@doron Made an account here just to thank you so much for posting this!! If i could send a beer your way, i definitely would Thanks especially for posting the example drive model that caused you problems. Once i saw i had the exact same drive model I knew i was headed down the right path. Spent yesterday morning in my city searching for polyimide tape, eventually found some after blank-stares in the local arts/craft supply store and tried to tape the pins. As i pushed the drive into my server i immediately felt it power on!