Calling all geeks - I'm getting desperate

[Keyser Soze]

When hardware fails on me, i'm just not technical enough to fix it. Usually I will try to eliminate whats working and try to narrow it down to one piece and try replacing it. In your case it seemed like the drive but it could indeed be a wire that got disconnected or inserted wrong. Worst case scenario is that it is indeed your MB or something that controls it. Maybe the processor. Sounds like you've been trying to hold onto this thing for quite some time. You can get a damn good PC these days without breaking the bank. I say go hit the mom and pop shop and have them build you a tricked out new shitbox.