200 gb maxtor diamond max 10 SATAII singing the tune. Thought I had lost the ol' marbles. As far as your data goes, make arrangements for an advanced replacement rma, when you get the drive, as long as it is EXACTLY the same drive, swap the controller boards, retrieve your data, and voila. send the bad controller board back with the bad drive though, so the serials will match. this will obviously require a third drive for the transfer process.