JS> Speaking of drives, is there anyway to fix a HDD controller on a
 JS> drive?  I have a Seagate 2 gig drive that lost its controller,
 JS> whatever that is.  Thats the first HD failure I've had since around
 JS> 1985 when my 10 meg "winchester" drive failed...  I've run all WD
 JS> drives though, had very good luck with those suckers.  Had to put my
 JS> WD 400MeB drive back in that already has 8 years of 24/7 service
 JS> under it's belt.  The used Seagate that died has to be newer than the
 JS> WD that I had to replace it with, probably has a hell of a lot less
 JS> hours on it too.  

Without knowing the exact details of what "lost its controller" means, I
couldn't tell you.

I doubt that you'd be able to find replacements for the integrated drive
electronics on the drive unit itself, if those are indeed what failed, without 
coming to some special arrangement with the manufacturer.

 ¯ JdeBP ®

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