Thank you KlingKlang, xD There's really no other way to tell people that. I like helping people, I really do, but when the answer is practically given on a platter at their disposal, I am not going to spoon feed. If you really want to to fix a problem and save a couple of $$ it doesn't hurt that much to read. I apologize as well to anyone who takes offense, but there's a 100 pages on this forum actually covering several methods not just the one on pg1 in case materials are not accessible in certain countries. Your answer is likely to be in here somewhere. Good luck to all I agree and 'That' is where a lot of the confusion is coming from. Its much like going to the candy store with a set limit of funds but there is so much to choose. The simily being the techniques = candy and knowledge = funds. Even worse..many links and pictures are no longer working. Why can't there be a standard set of tools and materials that can be relied on to work for the majority. I've spent an ungodly amount of time reading this thread...not to be a critic...but to find a technique to get my data back from my harddrive that I truly believe has suffered the BSY problem. I do know that every computer today has USB functionality...Serial is not universal to my limited knowledge of what we have to work with. Man..do I need a USB to Serial 9 convertor adapter,,then a Serial usb adapter..then make modifications to that...then find drivers to that....just to find it is one of the many Nokia cables that don't work and back to where I started. After reading all 100 pages of this thread and seeing so many having problems finding materials to do this fix, lets stop for a moment and see if there is a supplier that can issue a standard set of cables/adapters/drivers that are known to work and can ship worldwide. Some are using Serial adapters, some using USB, some with aparatuses I've never seen let alone heard of. After this many pages and almost 2,000 posts...most computers use USB..not all use Serial..can we justify a standard that will work for the majority and list those items so everyone can do this. Most of the time wasted on this thread is due to finding cables/adapters and such to actually try these methods. Tests, reviewing what was done that worked and didn't work is great, but with the exception of different operating systems, I'm sure a standard can be met that is known to work no matter where one lives. Standard list of items that work with todays computers (2005 and up) and where to get them. Simple enough? Most of the posts I read were not unique and basically were redundant which probably bores the heck out of you guys/gals but almost all of us got here looking for answers,not complexity. You've all done a hell of a job but the source of most of the problems on this thread are getting away from the procedure and are focusing on compatible cables/adapters/drivers and the like..not on the actual fix.