Okay...I took all the cables apart/off, closely reinspected the board, and there is no sign of any loose sodering points. But, I when trying to take the cable off the board, I accidently took the top of the black portion (which "seals" the cable) off. It does go back on however, loosely. My cable does have a red stripe on it, and if memory serves me correctly, this is one of the suspect cables, correct?

Anyways, I am going to buy a new (used) drive. Also, in reading many posts in the forum, I think I recall someone saying that any 44-pin laptop cable will work, as long as it is small enough. Am I correct on this? I may just go ahead and get a new cable while I am at it?

As always, thanks!