I planned on using it as a media server and running Netflix, etc.

There is a replacement bluray drive board on eBay that I was going to buy but the seller is saying it's misplaced now.   The board on my bluray drive had a component shearded off, so I am assuming that's why the drive doesn't work (won't insert or eject).

The HDD should be okay.  When it was working I saved some MP3s on it.  It's an 80GB Fujitsu/Apple laptop drive.