I've attached a pic of the HD out of the casing as well as a video of what it's actually doing. I've managed to break off the usb connector from the original mini board that was connected to the pins so here I'm using a usb connection from another drive. Hopefully the pic & video will help in getting better suggestions. Thanks.
Pic:
Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQ7aFQa4jbo
Pic:
Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQ7aFQa4jbo