I ordered me a new Western Digital HD today and will keep the Seagate for useless stuff as 2nd HD. Still, i dont know how to thank this forum and especially this thread that helped me getting my data back. Short Summary of my Story so far: -Bought a CA-42 China Cable as i dont have any computer with an RS-232 Port and it seemed quite convenient. -CA-42 Clone didnt work out because lack of knowledge on my side or the cable itself -Bought a USB-TTL Converter online (2 endless days + 14 Euros for me) 1. Soldered TX/RX Cables to the Converter 2. Tried the "Loop" test in Hyperterminal = perfect, i see the echo 3. Connected the TX/RX to the HD, pressed Ctrl+Z = nothing 4. Swapped TX/RX connections, pressed Ctrl+Z = Nothing 5. Learned that i also have to connect the GRND Cable from the USB->TTL converter to the HD 6. Connection is now working, i can communicate with the HD after Ctrl+Z 7. As the Power cables of the HD are quite short, i had to place HD in an upright position. What i did, was dismounting the Controller from the HD and fixed it back with only 1 Screw. What I thought: When the moment comes and the frog jumps into the water (german phrase), means to pull the cardboard, i simply press the controller to the HD to make contact which should be sufficient. But i was wrong! After pulling the cardboard, pressing the Controller to the HD, trying to spin up the HD the Board was getting ridicously hot (i nearly burned my fingers) and the HD was making the Clicking Sound of Death. FCUCK FCUCK FCUCK! Hyperterminal displayed several error messages, Read/Write Errors/Errorcodes etc. Power off... 8. Took a deep breath. 9. Read along in the forums and learned that nearly every Screw on the Controller is a Ground connection. If the Screws are not in Place, the Drive Motor does not have enough Power for a full pull and fall back contiunally which is causing the clicking noise (Very simplified). 10. The Frog jumps again, i pulled the cardboard, holded the PCB in place, fixed ALL screws back in place, spinned up the Motor + all additional commands and FCUCK YEAH it`s alive! My Solution out of this process: RTFM! (First Post etc.) And again: THANK YOU FOLKS!