and he gave me some advice and a couple tweaks in the procedure. He is offering to fix anyone's Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 drive for $30. He lives in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. You can contact me at troter@gmail.com or 514-488-9970. Another big thanks to Gradius et al for this post. I used a CA-42 that I got on ebay for $6 with serial number IL40083821. The loopback test did not work. But, using a previous post and a multimeter, I figured out which wire was the gnd, tx, and rx. I had to switch Tx & Rx wires. I isolated the data contacts, not the motor contacts with the cardboard. To do this, I had to completely remove the PCB from the drive. And, I cleaned the contacts with a regular eraser. For the actual procedure: a) I waited 60 seconds between "/2" and "Z". B) I did NOT disconnect the power after the SMART command or at any time. c) Type "F,,22" before the final partition command. Here's a screenshot: Hyperterminal_screenshot2.bmp I live in Ottawa, Ontario, and I'd be more than happy to give someone a hand. You can reach me at danjcampbell***gmail.com. (Replace *** with @). Good luck, and don't give up!