Here are some final notes on my dead hard drive story. Exchanging the DC/DC converter did not fix the problem. Either my soldering skills were insufficient or there were some other components killed o ...
@sunnydreamspace : I do not really see in what way images of my PCB help to answer my question. And thanks for your offer, but I think I will rather tinker a bit myself...
So here is my dead hard drive story :
I just built a new desktop computer and I wanted to transfer the data from my old Maxtor MaxLine II drive to the new computer using a PATA to USB kit with extern ...