Thanks, all. I've got a firewire cable coming, needed one of those for some time. I doubt tho that I will be able to see the HD as I am pretty sure now that the main board ATA controller is what's fried. I found a used mainboard for just $23 shipped, so I am going to attempt a 'full Pismotomy' procedure next weekend and see if I can get the beastie completely apart without breaking anything. The case on this one is really nice so it would be nice to get this one working 100% again. This one came from a school system, it probably got zapped sometime with a bad power connection? Could not have been in service long as the case was in good shape - or it was in the hands of a teacher, not a student.

I've also got a plastic spluger coming and a long-handled #8 TORX. Any other special tools that are good to have on hand? I have all the usual screwdrivers etc.