Has anyone replaced the Audio Request hard drive with their own after the original one has fried (out of warranty)?

Actually, this is for a client, who managed to receive the worst 3 possible Audio Request replacements on the planet. (one of them being the $1000. promotional upgrade.)

I am making an attempt to swap out the existing fried hard drive (forfeiting any mp3's on it) and put in a new compatible hard drive and load the operating system.

Sounds like a plan. Am I crazy?


Arq Fusion Pro with an ARQ-80 hard drive
Seagate U Series 9 -8 gb
model # ST380012ACE